Hostgator’s 10th Birthday

szury — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:32:28 +0000

Hostgator is my favorite web host, and it will be 10 years old on October 22nd. Hostgator is also the host of choice of our visitors, not only because it always has some kind of deal going on, but also because of its great support team and unbeatable price. On this day you will get following deal:

- 40% off your first invoice (unlimited web hosting is only $2.95 this way)
- domains for $5 (cheaper then other providers)
- no coupon code is needed, as it’s automatically active.

Hostgator and Joomla

szury — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:25:14 +0000

Businesses whether small or large, today need cyber presence to reach to far-flung areas and customers in remote areas. Any website, which appears on the internet, needs a hosting company to host it. It is the job of the hosting company to manage and support the business domains online. Therefore, the importance of choosing a good hosting company, which provides the required services at affordable prices, is not undermined. HostGator is one such hosting company, which provides VPS, shared, dedicated and reseller hosting services at highly competitive, yet affordable prices. With more than 400,000 clients in several countries, HostGator is surely amongst the leading hosting service providers.

HostGator, as a hosting company provides a wide variety of features enabling businesses of all stature to use its services without much ado. Moreover, it provides the hosting at highly affordable prices making it a popular choice for customers looking for cheap yet the best hosting service. The customer support provided by HostGator is incomparable with other similar hosting companies. One can contact the CSD round the clock, by telephone, live chat or email and all modes are answered, immediately. Check out the Hostgator review.

Joomla can be described as a Content Management System, which helps one build and manage websites along with several other applications. Being an open-source solution Joomla can be used freely by anyone wishing to maintain a website. The popularity of Joomla lies in its extensibility and ease of use. Joomla, being CMS software, is able to manage the entire content of one’s website. The content may include text, pictures, documents, videos, music etc. The best thing about Joomla being a CMS software is that requires no technical knowledge and skill to use it. Moreover, the management of the content is effectively handles by the software and the user does not need to do this.

Considering HostGator and Joomla together, the combination works well as the cPanel server provided by HostGator offers a conducive backdrop to Joomla. Clients using Joomla with HostGator hosting vouch for the efficiency and effectiveness of HostGator services. The Fantastico De Luxe script, which comes preinstalled with the HostGator service, provides easy installation of Joomla, with a single click. The process takes just five minutes and it can be carried out by a person having no technical knowledge of the same.

HostGator as a hosting company provides services to website owners of all sizes. These may range from single users to Fortune 500 companies. Therefore, with varying requirements and necessities, these businesses get unmatched hosting services from HostGator. Working on similar lines, Joomla being a free open-source program caters to the needs of various individuals and business owners, who wish to build and maintain websites. These websites could be of varying nature and include eCommerce sites, corporate websites, online magazines, publications, newspapers, organizational or non-profit websites, small business websites, personal homepages, school websites etc. A combination of HostGator and Joomla therefore, works well as both complement and support each other. Since the requirements of Joomla are fulfilled by the cPanel servers of HostGator quite effectively, there is no need to look for any other hosting provider.

Use the coupon code: GATOREXCLUSIVE to get a $9.90 discount on Hostgator.

HostGator and WordPress

szury — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:13:00 +0000

Before we begin to study the combination of HostGator and WordPress, it is imperative to understand the meaning of each separately. When one surfs the internet, he comes across various websites in the process. These websites are displayed on the internet by the hosting companies, which project the websites on to the World Wide Web. From there the websites find place in the search engine ranking due to the SEO efforts. Therefore, the hosting companies, which host the websites, are highly important.

HostGator is one such hosting company, which in a short time span has created a niche market for itself. It not only offers a wide range of features to the websites but it also offers these services at very reasonable prices. Catering to businesses of all sizes, HostGator has been able to take up the hosting services for over 1% of the entire internet traffic and this is lot of business.

WordPress on the other hand is a software program, which is web based and is a platform for users to post in their blogs, forum messages or maintain a website. MySQL and PHP power the WordPress, which, in other words is also referred as the Content Management System. WordPress contains several features, the template system and the plug-in architecture being the top ones.

When a business owner or a simple person wants to maintain a WordPress powered website or blog, he would look for a hosting company to host his website. WordPress works best with Linux hosting system and therefore, the HostGator is the ideal option available. Other requirements of WordPress include a minimum 4.3 version of PHP, 4.1.2 version of MySQL database, Nginx or Apache server and suPHP for security. These requirements are ideally fulfilled by HostGator, which provides services at the most reasonable prices compared to other hosting companies. As a customer seeking hosting services, you would want easy installation of the WordPress, without any hassles and great support from the hosting company.

