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So why is it so important to read a HostGator review before signing up? Actually, it’s quite simple.

The world of web hosting can often be quite confusing and sometimes things aren’t always as they seem. While on the surface, many webhosts make promises of quality, reliable hosting at cheap prices — but whether or not they actually deliver on their promises is a whole different story. This is the very reason why you should read hosting reviews before making a decision to sign up.

So what are some important things that I considered when doing a review of Host Gator? The first thing was price. While quality was important to me, I really didn’t want to spend a fortune on my webhosting account. HostGator.com came through great in this department, as their prices are extremely affordable and they offer a wide variety plans including shared hosting, reseller accounts, dedicated servers, and Windows hosting.

Another thing that I took into consideration was disk space. Host Gator plans offer an excellent amount of storage space and it was easy to find a plan that fit my needs while staying in my budget.

Hostgator Review – Flaws:

1) If you expect your sites to load with lightning fast speed with Shared Hostgator Hosting (which most people buy), then you’re wrong. On a Shared Server, you’re basically sharing one single server with about 700-800 different websites. Although, their speeds are better in comparison to other hosts, but still it may render a bit slowly for your visitors.

2) Hostgator doesn’t have an exhaustive database of answers to common questions related to Hosting and cPanel, etc. Although, you can contact them via a Helpdesk and Live Chat (24/7 Live), where they will answer all your questions, but still it would be helpful to have a good solid knowledgebase.

I mentioned these flaws in this Hostgator Review, as some people do feel that ’speed’ and ‘knowledgebase’ are important factors in considering a host. Now, don’t just close this Hostgator Review. I’ll write down some Strengths of Hostgator Hosting to complete this short Hostgator Review.

Hostgator Review – Strengths:

1) Hostgator has given me almost 100% uptime ever since I started hosting with them. I currently host over 27 domains on their hosting (all on one account), and I have never had even one complaint from my thousands of daily visitors about any downtime or server issues. I mentioned earlier about speed, but I must tell you that my visitors never faced any problems with the ’slightly’ slow speed of page opening on Hostgator Severs.

2) I have tried over 7 different webhosts (all leaders in the hosting industry), and I must conclude that Hostgator Hosting has the ‘best hosting features’ among all these webhosts. Although, I would like them to offer a ‘free domain’ with a customer purchase (which is currently provided by many leading webhosts). But, they have done absolutely no compromise on the hosting features. I have various heavy scripts, such as Joomla, Wordpress, and a few Custom scripts (with CronJobs) running on my account, and they all work as smooth as butter.

There are many more points which I would like to discuss here. A few more Hostgator Flaws and Strengths are still waiting to be mentioned. But, I’ll write another Hostgator Review for those. I hope this Hostgator Review will help you make a right decision in purchasing your hosting.

Last but not least, I evaluated the HostGator.com customer support system. HostGator offers support through a toll free telephone line, live online chat, email, and an Internet based support desk and ticketing system. On all accounts, the response times were outstanding and I was extremely happy with the level of service I received when I had a question or problem.

After completing my HostGator review, my findings are that they are one of the best affordable and reliable webhosts that I’ve come across. Two thumbs up.