Reseller

This page is about the Menu SUB ACCOUNT-> RESELLER

Resellers can brand the system with their own logo and URL. They can include their own value adding services and sell these with the system to end users.

Revenue options for resellers:

• Package online booking system with a lodging web site
• Setup fees (set up the system, and install it into your users website)
• Fees for customisation
• Support or management fees
• Monthly usage fees (based on services used or flat rate)

Reseller services include:

• Beds24 online booking system and (front end and backend) white labeled for distribution. The channel manager can not be completely white labeled because setting up connections with booking channels means exposing that you connect through Beds24.
• Your own branding, logo, fav icon and styling
• Access to both booking page and backend control panel under your owndomain
• Fully developed, hosted and continuously updated system
• Access to all functionality to set the system up as per your users needs
• Email sent through your email server
• Sign up web page for new users
• Do-it-yourself system with technical support for reseller only (not end customer)
• Assistance from Beds24 to learn the system so you can train your users
• Multilingual system that can be used in any country in the world

A Reseller Needs:

• To pay a fee for the use and maintenance of the system
• Your own email server if you want to use your own Email address for outgoing Email
• A domain name that you will use to run the system

1 Activate Reseller Functions

• Send us a support ticket if you are interested in using these functions.
• After we have activated your reseller functions go to SUB ACCOUNTS (top right menu) - RESELLER
• Enter the name of the subdomain you want to use ( e.g. bookings.mydomain.com)
• Enter your Business name, the marketing URL for the "powered by" link
• If you would like to use your own logo image and favicon for the control panel send both files with your owner ID to admin@Beds24.

Note: Your logo and Favicon are only visible when you log into the system from your own domain. 
*The link to log in form your subdomain is for example: http://bookings.mydomain.com/control2.php
*The link to the sign up page from your subdomain is for example: http://bookings.mydomain.com/control2.php?pagetype=join

Please note that a fee applies if you want to use this feature. You can see the fee in SUB ACCOUNTS -> MANAGE ACCOUNT

1.1 Setup your domain - Without SSL

Credit card information will not be shown unless secure https access is used, this requires installation of a security certificate and unique ip address for your domain, please contact Beds24 for details and price.

You need to create a CNAME record for your domain with the value admin.beds24.com at your domains name server. You domain register can usually help with this.

Remove any A records from the domain.

The domain must be unique and cannot be exactly the same domain as your website, usually creating a sub domain for the control panel is a good idea.

For example if your website is www.mysite.com you could create and use the sub domain book.mysite.com for your control panel.

1.2 Setup your domain - With SSL

If you need a secure page you will need SSL see here for more information

2 Wiki

If you want to use your own wiki you can download the current version of our wiki at [1].

3 Add Customers

For instructions how to create and manage sub accounts for your customers please refer to the sub accounts section.

Links to set up instructions are available at the start page of the support wiki. For a summary have a look here

Note:
The channel manager can not be completely white labeled because setting up connections with booking channels means exposing that you connect through Beds24.