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In order to produce a fair HostGator Review I have spent some time reading user comments
posted on various sites in case my own experience was not representative.
Hostgator have been in the hosting business since 2002 and are one of the top hosting
companies, hosting over 4 million websites. They offer three shared hosting plans plus VPS
(Virtual Private Server) hosting and dedicated server hosting.
In common with many other hosts the services are Linux based until you get to the dedicated
server level when Windows is an option. If you need Windows hosting for any reason, then you will
need to look elsewhere but Linux is best for most users.
Prices start at $4.95 per month (based on paying 36 months in advance) but, unusually in the
hosting business, HostGator do allow you to sign up and actually pay monthly albeit at a higher
charge. Several users commented that this was the deciding factor in picking HostGator but in any
case there is a 45 day Money Back Guarantee and there is no contract so you can cancel at any
time.
HostGators service is user friendly, offering cPanel for controlling everything and Fantastico for
easy installation of popular software, including WordPress. An uptime guarantee is given and the
general view was that the technical service is very good. I did see one or two complaints about
certain technologies not being supported but the website sets out what they do support and this
will be fine for the vast majority of users.
Support is an area in which HostGator has a very good reputation and there were lots of
comments praising them. I have always found the support staff to be helpful and to be prepared to
offer advice even where the problem was not theirs.
Inevitably there were a few less positive comments, usually related to financial rather than
technical issues, but no company is ever going to please everybody. HostGator issue coupon
codes which give a discount on the first invoice, which is a common practice amongst hosting
companies. HostGator do a better job than many of their competitors is making the terms of this
offer clear but there are still users who are unhappy come renewal time when they are charged at
the standard rates.
Overall the many user comments I read backed up my own opinion that HostGator is a good safe
option for web hosting and whilst it may not be the cheapest out there, the small extra cost will
seem well worthwhile if you get stuck and need help.
Andy Nataghi is an enthusiast and writer about all things technical and has a particular interest in
web hosting. This HostGator review is one of a series he is publishing. To see more information
regarding HostGator, including a coupon code, please click the link above. For general information
on hosting please visit http://website-hosting-plans.com
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