fin

I've used Bluehost for a year. I love it and it's been great for me.

I need to use more adult material on one of my sites, so after all the great things i've seen about Hostgator, I decided to change over.

I've still not moved all my sites over. I've also seen a few complaints recently.

Is it still as good as it used to be. I'm sure it is, but a few nods of heads would be nice.

Cheers
fin

Sheryl Polomka

I would say yes. I have used Hostgator for years and always been happy with their service.

absolutelee

I've used HG for years. I was happy with their service, until they unplugged one of my sites because it got so much traffic from the WF so fast they couldn't deal with it. 3 hours later, the issue was resolved, and I don't think I lost a lot of money, but it was a fair amount of stress. I suspect that might happen at BH also, but I've never heard of it.

UMS

I have Bluehost and Hostgator accounts. I've found Hostgator to be much better in terms of support and uptime.

MikeTucker

I live in Houston, and I've actually been to their office... Yikes!!! So, I'll never use them.

BUT, they do have some great reviews from a lot of very respected marketers, so they're obviously doing something right.

Miguelito203

I'm a fan of Host Gator. The customer service is good. In the years I've had it, my site has gone down once, but they were already aware of it and on the job by the time I got through to customer service. It wasn't down too long.

Joey

UMS

Care to expand on that?

money fan

Hostgator is still great plus they use 130% wind energy so that helps pollution!

TMG Jason

I've been using the "Baby Plan" for a few months now on a few sites, and it's been rock solid. The only slowdowns I have had were from some WordPress "social" plugins which were having trouble accessing some of the social sites like Reddit and LinkedIn (which is obviously not HostGator's fault).

Leonardo Silva

Yes, I also think so. Hostgator was my second choice after BrainHost and I didn't need to try any other web hosting company.

What I really love about Hostgator is their support with Live Chat. You always get someone to chat instantly and they are kind and helpful.

If the agents are not able to deal with your request at that moment, they promptly submit a support ticket for you and everything is resolved very fast.

Hope that helps.

Awesomo

Used to be with them but somehow I find my site takes a long time to upload even though I'm on a reseller account. In the end I cancelled and switch to site5. But I must say HG's service is good. They actually gave me one month free hosting to test with their servers in India instead of the US in an attempt to retain me.

OO

Hostgator has been very reliable overall for me. They are pretty consistent.

LBspeaks

YES.

Their 24X7 support is top notch...

Kom

"YES"

Because I dont speak perfect english, I give you short answer ..

KOM

Damielle

Been using them over a year now and have no complaints. The Cpanel is easy to use and they offer a lot o great services with the hosting.

I recommend them to everyone.

JudeS

HG is the best. However do believe Adult is not allowed as per TOS. Try Amazon cloud.

SteveTanabe

I have had JustHost, iPage, and some other smaller hosting companies host my websites and so far I think HostGator is #1. The deciding factor was the customer support and their speedy action when I needed it.


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I webs design

I used to work at HG and I don't see any probs with their office...It's top of the line with brand new machines and 2 large flat screen monitors at every desk...We have a great break room with a large flat screen TV, xbox 360, ping pong table, and pool table....Not to mention the work-out room that we have with treadmill's, weights, and Tv's.

So I really don't know what you mean by that....:|

Yes they do allow adult sites

Antivirus

As an internet marketer, it is important to choose a great web hosting company for your sites. There’s nothing worse then paying for traffic to a site that is currently down. I’ve tried several different webhosting companies, and the host I recommend to most people is HostGator. HostGator is extremely reliable, cost effective, and they offer great support. Hostgator offers all the standard hosting plans that everyone else does, including shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS and dedicated hosting services. Hostgator boats a 99.9% uptime guarantee and I definitely believe it.

MikeTucker

I spoke a little carelessly there, didn't I? Normally I try not to say anything bad about anyone, even if I'm thinking it. Not sure why I have so little tolerance lately, and I'm speaking my mind without a filter.


Well, my first impression was that it is in a terrible location there off 290. Getting into the parking lot was terrible, and parking was worse. Most of the cars were beat-up old Toyota. Not only do I hate Toyota drivers, LOL, but it shows they don't pay very much, do they?

