{"id":5357,"date":"2026-09-22T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T15:31:02","slug":"reseller-hosting-for-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Reseller Hosting for Agencies: Build a Portfolio Platform, Not a Collection of Client Logins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5357\" class=\"elementor elementor-5357\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f19180 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f19180\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99045c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99045c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Reseller-Hosting-for-Agencies-Build-a-Portfolio-Platform-Not-a-Collection-of-Client-Logins-1024x536.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Reseller-Hosting-for-Agencies-Build-a-Portfolio-Platform-Not-a-Collection-of-Client-Logins-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Reseller-Hosting-for-Agencies-Build-a-Portfolio-Platform-Not-a-Collection-of-Client-Logins-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Reseller-Hosting-for-Agencies-Build-a-Portfolio-Platform-Not-a-Collection-of-Client-Logins-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Reseller-Hosting-for-Agencies-Build-a-Portfolio-Platform-Not-a-Collection-of-Client-Logins.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773597e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773597e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies is most valuable when it creates a common operating layer for dozens of client websites. Agencies need more than the ability to host many domains. They need client separation, team access, repeatable provisioning, white-label presentation, billing alignment, migration capacity, and support escalation that works across a portfolio.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A web hosting reseller for agencies should make the agency easier to operate. If every account requires a different login, backup method, and support path, the hosting platform is not creating much leverage. The buying decision should focus on standardization without sacrificing client ownership or the ability to route exceptional workloads elsewhere.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 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href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Use_one_client-account_standard\" >Use one client-account standard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Design_team_access_around_roles\" >Design team access around roles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Standardize_provisioning_before_automating_it\" >Standardize provisioning before automating it<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Plan_migrations_as_a_portfolio_program\" >Plan migrations as a portfolio program<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Match_hosting_packages_to_client_service_tiers\" >Match hosting packages to client service tiers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Protect_staging_and_development_copies\" >Protect staging and development copies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Build_a_backup_policy_by_service_class\" >Build a backup policy by service class<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Make_support_escalation_part_of_account_management\" >Make support escalation part of account management<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Decide_how_much_self-service_clients_receive\" >Decide how much self-service clients receive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Tie_billing_to_the_agency_contract\" >Tie billing to the agency contract<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Monitor_capacity_before_it_becomes_a_sales_problem\" >Monitor capacity before it becomes a sales problem<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Preserve_client_ownership_through_handover\" >Preserve client ownership through handover<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Create_an_agency_hosting_runbook\" >Create an agency hosting runbook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Agency_buyer_scorecard\" >Agency buyer scorecard<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#1_What_makes_reseller_hosting_for_agencies_different_from_ordinary_hosting\" >1. What makes reseller hosting for agencies different from ordinary hosting?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#2_Should_agencies_give_clients_direct_hosting_access\" >2. Should agencies give clients direct hosting access?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#3_How_should_agencies_price_reseller_hosting\" >3. How should agencies price reseller hosting?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#4_How_should_an_agency_migrate_many_client_sites\" >4. How should an agency migrate many client sites?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#5_What_hosting_features_matter_most_for_a_WordPress-heavy_agency\" >5. What hosting features matter most for a WordPress-heavy agency?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#6_What_should_an_agency_verify_in_ServerFellows_before_committing_a_portfolio\" >6. What should an agency verify in ServerFellows before committing a portfolio?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting-for-agencies\/#Standardize_the_routine_route_the_exceptions\" >Standardize the routine, route the exceptions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_the_agency_portfolio_before_choosing_a_plan\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Define the agency portfolio before choosing a plan<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Create a simple inventory by client, website type, criticality, CMS, storage, email dependency, and support contract. This reveals whether the portfolio is mostly brochure sites, high-traffic campaigns, WordPress retainers, stores, or a mixture.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/reseller-hosting\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> for agencies should cover the majority use case well. Do not force a resource-intensive store or custom application onto the same platform simply because the agency wants one vendor.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Classify accounts into standard, enhanced, and exception categories. The reseller environment can become the standard home while exceptions use infrastructure designed for their requirements.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_one_client-account_standard\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Use one client-account standard<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agencies grow through handoffs. A designer creates the site, a developer launches it, an account manager fields requests, and another person may maintain it months later.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A reseller hosting setup for agencies should give the team a predictable account model. Each client should have a named owner, technical account, package, domain record, and support status. Separate client accounts reduce the risk that staff exposes unrelated websites during collaboration or handover.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Document naming conventions so internal teams can identify a client without guessing from an old domain or developer username.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Design_team_access_around_roles\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Design team access around roles<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Not every employee needs reseller-administrator privileges. Account managers may need service status and support context, while developers need technical access and finance staff need billing information.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies should support role separation in the hosting or connected systems wherever possible. Shared master credentials make offboarding staff difficult and create poor auditability.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Use named accounts, MFA, and a joiner-mover-leaver process. When a team member changes role, update hosting access rather than assuming the old permissions remain appropriate.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Standardize_provisioning_before_automating_it\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Standardize provisioning before automating it<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Automation is useful only after the agency knows what a standard client account should look like. Define packages, quotas, enabled features, default PHP or application settings, backup expectations, and naming conventions first.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A web hosting reseller for agencies can then connect billing or internal workflow tools to create accounts consistently. If product mapping is unclear, automation simply creates inconsistent accounts faster.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Test failed provisioning as carefully as successful creation. An agency needs a visible exception when a paid client has not actually received hosting.