In addition to hosting resource-demanding Internet sites, there is one more reason to acquire a virtual or a dedicated server of your own - to create your web hosting company. This is an ever-growing business, as a growing number of people and businesses start their web presence, so they need hosting space and a domain name. If you have a hosting server, you will be able to generate hosting deals then sell them, so that you can not only cover your own expenses in case you host your own sites on the server too, but you can also make a decent profit by operating a flourishing business. What you need for that is a server, billing software, which will be the link between the reseller site and your web space, plus a business account with a payment processor like PayPal or 2CheckOut, so as to be able to receive Internet payments. The advantage of reselling server space over the usage of a standard reseller program is the fact that your clients will have extra system resources and you can install the server-side software which their sites may need to work effectively. The latter is not possible with a shared website hosting reseller program, since you will have specific limitations in this regard.