There was trash all over the parking lot. I had to walk through peoples' smoke and look for a way into the building. The employees that were outside smoking were not smiling, they were complaining loudly about callers. Nobody offered to give me directions.

I found the very dirty elevators... I would have thought they were freight elevators, but employees were using them. One guy laughed as the elevator shut before I could enter.

When I finally got in, I had no idea what floor I was supposed to go to... No directions were anywhere.

To be fair, once I finally got inside, the people were very nice, and when they couldn't answer my questions they directed me to someone who could. Their smiles were real, not plastic, and their enthusiasm was real, not fake honey... And if you're going to have to choose, good customer service should always be at the top of your list when you want to buy something, right?

The computers the workers had were indeed nice, and they seemed to have a very casual work environment, which I guess is popular these days, but I do not care for it at all... I want to invest with people that look and behave professionally. A lot of other places have all of the perks, but employees still dress professionally and speak professionally on a Monday morning? Call me old, I guess... Like I said I know it's popular with a lot of tech companies these days.

Almost all of my questions and concerns were answered to my satisfaction... But the saleswoman would not set up my account? She said I should go home and do it online. This kind-of blew my mind... All these years I have been taught to take a person's money as soon as they are ready to give it to you, maybe I'm behind the times.


After all, it IS an Internet company. And dozens of people have personally recommended me to them, people that I know and trust. They have great reviews, and I know that their employees frequent this forum, and work hard to service Internet Marketers.


But as I went back down the elevator, through the stinking smoke of one of those ugly, sweet fake cigars that are so popular in Houston for some awful reason, and almost stepped on an old burrito of some kind while navigating past a diaper to get into my car, I just got the feeling that I didn't want to work with a company that doesn't take care of the little things here in the real world, even if they are great in the Internet world.


So, I personally will never use their service. BUT, they do have a really great reputation, and so far I am the only person that I know who doesn't say great things about them.


...And apparently I'm turning into a cranky old man without my own consent...

fondi

I'm very very happy with hostgator.. They've transferred two of my sites to other hostgator accounts when I sold them and didn't even charge either party for it. Their customer service has always been really helpful. Never seen my sites go down.

So, I'd say that's pretty good

Shawn Darlin

Indeed. I haven't had a single problem with them


Support is top notch too.

leeluther252

Ive used Hostgator with zero problems and they are always willing to help me out.

CopywritingKing

Seen talk about hostgator lately, but personally haven't had a problem at all with them.

nicolas simpson

I use both, However i think Hostgator get a nod over blue host.

onegoodman

I have one answer when it comes to hostgator : NO

JeremiahSay

Hostgator has 1 of the best support out there,

I've been using HG for 3 years and have no issue with them. In short, hostgator:

1) has 1 of the fastest server out there compared to many others
2) Not the cheapest but very reliable
3) & not to mention: Great and friendly support team

Hope this help,

Merry Christmas,
Jeremiah

Mena Jo

Just transferred my site to Hostgator yesterday and have to say I was really impressed with their live support. I'd never transferred over a host before and with me not being the most technically able I made a couple of mistakes. They helped me sort everything out.

So glad I listened to people on the WF who raved about them.

Also I got my first month for free. Well 1 cent actually. If you do a Google search for 'Hostgator 1 cent' you'll find a stack load of coupons.

williamrose

Hostgator is OK. Especially for the low price range. I've used them for years and I'd definitely recommend them. They do have excellent customer support and make everything very easy to use.

However, I've just started moving my sites over to a Linode VPS. I've never had a site "go down" with hostgator but I have noticed some sites going rather slow, despite my best efforts. The control panel is often slow to respond too (that might just be me, or my panel..)

Loving Linode already. Running Lighttpd and some other essentials.

Much, much faster. Loads more control. Only a little bit more than what I was paying before (not affiliated.)

Kari Sue

They are pretty good.

Profit-smart

Yep, Profit-Smart Solutions-It's the smarter choice has been hosted on a hostgator server for almost 5 years now. Never had more than an hour or two of downtime in the entire span.

cycler

Only been using them < 1 year, never had a problem, customer service was available the times I needed it.