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plan_migrations_as_a_portfolio_program\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Plan migrations as a portfolio program<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">An agency moving existing clients should not migrate every site at once. Group them by complexity and business risk.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/white-label-web-hosting-for-agencies\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">White label web hosting for agencies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> should support a pilot wave, then repeatable batches with a migration register. Capture source access, backup, DNS, email, preview testing, cutover, and rollback status for each client.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Choose early sites that represent the portfolio rather than only the simplest WordPress install. The process should prove it can handle the kinds of accounts the agency expects to move later.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Match_hosting_packages_to_client_service_tiers\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Match hosting packages to client service tiers<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The agency\u2019s retail packages may not need to mirror upstream tiers. A customer might buy \u201cWebsite Care,\u201d \u201cGrowth Care\u201d or \u201cCommerce Care,\u201d each including different maintenance and response commitments.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A reseller hosting setup for agencies should allow the technical quotas behind those services to be managed cleanly. The customer-facing plan should describe the outcome and included support, while the agency tracks the upstream capacity separately.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The ServerFellows launch sheet proposes tiers for small, growing, and high-volume portfolios. Agencies should verify the final account and storage limits, then map their retail packages to technical capacity rather than copying upstream names into proposals automatically.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protect_staging_and_development_copies\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Protect staging and development copies<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agencies often run redesigns, campaign microsites, and staging environments at the same time as production. These copies consume storage and create security responsibilities.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies should make staging identifiable and easy to retire. Protect unfinished environments from public indexing or unauthorized access where appropriate, and remove old copies after launch according to the agency\u2019s retention policy.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">For WordPress-heavy teams, cloning and centralized management can save time, but test how staging databases and uploads are synchronized before making them part of the standard release process.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Build_a_backup_policy_by_service_class\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Build a backup policy by service class<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Not every site has the same recovery requirement. A static brochure site and an ecommerce store have very different data-change patterns.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A web hosting reseller for agencies should expose enough backup and restore control for the agency to define service classes. The agency can then state what is included instead of promising a vague \u201cdaily backup\u201d without explaining retention or restore scope.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Run restore tests. A backup policy is incomplete if the team does not know how long recovery takes or whether a single client can be restored without affecting others.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_support_escalation_part_of_account_management\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Make support escalation part of account management<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The agency owns the client relationship, but infrastructure problems may require the reseller provider. Build an escalation record that includes the provider account identifier, affected client, domain, error, start time, and checks already performed.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies is stronger when account managers can tell clients who owns the next update even if engineers are working with the upstream provider.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Do not expose raw provider replies without context. Translate technical findings into accurate client communication and avoid promising a resolution time the agency does not control.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decide_how_much_self-service_clients_receive\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Decide how much self-service clients receive<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Some agencies want clients to see invoices and hosting controls. Others intentionally keep hosting behind a managed service.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A reseller platform for agencies should support both patterns if the agency serves varied accounts. The critical point is that a client who receives access must see only its own services and appropriate controls.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">White-label portals and private nameservers can support brand consistency, but client permissions and clear ownership matter more than visual customization.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tie_billing_to_the_agency_contract\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Tie billing to the agency contract<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agency retainers may bundle hosting, maintenance, SEO, and development. In that model, the client may never see a separate hosting invoice.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies should still have an internal renewal and capacity record so an upstream plan does not expire while the customer contract remains active. If hosting is billed separately, renewal notices and suspension rules should match the agency\u2019s written terms.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Avoid automatic suspension for strategic clients until the agency has tested how billing disputes and manual overrides are handled.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monitor_capacity_before_it_becomes_a_sales_problem\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Monitor capacity before it becomes a sales problem<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Track account count, storage use, unusual traffic patterns, and any provider-specific resource signals. The objective is not to squeeze every last client into a tier; it is to upgrade before capacity affects onboarding or support.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A web hosting reseller for agencies should make growth predictable. Define internal thresholds such as \u201creview plan when 80% of client-account capacity is allocated,\u201d then choose the actual percentage that fits the business. The threshold is an operational policy, not an industry rule.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Leave room for staging, emergency migrations, and temporary project spikes.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preserve_client_ownership_through_handover\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Preserve client ownership through handover<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agencies sometimes lose clients. The hosting architecture should make a professional exit possible.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies should allow the team to export the client site, database, and relevant configuration without exposing other accounts. Document domain ownership and provide DNS information according to the contract.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A clean handover protects reputation and reduces disputes. It also prevents former clients from remaining indefinitely in the active portfolio because no one knows how to separate them.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_an_agency_hosting_runbook\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Create an agency hosting runbook<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">A useful runbook contains short procedures for:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">New account creation;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Migration intake;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">DNS change authorization;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Staging-to-live launch;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Restore request;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Malware alert;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Failed renewal;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Plan upgrade;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Staff access removal;<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left: -18pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Client offboarding.