As a Hosting Reseller, apart from creating hosting packages, selling them to your clients, and offering post-sales support, you also need to take care of the administrative tasks associated with the business. These include handling orders, payments, receipts, etc. For a long time, Hosting Resellers used spreadsheets or basic billing software for handling these tasks. However, today, we are going to talk about WHMCS as a billing management tool and why it is essential for your Reseller Hosting business.
Web Host Manager Complete Solution or WHMCS
As mentioned above, WHMCS is a tool that helps you manage clients and billing efficiently. Currently under cPanel, the software automates almost all processes pertaining to your web hosting business.
Importance of WHMCS for Reseller Hosting
WHMCS is explicitly designed for the web hosting industry and can make life easier for Hosting Resellers. It is known for its automated processes and offers the following benefits:
- Automates your billing system and collects payments from your clients
- Helps in setting up new client accounts and domains
- Simplifies the management of existing client accounts
- Consolidates client communication
- Creates a dashboard that allows your clients to service requests themselves
- Compatible with over 200 service providers
- Compatible with numerous control panels
The features of WHMCS are as follows:
- Helps in locking and/or unlocking of domains
- You can register private name servers using this tool. You can also manage them efficiently
- Allows you to request enhanced parallel port codes
- A single interface for registering, renewing, and transferring clients
- You can view and/or update the WHOIS info of a site
As you can see, the Web Host Manager Complete Solution is an excellent tool for Hosting Resellers as it helps them automate and streamline a lot of regular tasks. It is important to note that WHMCS is a licensed tool and offers various plans to suit the requirements of different sizes of businesses. The plans are as follows:
Plan name | Price | Features |
Starter | $15.95 per month | · Up to 250 Clients
· Standard Support · Host on your own server · Includes a branding link [‘powered by’] |
Plus | $18.95 per month | · Up to 250 Clients
· Standard Support · Customizable/No Branding · Host on your own server |
Professional | $24.95 per month | · Up to 1000 Clients
· Standard Support · Customizable/No Branding · Host on your own server |
Business | $39.95 per month | · Unlimited Clients
· Standard & Priority Support · Customizable/No Branding · Host on your own server |
Some web hosting providers in India offer a Linux Reseller Hosting with WHMCS plan where the price of the software is included in the price of the plan. Hence, you don’t have to spend separately on buying the license of the software.
Conclusion
As a Hosting Reseller, having an efficient billing and client management software like WHMCS can reduce a lot of man-hours. Also, automation of processes ensures that you never miss out on anything important. It frees your time so that you can focus on growing your business and keep the clients happy. Before you buy web hosting, talk to the hosting provider, and make sure that the plan includes WHMCS. Good Luck!