HostGator in this regard fulfills all aspects very well and therefore, it is recommended as the best option for a host of a WordPress site. Since it provides shared hosting as well, one can take up the services as required by his website. The Hatchling and Baby packages provided by HostGator, offers single and unlimited domains, respectively. For those who have higher domain needs can go for dedicated hosting or VPS hosting from HostGator.

It is easy to install WordPress with HostGator as it provides the cPanel with Fantastico De Luxe. The QuickInstall (Beta) offered by HostGator enables easy installation of more software like Forum software, Blog Software, chat software, Content Management System, eCommerce software, social networking software etc.
Therefore, one can safely assume that HostGator and WordPress work well together. High quality in-time customer support is the USP of HostGator. Since there is no contract between HostGator and WordPress, there is no binding on any party to continue the setup, if unhappy. HostGator and WordPress, therefore, compliment each other and provide a healthy and supportive environment to work.

Make sure you use the coupon code: GATOREXCLUSIVE to get a $10 discount off your next order.

Hostgator coupon code – August 2011

szury — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:20:46 +0000

We’ve analyzed the most popular web hosting companies and the conclusion is that overall Hostgator is the best webhost for personal websites, small businesses, wordpress and Joomla sites.

2011 has been another great year for Hostgator and August is a great time to sign up to them. Hostgator decided to give something back if you enter the coupon code: GATOREXCLUSIVE then you will get $10 off of your next order.

Hostgator payment methods:

HG accepts the most popular payment methods: credit and debit cards, Paypal, cash, check and money orders as well as Western Union (not recommended) and Bank Wire.

Use the coupon code: GATOREXCLUSIVE to get a $10 discount.

Is HostGator Good or Bad?

szury — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:28:40 +0000

The increased usage of the internet and that of businesses beyond boundaries has made it necessary for highly informative and comprehensive websites. To uplink a website to the internet, one requires a host as this task cannot be done by oneself. Web hosting is the allocation of the space on the internet so that the website is visible to the world. Web hosting companies having powerful computers called the servers allocate space to the websites.

HostGator is one such hosting company, which in a short time span has risen to be amongst the best hosting companies in the industry. To be able to decide whether HostGator is a good host or a bad one, we have to analyze it on various aspects.

Reliable with the best uptime:

It has been observed that HostGator provides the best uptime, that of 99.9% prevalent in the hosting industry. This means that as a host it is stable and reliable. There are no downtimes as HostGator has a data center of its own. The reliability quotient of the company can be further ascertained from the fact that it offers money back and 99.9% uptime guarantee for 45 days.

Multiple plans to host unlimited domains:

The users are not limited to hosting single domains as the various packages offered by HostGator include unlimited disk storage and bandwidth. Therefore, users with multiple websites can host them with a single account with HostGator.

Multiple choices to upgrade:

HostGator being amongst the leaders in the hosting industry offers multiple choices to upgrade. This means that a website hosted with HostGator, if requires a higher level of hosting can go for the dedicated, VPS, reseller or other type of hosting. Therefore, without worrying about disk storage or bandwidth at an increased cost, websites have the opportunity to grow with HostGator.

Environment and user friendly:

The USP of HostGator is their unmatched service to their clients. There have never been negative reviews regarding the customer support of the company. Live chat, email and telephone, are the modes through which customers can get their queries answered round the clock. The company has turned environment friendly lately with the usage of wind power for cooling their servers.

HostGator having the following benefits when compared to other hosting services is no doubt the number one choice of several companies, small or large. The company has several web hosting plans suitable for all pockets. With the most advanced equipment and an unmatched customer service, HostGator is the favorite hosting company. Some people might argue that the price of the company is slightly higher than that of other companies. However, price is no comparison to the features that HostGator provides. Cheap web hosting companies may surely be charging less for their services, but the quality of service is a huge deterrent for choosing such a service. Moreover, when one compares the monthly spending on the hosting service, a difference of $2 or $3 bears no importance.

As a web-hosting client, one looks for great features and add-ons, ease of use and excellent support from the company. HostGator in this regard fares very well in all these aspects and therefore is the correct choice if one is looking for a stable and reliable web hosting company.

