Switching Hosting Companies
Well I haven’t been posting much. Not that it matters really, I only have 2 readers and one of them is me. 
Anyway, I know I’ve blogged about how happy I’ve been with 1and1 in the past and it’s still a true statement. Other than the fact that their email support is pretty slow, (I’ve onle needed it once or twice in 4 years) they’ve been rock solid for me. Regardless, I’ll be switching the hosting portion over to Hostgator
The reason I’m switching is strictly a financial decision. I currently have two “Business” packages with 1&1 at $10 a month each. With Hostgator I can reduce that down to one package for 14.95 a month for all my domains with Unlimited bandwidth, which the 1and1 packages don’t offer.
Although I’ll be keeping my domains with 1and1 , just my hosting is moving. I think Hostgator’s sign up page is a little mis-leading. Yes it’s $12.95 per month, but only if you pay for 3 years up front at $466.00. And their domain registration is a little pricey… $15.00 as oppsed to$6.99 with 1and1. Plus they offer free anonymous registration which is nice.
The whole thing that got me even thinking about switching was this HostGator Review on Lord Brar’s Domain Tips blog.
Now I don’t by any means think that I’ve been ripped of by 1and1. I see all the haters posting everywhere about how they suck but my experience with them has been good. It’s all about the money.
So wish me luck! I’m on vacation next week so that’s when it happens. Hopefully it won’t be too painful a transition…
May 8th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Hey — thanks a lot for mentioning DomainingTips.com and I am glad that my article was of some help to you.
Even though you may be switching due to financial reasons but when you are there you will fall in love with their services.
And remember — if you use the affiliate link we have in the article, I and my staff will be more than glad to personally help you if you need any. =)
All the best and happy domaining!
May 8th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
As long as their Cpanel doesn’t suck I’m sure it will be fine. I don’t need much, just need it to work
May 9th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I am sure you will be happy with hostgator. I have been a reseller of them for the last 2 years and been quite happy. The live chat is basically useless for anything but the most basic questions, but their support email reps usually get it right pretty fast. I have over 140 sites with them and it is all running pretty smoothly. Make sure to use their spring coupon for 20% off and the rebate at my site.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Thanks John, I’ll take a look at those coupons.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Hello,
I’m the owner of hostgator and I’m happy to hear you’ll be giving us a chance. If you ever have any problems regular support isn’t helping you with feel free to email me at brent @ hostgator.com
We do our best to be perfect but every company screws up at some point so that’s what I’m here for. =)