The company gave $100,000 to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, and $25,000 to One Laptop per Child. The gifts were decided upon by HostGator management and staff, including a significant contribution to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Brent Oxley, President of HostGator noted, ”The gift to Anderson reflected a mix of the wishes of the staff here at HostGator and suggestions from our users. It’s pretty hard to find anybody whose life hasn’t been touched in some way — directly or indirectly — by cancer. We gave to them, partly because we’re located in Houston and some of our employees have had family members treated there, but mostly we gave because of their amazing country-wide reputation for treating patients and researching cancer cures.”

In addition. HostGator donated to the international organization, One Laptop Per Child. The Anderson Cancer Center received a gift of $100,000 and One Laptop per Child received $25,000. The goal of One Laptop per Child is spelled out in its name: to improve the educational opportunities for children in underdeveloped regions by giving every child access to an inexpensive, durable, web-capable laptop. At $100 each, the gift from HostGator should provide at least 250 laptops.

The gift to One Laptop per Child was another easy decision, according to Mr. Oxley, ”If it wasn’t for the internet and computers we wouldn’t be in business. If just one of the kids can further their knowledge in computers and make a career out of it, in some shape or form, it will have been worth every penny.”

At Anderson, one of the country’s largest cancer treatment centers, HostGator’s gift will go to support a variety of programs — from research and clinical trials, to education, counseling and treatments. Mr. Oxley says as HostGator continues to grow and earn profits, it will continue increasing the amount of its annual gifts.

Mr. Oxley added, ”As a company, we expect to go on making charitable donations, and letting our people decide each year where our gifts should go. We want the benefits of our success to go beyond our own narrow interests, so that’s why we’ll keep on doing it. Some other companies may donate for ‘political’ reasons, not because they really want to help — but that’s still good. Whatever the motives and whatever the amounts given, it all helps. The more corporate giving there is, the better.”

Host Gator is a provider of shared, dedicated and reseller web hosting services focused on the consumer and small business markets. Founded in 2002, Host Gator has become a leader in reseller hosting, assisting over 15,000 businesses become web hosting companies, currently hosting over 700,000 domains. Host Gator has offices in Houston, Texas and its data center operations are co-located out of The Planet’s facility in Dallas, Texas, enabling it to access Tier-1 backbone providers such as UUNet, Sprint, Level 3, Global Crossing, Verio and AT and T and AboveNet. HostGator’s shared hosting plans are supported by HostGator’s 24/7/365 phone support, and comes with a 99.9% uptime and 30-day money-back guarantee.

Years ago back in 2003, I asked a friend for web hosting recommendations and they told me to have a look at Hostgator. It was a fantastic experience back then and one I have repeated many times since which has just become better and better year after year.

HostGator – The Statistics Don’t Lie

In fact, you just have to look at the statistics to see that Host Gator gets the thumbs up from a LOT of people. Check this out, Hostgator:

-Hosts over 700,000 websites. That’s 700,000!
-Has 4 massive data centers
-Has 8 different backbone providers to ensure seamless network connectivity
-Offers incredible plans from $4.95 to $12.95/month
-Answers the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year!

HostGator – What I Love The Most

You can try out their web hosting services for $0.01! Yep, you read that right. It takes 5 minutes to setup and costs $0.01. If you want to know exactly how to do this and how much of a great host they are, click here to go straight through to further down in the review where I outline exact instructions.

HostGator – More Indepth

They have been in business since 2002, offer the most popular control panel, host 700,000+ sites, and are one of few Web hosts that really do answer the phone and chat 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

I have found HostGator to be one of the best web hosts online today. They offer solid customer support, ease of use, fast response time to questions, competitive pricing, and plenty of features with cPanel.

HostGator – The Hardware

In addition to topnotch support, HostGator offers service delivered with reliable hardware.

When asked about their servers, Brent Oxley, President of HostGator related in a recent interview, “All of our servers, whether they are used for shared or reseller customers, come equipped with Dual Xeon processors rated 2.4, Twin 200 Gigabyte Hard Drives, and RAID 1 disk mirroring. Most are now fitted with 4 Gigabytes of RAM, but those that are not will be upgraded shortly. Customers choosing a dedicated hosting solution may select from a few different hardware packages in order to find what best suits their needs.”

HostGator – SiteStudio

HostGator provides access to the industry-leading SiteStudio website designer, which is an extremely easy program to use to help even the newest “newbie” develop a Website.

My Aunt Della is a painter who developed an online gallery of her work using SiteStudio. Della is 62 and her site gets rave reviews from her customers.

HostGator – Recognised

HostGator has become one of the better known Web hosts in the industry by being true to their market. That is, HostGator actually answers phones, replies to emails, responds to live chat requests, doesn’t rip you off, and provides quality hosting.

HostGator has experienced a large amount of success in recent years, but they have remained true blue to Web businesses. Also priding themselves on customer care and approval, HostGator has received many positive customer reviews and has been recognized by industry leaders as a reliable host with solid customer service. HostGator is listed on numerous sites with Editor’s Choice Awards, which are well deserved, in my opinion.

One of the more refreshing things about HostGator is that they don’t offer marketing ploys or attempt to entrap those signing up for hosting with worthless subscriptions and services. I have talked to friends who have signed up for hosting elsewhere only to be automatically signed up for subscriptions they didn’t want.

One of my friends, Jamie, told me a story about spending at least ten minutes unchecking boxes before they could order the one thing they wanted—monthly hosting for one domain (the hosting company he was trying to sign up with will remain nameless but needless to say, it was not HostGator!).

