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OverviewSince its beginnings back in 2002, HostGator has been providing award-winning web hosting services to bloggers, webmasters, small and big companies. With prices starting at $3.95 a month and a wide range of features, HostGator.com is a major player in its field and a hosting company whose services are worth trying out, whether you are just blogging for fun or you run an eCommerce business. |
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ReliabilityUsing the four data center facilities owned by the Texas-based company The Planet, HostGator guarantees an uptime is 99.9% – one of the highest within the industry. This web hosting provider’s reliability comes also from their weekly backup practice as well as from the company’s transparency policy regarding their resources, personnel and prices. |
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Control PanelOverall, HostGator offers a great package of features, including some advanced functions such as custom crone jobs and error pages. No matter which plan you decide to purchase, all the features and functionalities, from web mail to site builder and files editing, can be accessed in one single place. Moreover, their cPanel 11 interface has a set of themes incorporated so that it is customizable and more user-friendly. |
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ExtrasThose who need a toll-free number for their website’s customer support, should consider the Business Plan. However, note that the calls to this number are free only for US callers. |
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Hosting Packages and PricingHostGator’s offer is varied enough and their prices are very competitive, so you will certainly find a hosting package that suits your website building needs. If you are only at the beginning or you want to try out their services, you can go for the Hatchling Plan that offers unmetered disk space and bandwidth for a single domain at standard prices of $3.95 per month. For those who own several domains, the Baby Plan starting at $5.95 per month is a more suitable option. ECommerce website owners will certainly appreciate the private SSL & IP and the toll free number features included in the Business Plan. |
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SupportHostGator.com offers around the clock support via email, phone or live chat. They have a good FAQ section, containing written instructions and video tutorials. A users’ forum is also available on the site, so you can communicate with other webmasters, get some pieces of advice or share your insights on various matters. Based in Austin and Houston, HostGator’s customer support centers are operated by English native speakers, who are also knowledgeable in their field. |
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ConclusionA convenient web hosting solution, HostGator offers advanced reliable services at competitive prices. Their shared hosting packages are a great choice if you want to get a website up and running in no time. You will benefit from one of the highest uptimes within the industry, good loading speed for your pages and other professional services. |
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Hi…I am looking to get a blog started for my 13-year old so he can post his short stories, songs, and things like that. Not looking to have any e-commerce functionality. Want it to be flexible, professional looking and easy for him to modify, and put basic things like pictures and videos on it. . What platform would you recommend? thanks.
I am looking for a new hosting service but don’t really want to deal with domain and website transfers. Can Hostgator team take care of that for me? How much does it cost?
Hi Donald,
I don’t blame you for feeling that way. Transferring a site can be a real pain. Luckily, HostGator do offer a free domain and content transfer service for new accounts, although there are a few restrictions, depending on your CMS and control panel. If you have more than one site/domain to transfer they’ll quote you on the cost of moving those too. Visit the HostGator site to get started.
Christian