Is Hostgators Hosting Service Right For You? Hostgators service is used by many people as they are one of the top website hosting providers. They claim that the domains hosted on behalf of their 225,000 customers account for about 1% of the world’s internet traffic. They are based in Texas but have customers in 200 countries around the world. They offer shared, reseller, VPS and dedicated hosting so provide an upgrade path as a website grows. Hostgators basic shared hosting starts at $4.95 per month which is based on paying 36 months in advance. However, one key benefit of Hostgators service for many people is that they are one of the few hosts which allow users to sign up and actually pay monthly, albeit at a higher monthly cost. You can then cancel at any time. It is only at the dedicated server level that Hostgator offer Windows hosting, their other services are all Linux based. Provided you are looking for a Linux service (and most people are – unless there is some special reason to use Windows) the Hostgators service will provide what you need. In common with most hosting companies these days Hostgators packages include resources on an “unlimited” basis, which at least keeps it simple. Most new users are looking for a service that:
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Is easy to use – cPanel is provided as part of Hostgators service and this includes Fantastico for easy installations of software such as WordPress.
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Has minimal downtime – there is a 99.9% uptime guarantee. No host can offer 100% uptime as some maintenance is always required. Where necessary this is done during the night in Texas which may occasionally be inconvenient for users elsewhere in the world.
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Loads fast – Hostgators service is fine in this respect, in my experience.
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Offers good support – Support is provided by phone, email and chat. I have used this service a few times and have been impressed. When I queried the slow loading of my sites a very helpful person ran a trace route to prove to me that the problem was with the network at my end.
I believe that Hostgators service provides the above. I have noticed that most internet marketers seem to use Hostgator and if it is good enough for the professionals …..