When working with your reseller clients. You may have people sign up with you that already have hosting accounts elsewhere. You will need to move their accounts over to your reseller server. Below we quickly discuss the different methods of migrating accounts and link to the insructions for each. Migrating From Another cPanel Host If Read More >
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How to Migrate Databases into your Reseller Server
In this article, we will show you how to migrate your customers’ databases into your reseller hosting account. At this point, you should have already created a cPanel account. These steps will also work on the VPS reseller program as well as the shared option. How Do I Know if my Customers are using a Read More >
How to Add the Social Media Widgets Plugin to WordPress
In this tutorial we will show you how to add Social Media buttons to your WordPress site using the Social Media Widget plugin. Linking to your social media accounts with buttons (such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram) allows visitors to easily find and follow you. This can add another level of interaction with people who Read More >
Introduction to Notifybot for WordPress
What is Notifybot? Very simply put, Notifybot is a WordPress plugin that allows you to monitor your WordPress website in a variety of ways. It has many options and its easy to use which makes it the perfect plugin for WordPress users and developers alike. If you use Gravity Forms or Easy Digital Downloads it Read More >
How to Manage Comments in WordPress
In this tutorial, we will show you how to manage WordPress comments. When you create a new blog Page/Post, you have the option to allow visitors to post comments that other visitors may view. Also, there may be times when you need to remove or modify comments a visitor has posted to your WordPress site. Read More >
How to Fix the HTTP Image Upload Error in WordPress
When working with images in WordPress, it is possible that you get an error when uploading to your site. This error is a rather vague HTTP error. This can leave many people puzzled as to how to fix this. Here we will show you one method to correct the error in your WordPress site. Read More >
How to Reset WordPress Permalinks
In this tutorial, we will show you how to reset your WordPress Permalinks. Resetting permalinks rebuilds your link structure for WordPress. Often, this process must be performed after migrating a WordPress website, or when troubleshooting 404 errors. This is accomplished by choosing a different permalink setting and saving it. Then putting the permalink setting back Read More >
Getting Started with Managed VPS Hosting
Managed VPS is a highly-customizable Linux VPS server hosting subscription with a great balance of features and pricing for most use cases. With the introduction of WebHost Manager (WHM) comes a lot more possibilities than when starting with Shared Hosting, all available in a graphical user interface (GUI). Below we’ll cover how to setup VPS Read More >
Upgrade To High-Availability Cloud Server
InMotion Hosting is proud to announce our High-Availability Cloud Server service! This service, known as HA-S, allows you to transfer from your NVMe SSD VPS account to a VPS account that uses cloud technology. High-availability means your account is powered by the cloud, giving your VPS Hosting real-time redundancy and ensuring that if anything happens Read More >
How To Migrate Customers to Your Reseller Server
Among the many important functions of a reseller host, customer migration provides a valuable service. If your customers have multiple domains or they are having trouble gathering their site files, you may be requested to help with migrating their account to your Reseller Hosting environment. Website Transfer Services We receive many Website Transfer Requests at Read More >
Getting Support for your Dedicated Server Hosting Package
Technical Support is not just about trying to solve a technical problem, it is also about caring for your customers. All of our dedicated server hosting packages include different options of support. However, to give you initial assistance and to make sure that you start off on the right foot, a period of managed hosting Read More >
Using Dedicated IPs as a Reseller
As a reseller host, you receive a specific IP address for your main account. This IP is automatically assigned to all other cPanel accounts you create. This means that all of your customer accounts will have the same IP address for their cPanel account and any websites on it. This main IP address will be Read More >
Configuring the Value (Price) of Hosting Packages as a Reseller
In this guide we are going to cover some of the considerations you should make when pricing out your reseller hosting packages. We will discuss pricing from a customer perspective and flip it around to see how customer expectations can affect your bottom line. Determine Value from the Customer Perspective Before pricing out your hosting Read More >
How to Market Yourself as a Reseller
Introduction In the course of managing your web hosting enterprise it is easy to get sidetracked by technical concerns. The advantages of your reseller hosting plan is that we have the technical side covered. So you can focus on the best ways to make your company stand out in the web hosting marketplace. Develop a Read More >
Building Your Brand as a Web Hosting Reseller
An Introduction to Building Your Reseller Brand In this guide we will present some of the various ways you can begin to build a brand as a web host reseller. The benefit of reseller hosting is that we have taken care of a lot of the difficult work for you. You do not need to Read More >
How To Provide Support as a Reseller
As a reseller you can provide support for your customers based on your availability and resources. Providing support is certainly not a requirement. For example, you could provide support only to customers who purchase a support package. InMotion Hosting offers free support 24 hours a day; but if your enterprise is operating on a smaller Read More >
Branding Your Reseller Hosting Services
As a reseller host you have access to WHM (Web Host Manager). From within the WHM interface you have virtually unlimited access to the cPanel interface your customers will interact with. One of the important WHM functions for resellers is the Branding feature. Branding lets you change the look and feel of your cPanel. Why Should Read More >
Elements of a Reseller Hosting Package
In this article: Hosting resources Settings Pre-Made Packages As a reseller you have the option of creating hosting packages for your customers. You can determine how much value you would like to attach to the following resources, settings, and options, but in this article you will learn more about them and what they do. Remember Read More >
VPS Snapshots and the Best 5 Ways to Use Them
Snapshots are a VPS solution provided by InMotion hosting for customers using our Managed and Cloud VPS products. With this feature you can create a single backup of the state of your entire container, including running processes, and restore it back to that point at any time. The difference between snapshots and regular backups is Read More >
Managing Tags in WordPress
One of the features provided by WordPress to help viewers find content in a WordPress site are Tags. Tags can be used to help identify content within a post or provide keywords that are associated with a particular topic. This tutorial will demonstrate how to sort, search, and edit tags in the WordPress Administrator. Sorting Read More >