There is a difference between reselling shared hosting accounts and
reselling accounts that you may be offering on your own virtual
server. Rather than each domain having its own account that the
reseller is being billed for individually, having your own virtual
server (called "Managed Web Servers" at our company) allows the
reseller to put multiple domains and/or one or two much larger sites
on their *own* server for one low monthly price (it's a dedicated Web
server from a software standpoint, but not a hardware standpoint). I
believe that this is what Les was referring to.

In addition to a higher profit potential, this allows you access to
the server config file, the ability to install your own software, and
many other advantages for the independent developer or small company.

hth,
Brian White

>Les, my understanding of the virtual server concept is that it refers to one
>server that hosts numerous domains, as opposed to one server dedicated to
>one domain. (Back in the Dark Ages of the Web, companies that had their own
>domain names either operated their own servers or colocated their own
>dedicated servers at Web hosting facilities.)
>
>I use Pair.com for most hosting needs. They (and many others) offer a
>reseller program which allows you to bill your clients directly.
>
>Suz
>
>> I am webmaster for about ten sites who all use a hosting company that I
>> rcomended. It would ne nice to be able to transfer eveything and start
>> billing them myself.
>>
> > That is if I am undertsanding the concept behind virtual servers....

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Brian White
President - Web Hosting Solutions
Web Hosting Managed Servers E-Commerce
1-888-522-3738
http:////www.webhostingsolutions.com

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