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KES - Kenya
NGN - Nigeria
ZAR - South Africa
GHS - Ghana
ZMW - Zambia
USD - International
Short answer
Register your business and get a business licence and a TIN, then start with a reseller hosting plan, a domain reseller account and a billing system such as WHMCS. Set up your brand and website, create hosting packages and prices, and sell to businesses you already know. You don't need your own servers: we run them for you.
Step by step
- Register the business. Register your business and get a business licence from the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (or your regional trade bureau), and get a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) from the Ministry of Revenues. Clients and banks will ask for both.
- Pick your niche. Web designers, schools, churches, NGOs, small businesses in Hawassa or Bahir Dar: a clear audience is easier to win than “everyone”.
- Get a reseller hosting plan. Reseller hosting gives you WHM to create cPanel accounts under your brand, from ₵250 a month.
- Sell domains too. Join our free domain reseller program: sign up, open a ticket to activate reseller pricing, and download our WHMCS registrar module from the client area.
- Set up billing. WHMCS automates orders, invoices, card and mobile money payments, renewals and suspensions.
- Build your website with your plans, prices, terms, privacy policy and contact details. You’ll hold client data, so read up on the Personal Data Protection Proclamation No. 1321/2024 and the guidance of the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA), which oversees it.
- Create your packages and sell. For example Starter, Business and Pro, with clear limits. Start with people you know, offer free migration and answer quickly: good support keeps hosting clients for years.
What it costs to start
- A reseller plan (monthly or yearly).
- Domain balance for the domains you sell.
- A WHMCS licence for billing (free on several Hostnali reseller plans).
- Your own domain and website.
Pricing your plans
Price for value, not just to be cheapest: include setup help, free SSL, email and support. Bundle a domain with yearly plans, and sell yearly to keep renewals steady.
Growing further
When you have many clients, move up to master reseller hosting to sell reseller accounts too, or run your own VPS with a cPanel licence. Our reseller guides cover every step in more detail.