{"id":2016,"date":"2012-06-25T03:24:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T03:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ameersalim.com\/?p=2016"},"modified":"2021-12-30T10:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T10:00:42","slug":"web-hosting-reviews-hostgator-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masteryace.com\/blog\/web-hosting-reviews-hostgator-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Hosting Reviews – HostGator Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Readers,<\/p>\n

I have been using HostGator hosting services<\/a> since 2nd of August 2011 and am still using it right now (Update: not anymore since November 2013)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To be frank, HostGator is the most talked about web hosting company that is being promoted by the vast majority of Internet Marketers. It is the main reason why I decided to write on hostgator review<\/strong>. Actually I didn’t like HostGator right from the start. It’s just that the name and website design do not appeal much to my eyes. And maybe I have been so used to using big web hosting companies that own their own datacenters until I ignored HostGator completely from my own shortlist of web hosting companies. Whenever I wish to recommend a web hosting company to someone, I normally point them to LiquidWeb.<\/p>\n

Anyway, after I had sold off my main sites, as written in this post<\/a>, I no longer need to use a Virtual Private Server (VPS) since I have stopped promoting and hosting huge video files that need high demand of bandwidth. So I began searching for a shared hosting instead. Since everyone has been recommending HostGator, I decided to try them out.<\/p>\n

I sent out a few emails and chat with the staff regarding a few pre-sales questions. I was quite surprised at first because the speed of the replies were fast and accurate. I wasn’t expecting this kind of response especially from a web hosting company who is a reseller. After getting all the replies that I needed, I proceeded with the order using a discounted coupon.<\/p>\n

I ordered the reseller plan since I have a few sites to host, in which I need each of them to have a separate cPanel login account. I’m also selling a few web hosting accounts to my closest friends.<\/p>\n

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First payment to Host Gator. The first month was at a promotional price of $0.01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


\nComing To 11 Months And Still Counting… (Update: Not anymore)<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

It has now been almost 11 months with HostGator and I have absolutely not encountered any problems with my server and their support staff. In fact, I am extremely delighted in the manner and speed of the support staff in handling all of my support tickets. They were absolutely brilliant and wonderful. ALL of my support requests were answered promptly and professionally. The staff were extremely helpful<\/strong> in trying to help resolve any problems that I encountered.<\/p>\n

In terms of security, never did I encounter any security breach except for one of my client’s site that was hacked. It turned out that he was still using a very old version of Joomla script that contains a few security exploits. So the cause of it wasn’t due to an unsecured server, rather an exploit from an old version of a script. So it’s my client’s fault, not HostGator. All of HostGator’s shared and reseller hosting are also fully managed servers<\/strong> with 24 hours, 7 days a week with support.<\/p>\n


\nThe Client’s Admin Area<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Like most web hosting companies, HostGator also offers a client admin area for complete account control. The clean interface makes it easy for anyone to be able to understand on how manage their accounts. Below is a screenshot image that I took from my own client admin area:<\/p>\n

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Host Gator’s Client Admin Area – Main Overview<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the screen-shot above, you can see how easy it is to manage your account from the client’s admin area. Anyway, here’s my conclusion for my review on HostGator based on my current 11 months (and still counting) experience<\/strong> with them:<\/p>\n


\nThe Pros:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n