HostMonster vs. HostGator for SEO?

10 years ago

If your blog is large enough that it lags with your current hosting package then you can go for a VPS otherwise you can just use a shared hosting solution and assign dedicated IPs to all your websites so that each website will have its's own IP address.

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deepakrajput

10 years ago

Till Now i am using Host gator since more than 6-7 years, I think it is the better hosting for server response as well as for ranking, prices etc.

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alvinchua91

10 years ago

Hostgator is pretty good, one of the more stable and fast response live chat company.

Just use hostgator.

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MikeFriedman

10 years ago

HostMonster and HostGator both suck. I would avoid them both for anything I care about.

Why do you think you need different IP addresses? If these are just for business sites that are related to eachother, there is no need.

If it is because you are trying to hide the footprint of some private network, that is different, and there are far cheaper options than HostMonster or HostGator.

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Dentist

10 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

HostMonster and HostGator both suck. I would avoid them both for anything I care about.

Why do you think you need different IP addresses? If these are just for business sites that are related to eachother, there is no need.

If it is because you are trying to hide the footprint of some private network, that is different, and there are far cheaper options than HostMonster or HostGator.

They are not for a blog network, however they are for a number of clients and we have used similar SEO methods for and they are on the same industry, so I prefer to have them on separate IPs to reduce the risks, and since they are for clients, the up time and other characteristics of the hosting are important too.

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kpmedia

10 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

HostMonster and HostGator both suck.

It's the same host -- same company. (EIG is the real host.)

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

A Small Orange.

EIG again.

Originally Posted by yukon

Hostgator is fine, I've been using them with no problems.

Hostgator has been down multiple times in the past year. Not just a server, but the entire EIG datacenter -- all Hostgator, Bluehost, Hostmonster, Justhost, etc. So the only way to have "no problems" is to simply not pay attention. (You may have not noticed, but the problems were there.)

Originally Posted by patco

but too often it's hard to pay high amount,

Not only is EIG not best, it's more expensive than better host.

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yukon

Banned 10 years ago

Originally Posted by kpmedia

Hostgator has been down multiple times in the past year. Not just a server, but the entire EIG datacenter -- all Hostgator, Bluehost, Hostmonster, Justhost, etc. So the only way to have "no problems" is to simply not pay attention. (You may have not noticed, but the problems were there.)

You always say that & always promoting hosting as a direct HG competitor.

My HG hosted pages are still ranked, my sites are still up.

I have considered changing host for future sites but that would only be to lower cost on a large multi-site project. I might eventually test Namecheap as a host considering the project would be low volume local traffic per site, so really all I would care about is uptime & low cost.

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chris_87

10 years ago

Originally Posted by MikeFriedman

Why do you think you need different IP addresses? If these are just for business sites that are related to eachother, there is no need.

Hey Mike,

When you reuse the same host, do you create a new account per website or reuse the existing account that you had? In other words, one account and one site, or one account and multiple sites on the same host?

Thanks in advance.

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nik0

Banned 10 years ago

Avoid Hostgator at all costs, especially in case you want to host network sites.

Something totally different, I just got the same invoice 5 times and waiting more then 24 hours for a response on this bug, while the reminders and threats keep on coming.

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yukon

Banned 10 years ago

Originally Posted by nik0

Avoid Hostgator at all costs, especially in case you want to host network sites.

Something totally different, I just got the same invoice 5 times and waiting more then 24 hours for a response on this bug, while the reminders and threats keep on coming.

Lol at the drama.

You can't prove HG is a problem with PBNs.

Most likely it's your link profile.

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nettiapina

10 years ago

Originally Posted by chris_87

When you reuse the same host, do you create a new account per website or reuse the existing account that you had? In other words, one account and one site, or one account and multiple sites on the same host?

I'm not Mike or Yukon, but perhaps you don't mind... Depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you're running a couple of normal business sites, using the same account should be fine in most cases. If you're trying to reduce footprints strap your tin foil hat as tight as you can.

A corporation I know is running 7 company sites from just one hosting account and WP instance, and that's never been an issue according to their SEO agencies (2 at least). Well, there's not that much the agencies could ask them to do in that particular scenario...

If you want your sites on different servers/networks, do ask the host before ordering the account. Otherwise you may end up on the same cluster/cloud as your other sites.