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies becomes scalable when new team members can follow these procedures without relying on one senior developer\u2019s memory.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Agency_buyer_scorecard\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agency buyer scorecard<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Score providers against the workflow that matters most:<\/span><\/p><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:0pt;\" align=\"center\"><table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;\"><colgroup><col width=\"339\"><col width=\"339\"><\/colgroup><thead><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><th style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#17365d;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\" scope=\"col\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#ffffff;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Area<\/span><\/p><\/th><th style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#17365d;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\" scope=\"col\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#ffffff;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agency question<\/span><\/p><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Client separation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can every client be isolated and exported?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Team permissions<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can staff access be role-based?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Staging<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can redesigns and releases be managed safely?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Migration<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can a portfolio move in controlled waves?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Backups<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can individual clients be restored predictably?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Automation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can standard accounts be provisioned repeatably?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Support<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can the agency escalate infrastructure incidents effectively?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Branding<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can customer-facing surfaces match the agency identity?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Capacity<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Is growth visible before limits become urgent?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height:0pt\"><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Offboarding<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:4pt 5.4pt 4pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Can a departing client be handed over cleanly?<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">This keeps the buying conversation centered on agency operations rather than commodity hosting features.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">FAQs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:3pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_What_makes_reseller_hosting_for_agencies_different_from_ordinary_hosting\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#2f5597;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">1. What makes reseller hosting for agencies different from ordinary hosting?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies is designed around managing multiple client accounts from one commercial relationship. The agency needs separation, centralized administration, package control, repeatable migrations, and a support escalation path. Ordinary single-site hosting may work technically for each website, but it creates fragmented billing and access when the portfolio becomes large.<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:3pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Should_agencies_give_clients_direct_hosting_access\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#2f5597;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">2. Should agencies give clients direct hosting access?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">It depends on the service model. A web hosting reseller for agencies should make client-level access possible without exposing the wider portfolio. Managed-service clients may never need technical access, while larger customers may require it for their internal team. Decide the permission model contractually and operationally rather than sharing reseller credentials as a shortcut.<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:3pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_How_should_agencies_price_reseller_hosting\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#2f5597;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">3. How should agencies price reseller hosting?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Price the customer service, not only the upstream capacity. Reseller hosting for agencies may include backups, monitoring, maintenance, support, reporting, or development time. Model platform cost, payment fees, and support workload using your own data. If hosting is bundled into a wider retainer, track its internal cost even when the client does not see a separate line item.<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:3pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_How_should_an_agency_migrate_many_client_sites\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#2f5597;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">4. How should an agency migrate many client sites?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Use waves. Inventory the portfolio, run a representative pilot, group sites by complexity, maintain a migration register, and keep rollback windows. A reseller platform for agencies should support preview testing and enough temporary capacity for overlapping source, destination, and staging copies. Moving every client at once magnifies uncertainty and makes communication harder.<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:3pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_What_hosting_features_matter_most_for_a_WordPress-heavy_agency\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#2f5597;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">5. What hosting features matter most for a WordPress-heavy agency?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Separate client accounts, staging, cloning, backups, restore, SSL, secure access, and centralized WordPress management are high-value capabilities. Reseller hosting for agencies should still be checked for resource limits and support escalation because application tools do not replace infrastructure operations. Test staging and push-to-live behavior with dynamic content before standardizing it.<\/span><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:3pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_What_should_an_agency_verify_in_ServerFellows_before_committing_a_portfolio\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#2f5597;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">6. What should an agency verify in ServerFellows before committing a portfolio?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Test the live ServerFellows account model, tier limits, white-label control panel, private nameservers, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/serverfellows.com\/blog\/white-label-hosting-migration\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">white label hosting migration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> process, WordPress staging and management, backups, security features, and reseller support. The launch specification describes an agency-oriented feature set, but the agency should validate a representative client lifecycle from provisioning through offboarding before moving a large portfolio.<\/span><\/p><h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:5pt;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Standardize_the_routine_route_the_exceptions\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:15pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#17365d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Standardize the routine, route the exceptions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.295;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#202833;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Reseller hosting for agencies should become the standard platform for the sites it fits well, not a rule that every client workload must live in the same environment. 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