Get $10 off on your next order with the HostGator coupon code: GATOREXCLUSIVE

HostGator Vs Godaddy

szury — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:27:52 +0000

When it comes to choosing a hosting company for the launch of your website, you cannot compromise. With the increase in the usage of internet, virtual presence in the cyber world is as important as the physical presence. Whether it is a large business or a small one, it needs to have a web address so that it is exposed to the audience at large. Global business opportunities have further enhanced the need of businesses establishing online presence. Websites, to appear on the internet need a host. There are several hosting companies like HostGator, Godaddy etc. It is now up to the customers to choose the best hosting company, which provides the best features at the most affordable prices.

Here we are comparing HostGator with Godaddy. While HostGator is the leading hosting company providing unmatched services for shared, dedicated, reseller and VPS hosting, Godaddy has the highest number of domain registrations. The comparisons are being made under several heads, which makes it easier to point out the better hosting company.

Features and Control Panel: (winner: Hostgator)

The control panel used by Godaddy is a custom control one, while HostGator uses the cPanel. The custom control panel when compared with the cPanel lacks on several features and add-ons. The Fantastico script installer provided with cPanel makes installing various other programs with ease. On the other hand, the Godaddy’s control panel is not user friendly and advanced users are not happy using it.

Performance and uptime: (winner: both)

The uptime provided by HostGator tests the best among the various hosting companies in the industry. The uptime provided by Godaddy has been being mixed reviews by the users. The industry standard uptime is 99.9% and HostGator has been giving this uptime, consistently.

Price: (winner: Godaddy*)

When it comes to prices of the two hosting companies, Godaddy fares a little better, as it is cheaper than HostGator. However, this aspect is nullified with the many features, which HostGator provides but are lacking on Godaddy. Most plans available under Godaddy for a shorter period are less than those of HostGator are, but usually customers like more features and therefore, opt for HostGator. Besides this, if you use a coupon code* then you can get a cheap deal from HG as well.

Support: (winner: Hostgator)

Though both the hosting companies provide round the clock support for their clients, HostGator fares better than Godaddy because the latter lacks the personal touch provided by the former. HostGator takes care of queries even if they are not the usual ones, whereas Godaddy offers a link to the FAQ section or the terms and service. Therefore, customer support provided by HostGator is far better than Godaddy or for that matter any other hosting company.

Therefore, in totality HostGator scores on all aspects except may be the price (but there are some great Hostgator coupons). However, those who seek better features for a slightly higher price go for HostGator. Reliability and stability are other aspects in favor of HostGator. Godaddy maybe having better domain registrations but HostGator is definitely the best host. The instant support provided by the technical team of HostGator solves the client’s queries in real time, enhancing the performance and usability of the websites.

If you still think that Godaddy is better then sign up here to get a great deal.

Winner: Hostgator (use coupon code: GATOREXCLUSIVE to get $10 off)

Hostgator cPanel

szury — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:19:08 +0000

Basically cPanel is a user friendly control panel with a graphical interface that makes it easier to control the hosting of your websites.

cPanel features:

Usually a cPanel has following features: addon domains, subdomains, file manager, mysql, fantastico. Fantastico is where you install CMS software like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla.

Hostgator is famous for its great cPanel. Not only does it load fast, but it also updated to the latest version with a unique theme and unique features. Hostgator does support PHP5.

How to login to the Hostgator cPanel:

It’s simple. You just have to know your site’s IP address. Just go to your browser (ie: firefox) and type in http://100.10.10.10/cpanel
If your domain is linked already to Hostgator (via domain registrar) then you can use the domain name: http://www.yourdomainnamehere.com/cpanel or http://cpanel.yourdomainname.com/.

You will get the login information in your welcome email from Hostgator. Remember that you won’t be able to login to your cPanel if you haven’t paid the first invoice or if your account has been flagged.

If you don’t have a Hostgator account yet, then give them a try. Hostgator is the #1 hosting company in the opinion of thousands of users. Use the coupon code GATOREXCLUSIVE to get an exclusive $10 off.

Hostgator coupon – July 2011

szury — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:30:26 +0000

It’s a great time to register an account with HostGator this month. There are two coupons that you can choose from. Each one of them will give you a unique discount on hostgator.com. You can’t use both hostgator coupons. Just use the one that suits you best and gives you the most discount.

GATOREXCLUSIVE (gives you $10 off)

LETSPAYLESS (gives you 25% off)

Hostgator can also help you if you are moving to them from another host. They offer following services for free: domain transfer, file transfer, database transfer, script transfers.