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MikeFriedman

10 years ago

A couple I like are

Digital Ocean
A Small Orange
FatCow (although I'm a little worried since they are under the EIG banner)
HawkHost

Have not had any problems with any of those.

Digital Ocean offers some pretty good prices on dedicated servers.

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yukon

Banned 10 years ago

Originally Posted by Dentist

Also, HostGator seems to give you more space for uploading YouTube videos on WordPress blogs,

Youtube videos aren't uploaded to self hosted sites, they use embed code that's only hotlinking to YT. In other words it doesn't cost you a penny in bandwidth for having a YT video on your self hosted page.

Hostgator is fine, I've been using them with no problems. My next site will probably be hosted at Namecheap only because they have lower prices. Anyone test Namecheap hosting yet?

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Dentist

10 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

Youtube videos aren't uploaded to self hosted sites, they use embed code that's only hotlinking to YT. In other words it doesn't cost you a penny in bandwidth for having a YT video on your self hosted page.

Hostgator is fine, I've been using them with no problems. My next site will probably be hosted at Namecheap only because they have lower prices. Anyone test Namecheap hosting yet?

For a while I was trying to upload videos directly to WordPress posts for SEO purposes instead of uploading them to YouTube and then embedding them on WordPress post. It was a 10MB upload limit on media files on HostMonster vs. 64MB on HostGator.

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yukon

Banned 10 years ago

Originally Posted by Dentist

For a while I was trying to upload videos directly to WordPress posts for SEO purposes instead of uploading them to YouTube and then embedding them on WordPress post. It was a 10MB upload limit on media files on HostMonster vs. 64MB on HostGator.

You would be better off using the old Vimeo embed code & forget about uploading YT videos on your self hosted pages. That way you get SEO + zero bandwidth on your own payed host.

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chris_87

10 years ago

Originally Posted by yukon

Hostgator is fine, I've been using them with no problems. My next site will probably be hosted at Namecheap only because they have lower prices. Anyone test Namecheap hosting yet?

Yukon,

When you use hostgator for your sites do you keep it all under one account? Or do you create multiple accounts per site in an attempt to get the sites on separate boxes?

Thanks in advance.

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MoreTricks

10 years ago

Hostmonster offers IP addition to your account, you can just purchase IP address and can assign it to your account.It will be the easier task than moving all your sites to another host!!

Or else you can purchase web hosting from other hosting providers like hostgator bluehost, justhost etc.

Remember that all these hosting services are owned by the same Endurance group!!!.Only the difference in plans and pricing!!

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Dentist

10 years ago

Originally Posted by MoreTricks

Hostmonster offers IP addition to your account, you can just purchase IP address and can assign it to your account.It will be the easier task than moving all your sites to another host!!

Or else you can purchase web hosting from other hosting providers like hostgator bluehost, justhost etc.

Remember that all these hosting services are owned by the same Endurance group!!!.Only the difference in plans and pricing!!

Not quite sure which one is eventually cheaper for lots of domains. Paying for IPs for each and get a plan that covers unlimited IPs. I have to check.

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Dentist

10 years ago

BTW, I am not sure if this is a factor or not. Another question is if you want to sell some of the websites in future, it is probably easier to have a separate control panel for each domain (although I don't know if that is necessary).

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yukon

Banned 10 years ago

Originally Posted by Dentist

BTW, I am not sure if this is a factor or not. Another question is if you want to sell some of the websites in future, it is probably easier to have a separate control panel for each domain (although I don't know if that is necessary).

That doesn't matter. Just push the domain & change the name servers over to the buyers own host.

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10 years ago

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yukon

Banned 10 years ago

Originally Posted by abdullahamilon1

Both HostGator and HostMonster are famous hosting providers, but honestly, HostMonster is better than HostGator for personal and small business blogging.

Better in what way (better price?)?

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patco

10 years ago

Hostgator is good yes. It's our preferred hosting, but too often it's hard to pay high amount, so be sure to use any coupons!

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Dentist 10 years ago

Originally Posted by patco

Hostgator is good yes. It's our preferred hosting, but too often it's hard to pay high amount, so be sure to use any coupons!

Do I need a reseller plan for that?
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- kpmedia 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dentist
  
  Do I need a reseller plan for that?
  
  If you want a good reseller host, look at Veerotech, Stream101 or Site5.
  
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mehrishaly

10 years ago

Hostgator hosting is good comparatively I highly recommended

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