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What Is HostGator?
HostGator is one of the leading hosting service providers in the world, providing hosting services such as resseller hosting, shared hosting, domains, and so much more. The company furthermore provides other hosting related services as well, including WordPress, SSL, website builder and so forth.
In short, HG is a hosting service provider, that provides clients with the tools and services needed to both build and host a secure working website.
Short History
On the 22nd of October 2002, Brent Oxley, a student from Florida Atlantic University, first launched HostGator. In the 4 years that came after, the company grew exponetially and in 2006 they moved to a 20 000 square foot warehouse in Houston Texas. IIn June of the same year they furthermore opened their first international offices in Canada. In the year of 2008, the comapany was publicly listed as one of the fasted growing companies, listed at 21 in the US, 1st in Huston, Texas. That very year, HostGator partnered with Integrated Ecosystem Market Services and went green. HostGator was later in 2012 sold to Endurence Internation Group, who grew the company to its current extent.
After a few incidents, and hacks, security and so ofrth were upgraded, especially after 2019 and the security issues found withig HostGator, BlueHost, and so forth.
Pricing
Web Hosting: $2.75 to $5.25 per month.
WordPress Hosting: $3.50 to $13.95 per month.
Reseller Hosting: $34.99 to $93.99 per month.
VPS Hosting: $34.99 to $93.99 per month.
Dedicated Hosting: $89.98 to $139.99 per month.
Website Builder: Included with most plans.
Domains: Prices vary depending on domain. First year included with most hosting plans.
SSL: Included with hosting plans.
Affiliate Program: Free to Join
Please Note: Prices are discounted with first sign-up, but return to normal upon renewal.
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Any Up-Sales?
HostGator has no true up-sales. Almost everything needed is included with their plans, and HostGator will not constantly spam you with ads, needs for upgrades and such. The domain is only free the first year, then paid for by you after, but that is the same with most hosting companies.
Is there a Money-Back Guarantee?
HostGator has a 30-day money-back guarantee on almost all of their plans, though there are no free trials.
What About Support?
Support is offered in various methods, including email, blogs, articles, live chat, by phone, FAQ Pages, and so froth. Support response varies depending on the method used, but is usually quite active and responsive.
HostGator - Pros
A money-back guarantee is offered for those who decide that this program is not for them.
There are monthly and yearly billing periods to choose from, with the yearly ones offering the best deals.
Your website can be transferred to HostGator by experts for free within the first 30 days.
They offer video tutorials to help you to do it the right way.
A 99.99% uptime is guaranteed, but if downtime occurs, you will get a month's credit paid into your account.
You can only get discounts on the pricing if you sign up for 1 year or more.
New server installations can take a bit of time.
Other Features and Prices
SEO: Get called by an expert, receive a qoute.
PPC: Pay-per-click. Receive a call from an expert.
Web Design: Have an expert design your site, get a call and a qoute.
CodeGuard: Back-up and safeguard for website. Starting at $1.99 per month.
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Knowing what type of hosting you want and the service you expect in advance will help you to choose the right company without wasting money. Feel free to read the following articles if you are unsure about your needs.
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Please be so kind as to leave a comment and tell us about your experience to help others make a more informed decision.
8 comments:
Thanks for sharing - well appreciated
Another great article and review Christene. I'm not so sure you're completely unbiased on this one, but with the qualities HostGator provides, how could I blame you? I was going to say you forgot to mention the monthly charge but then I looked to the right and saw the HostGator ad for $4.95 a month which is actually about half of what I'm paying on my site right now. So yet again, you've given me some great options to consider for the summer. Thanks!
Thanks Joe, Yes I have great respect for this hosting company, for I had done business with them for a while without any major issues. We are currently running 33 websites on their hosting plan, without having to worry about down-time, bandwidth and space, which is something I absolutely need in order to keep reputation with clients. I am also affiliated with them proudly and most of the time we only use them for the hosting of new clients.
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