HostGator Review
Review of Hostgator: A portal enabling web hosting
Introduction – HostGator
What is there in the “Name”? There is certainly a lot more to it especially when someone is looking for experience, quality and expertise in web hosting. The web hosting site which we are referring here is www.hostgator.com. Talking of Experience and Expertise it is important to mention that the count of Domains hosted by this website is currently standing at a staggering figure of 1,800,000. This number is supplemented by the fact that the website provides for unflinching customer service and comprehensive. In addition to this, Hostgator provides its customers with so many features like - Hosting plans having attributes of unlimited Disk Space and Bandwidth, 45 days Money Back Guarantee, free site builder(which allows the users to create new websites in matter of minutes only), 24×7 support to name a few. And these are available at very competitive rates complemented by high quality support to the business. This website has simply carved a unique niche for itself in the domain of web hosting.
Features
Hostgator is planning to introduce windows hosting in near future. At the moment, it provides for an extensive Linux based web hosting. The various packages available under this category are the Hatchling, Baby and Business. These packages support the various features including WordPress Hosting, My SQL databases, FrontPage, Python, E-Mail hosting services like POP3 accounts, Mailing Lists, Spam Assassin, and SMTP. Along with this the “dedicated” control panel includes some extended options like PW Protected Directories, phpMyAdmin, Instant Guestbook, Instant PHPnuke, and Redirect URL. Hostgator also provides for various e-commerce features like the osCommerce, Zen Cart, and Cube Cart. On an all, the buyer is certain to get more than he is paying for with so many extra features and an unparallel customer support.
Reseller Plans
Hostgator also provides for Reseller Hosting plan where the user can set his/her own web hosting company with reselling rights. This plan gives access to various supportive tools and techniques to the user which will enable him/her to “get going”. The user can create unlimited number of websites categorized under various customized packages, prices and brand along with the complete ownership rights of the money which the user collects. The reseller hosting account control panel called the web host manager allows for the creation of customer accounts which they can further use for administering their websites and creating subdomains, setting up or crating email addresses, changing password without any iota of dependence over others. The various features of the Reseller Hosting plans includes the Private Name Servers, Free Website templates (about 4500 along with flash templates), along with the facility to create FTP accounts, domains etc. The accounts which the user sets up will have features like CGI, fast CGI and Free PHP/Perl Module Installation etc plus the Website/FTP statistics like AWstats, Webalizer, and Raw Log Manager etc. The user can also opt for optional services like the Site Builder and chillisoft ASP.
Dedicated Hosting & Uptime
Under the”Dedicated servers category” this website provides for the exclusive web servers for both Windows and Linux operating systems. The dedicated servers offer various advantages like enhanced levels of security, high speed and faster uptime. The recent stats of Uptime are given below:-
The windows servers can be set up with any version of the ASP with the three databases namely, Access, MySQL and MsSQL. The packages available are Windows Basic, Standard, Elite and the Windows Pro which use the Intel’s Xeon class of Processors. They are supplemented with high DDR Memory and a high capacity hard drive. The Linux dedicated servers come pre installed with Streaming video/music, CGI, PHP, JSP, Front page, Image Magick etc. The web tools supported by the Linux servers include the E-Mail alias, the Auto Responders, IMAP, SMTP, Spam Assassins etc. All this is available at a relatively lesser cost.
Coupons
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Affiliate program to generate extra revenues
The user is also provided with an Affiliate program where the user can earn money for referring the website to the others. For doing the same the user has to create an affiliate account with the website. No membership fee is charged form the user. This provides an opportunity to the user for converting “the existing traffic into sales”.
Contact details
For more information please reach Hostgator at :-
E-mail
sales@hostgator.com
billing@hostgator.com
support@hostgator.com
Phone
1-866-96-GATOR (1-866-964-2867) 24/7 sales and support line 1-561-353-1164
Fax
1-703-797-1837
Truly, The Hostgator has acquired the attribute of being a reliable host providing for high customer satisfaction levels. It stands for and delivers what it “Promises”.
