(Thanks lisa for referring me. This site is just over half the price and more reliable than the other hosting service i was using. You were right. i owe you ten bucks).

The uptime has been amazing for me as well as my clients. I honestly can not remember a time where any of our websites were down and that is saying a lot.

The other aspect is that it is affordable. There are other hosting companies out there that might be cheaper, but you will definitely get what you pay for. HostGator’s price is very reasonable and I would pay it any day for the service I receive.

I most certainly would recommend HostGator to anyone looking for a reliable, knowledgeable hosting company.

HostGator support is the most admirable part of their hosting service. I often chat with the staff (also for learning). The HostGator support staff never fails to help. The reply to support tickets is also quick (30 minutes to 4 hours usually). The HostGator support documentation (including the videos) is very useful and anybody (with cpanel hosting) can use them for learning and troubleshooting. I am also very happy with the uptime (it is more than 99.9 per cent). My shared hosting plan with HostGator is just perfect for my hosting needs. I have many online friends with HostGator and not one of them is unhappy with their service.

I am also a follower of the HostGator blog. On the company blog you will find many honest posts by the CEO about the company’s genesis and other aspects. HostGator keeps donating huge sums for social causes and that is something that definitely makes you proud. The HostGator forums, twitter account and Facebook page is also full of interaction and useful posts.

HostGator is a company that cares for customers and good service more than the profit. I trust them for my hosting and recommend the company for your hosting needs: shared reseller or dedicated. TRUST HOSTGATOR AND IT WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN! HostGator presently hosts 2,500,000 domains including my primary domain vikas-gupta.in. HostGator is a big company but not at all arrogant. They really care and love doing what they do.

Your first impression of Hostgator when you visit their site may be a little mu. There are so much information to absorb, but if you sit down and absorb that information, it’s worth it. Hostgator have plans that suits everybody, whether it be the family photoalbum or a highly active community site.

The uptime of their servers are amazing, with the other hosts it wasn’t unusual that my site was down every now and then. As long as I’ve been with Hostgator, close to 6 months now, I’ve never experienced un-scheduled down-time. They also schedule down-time for server upgrades and similar and tell you in good time, so they are reliable.

As for the usability I have to give them five stars. When you order a package you get an email with detailed instructions of what to do, your new Nameservers and the client login system. After you’ve logged in and checked your invoices you get another email with instructions on how to access your cPanel. Hostgator run the fairly standard install of cPanel which is almost a standard in webhosting today. With the cPanel you also get Fantastico DeLuxe which allows you to install WordPress, Joomla and Drupal in a few clicks.

As for the support it’s another matter, they are good, but not great. They actually answer the phone and emails, and they do it fairly quick, nothing to say on that one. Their staff are also the first support people that I’ve spoken to who cares about the customer, with other hosts they have seemed to loom down on the user feeling that they, the staff are superior, but not with Hostgator. However, when it comes to live chat they can be really slow, and I mean really slow, I’ve been there for more than 15 minutes without an answer. However, their support is still better than many other.

In conclusion I would say that Hostgator is one of the best, if not the best, host out there today. There is a reason it has become a so big and famous company.

When you order from them you get the standard updated cPanel which almost every webhost uses, with the cPanel you also get Fantastico. You also get support. Hostgator’s support is amazing, it’s the first webhost support I’ve worked with which actualy did pick up the phone, answer the emails fast or didn’t ignore you on live chat. They are also the first support I’ve taled to which didn’t treat me like I was worth less than them. They treat you as an equal human being. You may notice that I gave them onl four out of five stars on the Customer Support rating, that is mainly because it can take up to 15 minutes to get response on live chat although when you get a response it was worth the wait.

The price of the hosting is unbelievable, you get so much value for your money. If you take into consideration that you get amazing support, close to no downtime and excellent usability you may have found the perfect host.

From there, Hostgator registers the web address name to your hosting account. This can be seen as a slight disadvantage. If you would like to make web address changes on your account, you’ve to know how to adjust web address name servers yourself, and do it through with Registry Rocket.

However, if you don’t want to annoy with making changes like this, just send Hostgator an email and they’ll do it for you, no charge. Hostgator has good uptime, and they don’t bug you with marketing offers.

Hostgator rates for hosting and web address purchasing are mid range in cost for a web hosting. But, they do accept promo codes, which can save you a couple dollars here and there.