HostGator Review

Overview

About HostGator
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.

Unique Hosting Options

HostGator provides access to industry leading SiteStudio website designer which is so easy to use that an eight year old could create a complete website in less than thirty minutes. SiteStudio includes over 500 templates and color schemes allowing you to create a unique, yet professional website.

All shared hosting accounts also come complete with Fantastico access (which can be utilized through the control panel) which will allow you to install various web-related scripts to your website with ease, by simply pointing and clicking your mouse a few times.

Benefits of Hosting with HostGator

Pricing is about average at HostGator with shared hosting packages starting at $4.95 per month. However, disk space and monthly transfer should not be an issue here; you will recieve 350GB of disk space and 3000GB of bandwidth per month, not only do you recieve generous amounts of diskspace and bandwidth you will be able to host unlimited websites and domains so long as you do not exceed your account limits.

Daily backups combined with a 99.9% uptime guarantee provides the reliability needed to keep your website online at all times. SpamAssasin software will help reduce the amount of junk email you recieve in your inbox through several advanced detection methods, you'll also have access to a multitude of other website scripts and programs through an easy to use interface (cPanel).

What others are saying about Hostgator

"I found hostgator on Google while searching for reseller hosting and reseller hosting programs. They are both affordable and reliable. The uptime I have had on my reseller web hosting is simply amazing!" - Shawn Appleton, HostGator Customer.

Support Options

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.

HostGator Website

This website is very informative and provides lots of details that are useful to novice web users and advanced web users alike. Lots of links are provided to their support section which I like, it makes their support department stand out, which sometimes makes the difference, who wants to get stuck with an unresponsive web host? The overall site design and color scheme definately suits the company, based out of Florida where the crocodiles roam, I think HostGator is an excellent name for this buisness.

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.