ResellerClub accepts various forms of payments, which differ based on where you live. Most customers, including those in the US, can pay directly with American Express and Discover or through Pay.pw for VISA and MasterCard. Transactions made through these methods incur an additional 10-cent processing fee, plus 2.7% of the purchasing price. VISA and MasterCard users can also go through PayPal for a 1.9% and 30-cent transaction fee. ResellerClub also accepts wire transfers and payments made through PayPal or WebMoney.
Well, what type of hosting do you want? ResellerClub is more than just a reseller program and boasts one of the most diverse portfolios of products and services we’ve seen. Customers have their pick of Windows or Linux shared hosting, along with virtual and dedicated servers — all from multiple brands. Plus, don’t forget hosting options for WordPress, cloud, email, website builders, and resellers. Whatever you’re looking for, we’ll bet ResellerClub can deliver.
On the regular shared, VPS, or dedicated server hosting fronts, ResellerClub offers the typical terms that last one, two, or three years. Cloud hosting customers can choose to be billed monthly, every three or six months, or annually. Interestingly, however, the company does not offer discounted rates for longer hosting commitments — you’ll pay the same monthly price whether you sign up for a month or a year.
For those opting to become resellers, the company requires you to make an initial deposit and continue to carry an advanced balance — as your customers purchase services, the funds will be deducted from your account. The larger your deposit, the greater discounts you’ll get on various services.
While the prices for individual domain names are rather affordable (a .COM sells for $10 or less per year), ResellerClub runs a slab pricing format that values multiple domain name transactions and reseller businesses. Slabs range from $25 to nearly $3,000; the larger the slab, the lower your domain name costs will be. The pricing structure is confusing and expensive unless you’re a reseller; if you want to register a single domain name for your own website, we recommend the Combo Plan (combines a domain name with shared hosting) or simply registering elsewhere.
Because ResellerClub enables customers to piece together custom hosting services and features, its plans do not naturally include a free domain registration. Customers can opt for a Combo Plan that includes shared hosting and a domain registration, otherwise they will need to decipher the company’s domain reseller program and slab pricing format.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, requires that contact information for every domain name is publicly available in the WHOIS database. When registering a domain name, customers will have to submit their first and last name, company name, address, email, and phone number. Exposure in the WHOIS database can lead to an influx of telemarketers and junk mail.
Domain owners can opt to protect that sensitive information by purchasing domain privacy protection, which obscures your personal data and replaces it with ResellerClub’s generic contact information. The company used to do this free of charge until around 2013, but now they charge $3 per domain name per year — a third of what the service costs through most other hosting providers.
Uptime guarantees are promises that hosting providers make in terms of how much in a given time period that your website will be accessible to visitors. Faulty infrastructure and human error can lead to websites being unavailable, so hosting companies pride themselves on providing uptime guarantees that come in as high as possible. If the assurance is not met, the provider will reimburse customers a prorated amount of their hosting fees.
Having designed and built its own infrastructure, ResellerClub promises at least 99.9% availability — and, depending on which plan you’re considering, you might even see a coveted extra nine. The company extends an above average 99.99% uptime guarantee on a variety of in-house shared, WordPress, VPS, and dedicated server plans.
Although ResellerClub offers various managed services throughout the company’s server packages, a fully managed server will cost around $80 more than the base dedicated hosting option. In addition to instant provisioning, managed servers from ResellerClub include cPanel and firewall configuration, along with support for third-party apps, optimized content management systems, and enhanced security.
Yes, you’ll need to pay close attention when signing up for ResellerClub services, as most new plans require a coupon code to unlock the best deals. Amazingly, customers can find promotions for upward of 85% off certain packages. Regardless, be sure to pay attention to how long the discounted pricing on each plan lasts; some sales only last for the first month, while others extend for the full first term you select.
All shared, VPS, and reseller hosting plans come backed by ResellerClub’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Customers who cancel within the given time period will receive a full refund of the amount paid for hosting plans. Expenses related to additional products and services, such as domain names or SSL certificates, are non-refundable. There is no refund policy for dedicated servers or WordPress hosting. Resellers can receive any unused portion of their deposit within a week of requesting a refund.
In the super crowded market for affordable hosting plans, ResellerClub tends to be a hair more expensive than the bargain-basement competitors. In addition, the a la carte nature of the company’s plans mean that customers will likely miss out on frequently included perks such as SSL certificates, solid-state drives, and advertising credits.
