When you have your own website hosting server, virtual or dedicated, you will be able to start your own hosting reseller business and to make good money in a niche that continues to grow every year. With the increasing necessity for websites, you will need only 3 things to start - a server; a billing application, which will be the connection between your web store and the hosting space; and an account with a payment processor, that will enable you to accept online payments. As there are ready-made reseller programs available, the usage of your own server will provide you with better control over the software environment. The ability to set up server-side software, for instance, provides you with an advantage over the competition and will mean more happy clients. When you use a standard reseller program, the accounts are created on a shared server, therefore no software can be installed and, because of this, some Internet sites may not work correctly. Running your own reseller business provides you with the option to generate a profit, while you may still use the server for your individual websites too.