Hostgator Is Green, What Is All That About.
Hostgator only began in 2002. I say only because in this relatively short space of time they have manged to become one of the biggest hosting companies in the world with over 2 million domains currently being hosted. They are not stopping on their laurels however and continue to plan ambitious growth.
It’s certainly impressive stuff, but lets get down to the nuts and bolts and what really matters for perspective customers. They have several accounts on offer all can be described as budget from 5 -13 dollars a month.
Each of the available plans including the lowest costing package offer unlimited packages meaning that it is possible to host as many domains as you like with unlimited bandwidth and disk space. The packages are also enabled for CGI PHP 5, ROR, MYSQL, SSH, SSL, IMPA, POP and Cpanel access
Now, all this stuff is great, but for me there are 2 things that make Hostgator really stand out.
The first is the high level of service, even though the accounts are shared the server speeds are very good and I can get through to the support team quickly, either by the chat function, phone or email.
There is no long term contract to sign. That means that when you open an account it can be canceled at any time. They are even prepared to give your money back up to 45 days after you have signed on if for some reason you do not want to continue with their service.
Secondly, they are are environmentally friendly company, meaning that they run all their servers from renewable energy credits. This is a big plus for me, as I am very concerned for the environment as well and it has been a passion of mine for some time.
It’s great for me to be able to use a good solid web hosting company that is also committed to the environment and to helping protect our planet. For these reasons, I feel happy to recommend Hostgator.