How to become a domain registrar?

[hell-knight]

I am starting a hosting company and want to offer a free .com, .net , .org or .info domain with every hosting plan. I wanna be able to register domains just like godaddy , not to ressel them.

 

[nmr86]

will cost you probably more than 10,000 euro

you cant be a registrar just like that you know..

i dont know exactly how to become one.. i should google some if i were you

good luck

 

[hell-knight]

money aren`t exactlya problem, i will borrow some from the bank if anything, i just wanna know how exactly to do it...

 

[matt_bodis]

To be a reseller, not alot. But to have your own registrar for top TLDs, $1 million up-front.

 

[DJ]

google is your friend

http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-process.htm
http://www.afilias.info/registrars/become_a_registrar/

good luck!

 

[hell-knight]

google is your friend

http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-process.htm
http://www.afilias.info/registrars/become_a_registrar/

good luck!

So according to this, beccoming a domain registrar costs only $2500

 

[briman1970]

So according to this, beccoming a domain registrar costs only $2500

No, according to that, you have to have $70,000 sitting in the bank and $6,500 in fees paid to ICANN. You may lose the first $2,500 if they don't approve your first application. Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Bri

 

[matt_bodis]

I thought it was a million.

Question, if you do become a domain registrar, how much do you pay for each .com domain registration to Icann?

 

[webfreak]

I thought it was a million.

Question, if you do become a domain registrar, how much do you pay for each .com domain registration to Icann?

$6.00 + $0.25 ICANN fee

 

[RickM]

TBH its pointless for smalltimers to become registrars when they can become a reseller for free.

 

[webfreak]

TBH its pointless for smalltimers to become registrars when they can become a reseller for free.

To add, domain registrars and hosting companies do not mix. The rule of thumb is usually to register domains at one place and then get web hosting from somewhere else.

Two big names in the web hosting industry (HostGator / Micfo) are "simply" eNom resellers.

 

[matt_bodis]

That's what I thought.

 

[RickM]

To add, domain registrars and hosting companies do not mix. The rule of thumb is usually to register domains at one place and then get web hosting from somewhere else.

Two big names in the web hosting industry (HostGator / Micfo) are "simply" eNom resellers.

Yes, agreed...GoDaddy is a prime example...

 

[Dave_Z]

To the OP: if you really want to run a registrar, being a reseller is a good place
to start. Registerfly and Moniker started out as such before securing their own
registrar accreditation.

And running a registrar in a cutthroat industry while being able to make money
isn't going to be easy. You'll need an "edge" somehow, unless you're targetting
a specific market.

 

[vslevin]

This is probably the most overasked forum on this and many other forums. Before asking, search the forums and search Google!

 

[hell-knight]

Ok if this are the fees than i want to become a domain resseler...how do i do this?

and this:

$6.00 + $0.25 ICANN fee

what does it mean do i earn the $6 or does it go to ICANN too like the $0.25?

 

[RickM]

No, the 0.25 is for ICAN processing fees.

If you sell the domain for $7.25, you get $1 profit.

 

[WebTech]

take a look at:
http://logicboxes.com/
http://webhosting.info/
http://nameintelligence.com/

p.s. there are registrars with 1000 domains or less......
http://www.webhosting.info/registrars/search/Country/US

I think here at namepros, some members have more domains

 

[webfreak]

From what I hear, eNom offers one of the best reseller programs. You can sign up through NamePros for an account.

http://www.namepros.com/enomsignup.php