Domain Resellers

Domain portfolio management: 6 strategies for success

Domain portfolio management: 6 strategies for success

Managing domains on behalf of a client sounds straightforward – until a missed renewal takes down a website, a billing discrepancy erodes a margin, or a security gap becomes a client-facing crisis.  For hosting providers, MSPs, and digital agencies, inefficient domain portfolio management is a direct threat to client trust, operational stability, and long-term profitability. ...

The business case for multi-year domain registrations

The business case for multi-year domain registrations

Most domain problems don’t start with a security breach or a technical failure, but with something a lot more ordinary: a renewal that didn’t go through. For hosting resellers and web agencies, annual domain registration feels routine. It fits comfortably alongside monthly billing, clients understand it, and in most cases, everything works as expected. The ...

Domain Name API alternative: Why resellers are choosing Openprovider instead

Domain Name API alternative: Why resellers are choosing Openprovider instead

Are you comparing domain registrar options and searching for a Domain Name API alternative? Choosing your registrar partner or switching providers is an important decision. Your registrar of choice directly affects how efficiently you can automate provisioning, control costs, and scale your platform – all of which influence your margins, operational workload, and ability to ...

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How to reduce churn in hosting and domain businesses

In hosting and domains, churn often looks like something that just happens in business. A renewal doesn’t go through, a client “moves providers,” a credit card expires, a ticket thread drags on too long. But churn doesn't "just happen." If you want to reduce churn in hosting business lines, you have to treat churn like ...

How MSPs can centralize domain, SSL, and DNS management

How MSPs can centralize domain, SSL, and DNS management

Managed service providers (MSPs) today have their hands full. They are responsible for keeping their clients’ digital infrastructure running smoothly, but with the growing complexity of running a business securely online, there has never been so much to manage.  And that's before we get to those who manage domains, SSL certificates, DNS, and more across ...

How to set up white-label domain services for your hosting business

How to set up white-label domain services for your hosting business

Becoming an accredited registrar sounds attractive on paper. Full control. Direct registry access. Your name is on the accreditation list. In reality, it means regulatory obligations, registry contracts, abuse monitoring, data compliance, technical redundancy requirements, and ongoing audits. For most hosting providers, that’s a heavy workload to add to their core business. That’s why most ...

Automate domain management using api

How to automate domain management using APIs

APIs are democratising large-scale domain management. You no longer need the economies of scale to move domains quickly and securely. If you want to automate domain management using API-based workflows, the fastest win is simple: stop treating domains like one-off tickets, and start treating them like repeatable processes you can trigger from your stack. That ...

New gTLDs vs ccTLDs: which should you sell to clients?
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New gTLDs vs ccTLDs: which should you sell to clients?

Today, domain names are a key part of a business’s online identity. In many instances, like booking.com, they’re part of a brand.  When helping clients choose domains, many resellers often face the same conundrum: should they recommend generic top-level domains (gTLDs) or take a more geo-targeted approach via country code top-level domains (ccTLDs)? Understanding the ...

what is rdap

What is RDAP? The new WHOIS protocol explained

If you have ever typed a domain into a WHOIS lookup to check who owns it, when it expires, or which registrar manages it, you have already met the problem that RDAP solves. In a world shaped by GDPR and growing compliance expectations, this protocol comes in to enhance accessibility to domain industry data, without ...

domain name for affiliate marketing
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Choosing the right domain name for affiliate marketing

“Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make but about the stories you tell.” – Seth Godin The digital part of a brand’s story begins with its domain name. And choosing the right domain name for affiliate marketing is a decision tied to an $18.5 billion industry globally (Hostinger, 2025 1). In fact, ...

name.com alternative- Why Openprovider
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Name.com alternative: why switch to Openprovider in 2026?

If you manage domains for clients, you’ve likely outgrown retail-first registrars. To solve operational challenges and increase margins with domains in 2026, the better move for resellers, agencies, and hosting providers is a platform built for scale: the right Name.com alternative offer predictable cost-price buying, automation that trims tickets, and wider TLD access so you ...

Is domain reselling profitable?

Is domain reselling profitable?

If you’re thinking about selling domain names, then you have probably already asked yourself if domain reselling is profitable. And although you might expect a simple yes or no answer, there is a bit more to it than you might think. We talk more about it in this article!