HostGator – Hosting Made Simple

With HostGator what you see is what you get. HostGator’s terms of service are standard, as is their order process. Marketing isn’t shoved down your throat or sneaked in at every page and billing is simple.

The entire order process takes about 5 minutes and HostGator accepts credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal. Of HostGator’s customer support, Brent Oxley says, “We offer multiple avenues from which our customers may initiate support requests, including Email, Instant Message via AIM, Yahoo!, and MSN, Live Chat, Online Support Forums, and even 24-hour Phone Support. We try to make it as simple as possible for our customers to contact us in their time of need. To further simplify the process, we have implemented a web-based ticket system– a feature our customers have demanded, and we are more than happy to provide.”

HostGator – Committed to It’s Customers!

Recent press regarding HostGator shows its commitment to its customers Brent Oxley hasn’t stopped with simply providing great service. HostGator is so sure that their customers love them that they recently announced introduction of a new tool that allows users to evaluate their Web host. The tool is free and enables visitors to Websites to rate how quickly pages are loading.

“This simple tool gives our hosting customers valuable insight into their website’s performance,” explains Brent Oxley in a recent press release. “We are always looking for ways to add value to each and every hosting account we sell and this is just another example of how we do that.” To install the tool, site owners cut and paste a small amount of HTML code into their Websites.

Once installed, the tool will allow site owners to see how visitors rate the loading times of their Websites. Mr. Oxley goes on to say “This tool also enables our hosting customers to evaluate the performance of HostGator, their web hosting provider. We are absolutely confident in our track record and welcome the chance for our customers to put us to the test.”

HostGator – What are “coupon codes”?

In the past, HostGator offered different coupons for different discount amounts, but in order to reduce fraud and confusion, they have simplified their process. There are a few different coupon codes (such as MUSICA or FREETRIAL) that all give you $9.94 off your total bill and the best thing about this is that it means that you can try out their ‘Baby’ plan for only $0.01 for the first month so you can test drive their great support and hosting features for your self for almost nothing.

If you’d like to try HostGator for $0.01, follow the steps below.

Selecting a Domain Option
1. Click here to go through to HostGator now (it will open in a new window). If you already have a domain, click “I will use my existing domain”; otherwise, you’ll need to Register your domain.

Selecting a Package Type
2. Select the “Baby” plan as your desired plan. Select the “Baby” instead of the “Hatchling” because the “Hatchling” is billed on a yearly basis and to get your first month for $0.01 you want to use the monthly billed “Baby” plan. If you just want $9.94 off your bill and aren’t interested in paying only $0.01 for your first month then you can select whichever plan best suits you.

Entering Your Coupon
3. Once you’ve chosen your desired plan, enter the coupon code FREETRIAL, and click “Calculate Totals.”

Getting Your Discount!
4. Your total should now reflect the new price with your coupon.

Please bear in mind that expiration of HostGator coupons and discounts can occur without notice at any time, so if you are interested act fast. If I have listed any expired HostGator coupon codes, please let me know as they do change. This way I can quickly delete expired or invalid offers.

HostGator – The Verdict

HostGator comes in a very close 2nd next to IX Web Hosting as my favorite webhost. HostGator just make the whole hosting thing so darn easy.

My perfect webhost is someone that seamlessly integrates with my websites and is neither seen nor heard until I have a question. Then when I do they are right there ready to take my call, answer my IM, my live chat request or my email straight away.

This describes HostGator to a T.

Brent Oxley, Founder and President of HostGator remarked, ”These templates are free to any Website hosted by HostGator, whether on a shared or dedicated hosting plan, or through a hosting reseller. We want to make hosting domains or building websites as painless as possible, that’s why we offer the free templates. We also offer free Site Builder, one of the easiest tools available for anybody wanting to custom build a website, rather than use a template.”

The free templates cover a broad range of page designs suitable for nearly 120 different types of small and medium-sized businesses – from accountants and auto dealers, to cleaning services, consultants, martial arts studios, toy stores, women’s health clinics, and everything in between. The wide variety of templates makes it easier for resellers to attract people and businesses who want websites, but don’t have the knowledge or design abilities needed to create good looking websites.

Although it’s common for Web hosting companies to offer a variety of perks, including free or low cost Web tools, and even a limited number of templates, Mr. Oxley says the number of free templates HostGator has is far beyond the average, adding, ”I really don’t know of any other large hosting company offering this many templates. We may be setting the trend here.”

To apply the free templates, a reseller or webmaster may browse through the templates, select one or more to use, and they automatically begin downloading to their computer. Hosting resellers and webmasters are also welcome to modify and HostGator’s templates, so long as the websites remain hosted by HostGator.

As an added feature, resellers can actually mirror HostGator’s templates pages to show to their customers. That makes accessing the templates easy, while maintaining control over who can accesss them.

Mr. Oxley concludes, ”The only restriction is that the templates can’t be sold or distributed for use on websites not hosted by us.”

HostGator is a provider of shared, dedicated and reseller web hosting services focused on the consumer and small business markets. Founded in 2002, HostGator has become a leader in reseller hosting, assisting over 15,000 businesses become web hosting companies. HostGator has offices in Houston, Texas and its data center operations are co-located out of The Planet’s facility in Dallas, Texas, enabling it to access Tier-1 backbone providers such as UUNet, Sprint, Level 3, Global Crossing, Verio and AT and T and AboveNet. HostGator’s shared hosting plans are supported by HostGator’s 24/7/365 phone support, and comes with a 99.9% uptime and 30-day money-back guarantee.