Birdi

i use hostgator for my sites never had any problems with them, plus thier support is good, quick response to help me out. thumbs up here for hostgator.

Anonymous Affiliate

In my opinion, HostGator is still the best entry-level (shared hosting accounts) hosting service out there. I still use it for most of my sites, and I totally recommend it.

Nikhil V Nair

I am extremely happy with their service and suppoprt. I experienced some small peoblems, but everything was cleared through their live chat support

themeforest

I have been using Hostgator for many years without problems and I am still happy using it. The customer service is good and readily available. Downtime almost nil. The price is competitive. So I definitely gives Hostgator the thumbs up.

Patrick Kelly

Hi,

HG has been good to me. There quick to respond and their online chat certainly provides useful answers to at times, sticky questions.

cheers, Patrick

David Keith

I read your more detailed post as well, but this one is much easier to quote.

I have also been to the old HG building, and it was definately in an older building.

Did you know they recently moved to a building that was just re-done a couple of years ago? It is a much nicer place now.

Also, their office in Austin is a very nice looking place. It was also just re-done and is very clean and such.

As for the look of the headquarters being a great reason no to do business with them, I am not sure I totally agree with you.

Hell, I bet Allen runs this place from his spare bedroom. And maybe we should ask some of the mods that do most of the work of this business how well they are paid. (THANKS MODS)

I can appreciate that their headquarters did not live up to your expectations. But for the most part, they do provide a good service at a fair price. After all, that is what 99.9% of their customers care about.

thescribe

I have used Hostgator for a while and have been pleased with both their service and pricing.

seogameviet

Hostgator now dificult to verify,
I have registed 1 hosting but now i want to regist new acc hostgator request me verify by Western Union. Not accept scan CC

DoubleD3

I am using Hostgator from past 3 yrs now.. I never had any major problem with them.. I had very few minor issue which was fixed within 12hrs.. I would suggest you to change over to Hostgator..

MikeTucker

Didn't know they moved... I was there back in March or April 2011, so things change, but you know how first impressions stick in your mind.


Everything in Austin is nicer than Houston, so that doesn't count.
(I just wish my wife would hurry up and graduate so that we can finally move back!)


If you read my detailed post, you know that I already acknowledged your points, and I regret ever posting my first statement in this thread, which was actually quite unprofessional on my part.


As for Allen, I'm not in the IM niches so I don't invest any money here... So it is okay with me if the WF servers are packed in his double-wide and he sits on his front porch in overalls, complaining about spammers with Dos XX in one hand and a cigar in the other.

seobro

Had a major problem this year. Actually, one of my main sites was down a whole day even. It really hurt me as this took place in nov. I now am looking at other hosting companies. True, I am no longer an HG reseller anymore. Like they say, that was a mistake of mine. Folks, we cannot afford to have a site down for a whole day when they crash a server. Also, getting thru to their 800, I mean 866 number was near impossible even. HG needs superior customer service.

hohoan2211

In my opinion, hostagor is the best host seller.

Randall Magwood

Yeah Hostgator is still a great webhosting solution. 'Especially when you consider that alot of the top internet marketing experts and programmers use the Hostgator cPanel as an integral part of their products and services. Their FTP service is easy also.

SeoSarah

I like Hostgator. As many already mentioned, their customer support is really quick and helpful. I'm sure I could find a less expensive hosting company but service is the key. If you happen to have any problem with your site and nobody cares to help you for days, you're in trouble!

JarrettHolmes

They are awesome and I use them for all my sites. Their service is outstanding too. I'm also an affiliate with them and sign up all my clients with them too.

evilsaigon

I like Hostgator webhost. It's definitely better than GoDaddy webhost.

fin

Thanks for all your replies.

I've bought 3 years on the baby plan.

Now if I'm successful, I'll be able to upgrade with the money I make. If not, I have 3 years to try .

NikkiBlue

Hi Jarrett,
Have you had problems with HostGator paying you ?
I trying to decide between Bluehost or HostGator's affiliate program.. but Ive read numerous threads on Hostgator's forums and blogs where people complain about HG not properly tracking their referrals.