HostGator Review
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Overview
Based in Boca Raton, Florida (USA), HostGator has been providing
unrivaled web hosting services since 2002. HostGator is committed to
providing reliable service, superior support and affordable pricing to
buisnesses and individuals seeking quality shared, reseller, or dedicated
web hosting solutions. Operating out of The Planet datacenter in Dallas
Texas (USA), HostGator will place your website behind a fully redundant
Cisco Network boasting 10 backbone providers including: UUNet, Sprint,
Level(3) and Global Crossing just to name a few. HostGator has at least
GigE connections to these backbones to ensure your website is available
99% of the time.
Hosting Options
HostGator offers 3 shared hosting plans that are very affordable. Web
hosting plans start out as low as $4.95 for the Hatchling Plan. This plan
includes web hosting space of 350 GB and 3,000 GB of bandwidth. Other
features include: MySQL databases, CGI, PHP,Perl, SSI and FrontPage and
many more. There are also about 40 scripts available in the hosting
control panel for each package. This hosting plan also includes 20
subdomains and 20 FTP accounts.
The Baby plan is only $7.95 for
600GB of web space and 6000 GB of bandwidth. This plan provides all the
features included with the Hatchling Plan. In addition webmasters
can host unlimited domains and subdomains. The plan also includes
unlimited FTP accounts. The most expensive shared hosting plan is $12.95
per month for the Swamp plan where the space is 1000 GB and the
bandwidth is unlimited.
Every hosting plan provides webmasters a
great deal for their money. They include great amounts of web space and
bandwidth. Web hosting packages are also feature and rich in
applications. The Baby plan and Swamp plan also include the sitebuilder.
Every hosting plan comes with 24/7 customer support, a 30-Day Money Back
Guarantee and an Uptime Guarantee.
Support
HostGator has excellent methods of support. 24/7 support is provided
by all popular instant messaging programs and also, live telephone support
is available for sales and support inquiries. Email support is also
provided as an alternative method of direct contact, however if you are
just seeking answers to basic questions you should visit the FAQ or Online
hosting community that HostGator places at your disposal.
If you prefer a visual demonstration of
how to do things, there is also a wide variety of cPanel flash movies
(approx. 80) available to help you learn how to perform tasks with your
hosting account.
Money Back Guarantee
HostGator offers a
30-day money back guarantee which states that within the first month
with hostgator you decide to cancel, they will issue a full refund within
24 hours, no questions asked.
Conclusion
If you're tired of bouncing from host to
host then I would suggest you give
HostGator a try. They have support options which are second to none,
including live telephone support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I
submitted a phony sales inquiry to the sales department just to check out
how their response time was, and I recieved a response within 10 minutes,
which I would say is tremendous.
Although the pricing is not exactly
bargain pricing, the cost isn't that bad considering the bandwidth and
diskspace allocations you are provided with, and also the amount of
features that are included with the packages, I think it is still an ideal
solution for personal web sites or small buisness websites. In Hostgator
you will find a reliable host with good reputation. Our experience shows
that you will have a smooth sailing with
Hostgator.
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