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You may be a curious online entrepreneur wondering just what the difference between resellers and regular host providers is. It is important to know what the difference is because you want the best for your small business or personal website. You certainly want to pay good money for good service.
There are a few differences between the resellers and the host providers; it is really helpful to know them in order to make a good decision.
The web hosting space resellers do not own the servers and networks that host your website. They act like middle men to a business deal. They buy server space from these bigger host providers and resell them in smaller chunks to individual buyers and webmasters. This is beneficial for the webmasters as they can now have big host space providers to actually host their sites. The big host space providers are the ones to actually set up, manage and maintain these servers, the resellers are only that, resellers, sort of middle men for your business with the bigger host providers. The resellers offer their services for a charge that’s why they get to create their own prices.
The resellers are able to set their prices for their own services on web hosting. They offer these services in packages or bundles that may sometimes be lower in price than the parent web hosting provider.
If you experience site crashes and down servers then the resellers can’t help you directly. They have to communicate the problem to the bigger hosts in order for them to provide a solution to your situation. The resellers’ responsibility then is to correctly communicate the problem you are experiencing in order for the network technicians to correctly fix the problem. Once again they serve as a bridge in order for you to communicate with these bigger hosts.
These web hosting resellers may actually give you what you need but why not get these services from the source, the big host providers themselves? You may actually prefer this but sometimes doing business directly with the big hosts is not at all possible. There are times when they just don’t provide services to individuals and small businesses. They sometimes just provide bulk hosting space to big clients or businesses; this is where the need for the web hosting reseller comes in. These resellers become the middle man which communicates with the big host in behalf of your small business. If you still want to try and do business directly with big hosts then there are a few things you can do to identify these companies.
You can search their domain names and find out more about the company in question by searching “WhoIs” on Google. A sure way of determining if it is a reseller company is that the listed domain name doesn’t match the name servers. You could also do your research by searching the internet for the company name. You could also find web hosting reviews on the company which will be useful in your decision of finding a reliable web host. You could also simply call them up and ask them about their reselling policy.
Ultimately, the decision of choosing a web host reseller will be dependent on the services they offer you. If they have the answer to your problems then it certainly won’t hurt to do business with them.
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