| When choosing a website hosting service one of the | | | | If your online business involves selling web hosting |
| first issues you should deal with is the number of | | | | services to others, you'll need a reseller's account. |
| domains you anticipate you'll need. If you'll only need | | | | Beyond storage an bandwidth concerns, pay close |
| one domain, then you have no need to consider a | | | | attention to the control panel (or administration panel) |
| reseller's hosting service, or one that allows you to | | | | included with your plan. The two major commercial |
| host numerous domains within a single hosting | | | | control panels are "cPanel" and "Plesk". I have more |
| account. You can save some money this way, and | | | | experience with cPanel and prefer it over Plesk. You |
| you'll likely make your purchase that much sooner. | | | | control nearly all aspects of a single domain through |
| Lastly, you'll likely get your website up and running | | | | the control panel. So you should be comfortable with |
| more quickly. | | | | the functionality and the layout of this fundamental |
| If you anticipate needing multiple domains, purchase a | | | | interface. |
| hosting account that leaves you some room to grow. | | | | As a website host reseller you create new domains |
| By room I mean not only storage space and | | | | within your reseller's account. You decide how much |
| bandwidth, but also the ability to add at least five or | | | | storage and bandwidth, or how many email accounts, |
| ten domains more than your initial needs. As an | | | | databases, etc., are available to each domain. If your |
| internet entrepreneur you're almost surely going to | | | | hosting service includes Plesk as the control panel, |
| require an extra domain or two or three to support | | | | then Plesk will also be your interface for managing |
| each of your main websites. So, once again, make | | | | multiple domains. If cPanel is your control panel, then |
| sure your account has some room for growth. You | | | | "WHM" (WebHost Manager) will be your interface for |
| can, of course, purchase a second hosting account, | | | | managing multiple domains. I like WHM and prefer it |
| but it'll be more economical if you can add your | | | | over Plesk. |
| additional domains to your first account. | | | | |