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How To Pick a Web Host

First off let me award my web host award to Hostgator. In the 4 years I have been internet marketing I found they they have the best: prices,packages,features and support.

Click Here to see all their hosting packages (BTW - Use coupon code vic for $9 off!)[You can get the first month for $0.01!)

Now let me go into why I think they are the best hosts and the criteria I use to pick my favorite host:

Pricing

I know they say that you get what you pay for, but can’t I get something good for less? I jumped around from some really cheap and terrible hosting to things that were slightly better. Finally I arrived at hostgator.

If you look at the prices (click on web hosting at the top) you can see the prices for the services are fantastic.

Packages

I like to see what kind of space & transfer amount I get to use. Also resources. This might sound like mumbo jumbo but space just measures how much you can host and transfer says how many people are allowed to visit your site. Because hostgator gives you huge packages you don’t have to worry about ever running out.

Features

Hostgator uses WHM, Cpanel, phpMYADMIN, MYSQL and tons tons more.

What that means: You’ll never hear of those things until you need to install software or a program on your site. A lot of web hosts cheap out on those and you don’t realize until too late. Hostgator has EVERYTHING. You’ll need.

Support

This one doesn’t come into play until your website has a problem. And believe me, if you do this for long enough you will have a problem eventually. And if your site is offline you’re losing money every second. Believe me it gets really frustrating.

That’s why I love Hostgator’s 24/7 support. I can pick to use the online chat or phone support.

Picking Hostgator - (And getting it Cheap)

I think you guys can see why I picked host gator for all my sites. Now let me show you how to save money:

Follow These Steps:

  1. Click Here to Start
  2. Click Web Hosting (at the top)
  3. Click Order Now under Baby (we use Baby because you can host UNLIMITED WEBSITES! Hatchling is OK if you only have one)
  4. Pick “I will use My Existing Domain” and enter your domain. Hit Next.
  5. Pick Monthly Billing and enter coupon vic (this will give you the first month for $0.01!)
  6. Click Continue and Finish!

Or you Can watch this video on how to get started:


I know you’ll enjoy your Hostgator Hosting!

Best Host for XEN

I’ll make this quick. XEN is the type of platform that needs good support. I like to run Xen on My Hostgator (coupon code vic for $9 off).

Why?

They actually know what XEN is. So you can get support from people who actually understand why you might be having problems. And guess what? They’ve also get the best prices. Plus for $8/month you can host unlimited domains.

See My Hostgator.


Best Host for vBulletin

Welcome forum owners! First off, congrats! vB is the best forum software I’ve ever used.

And the best host for vB? My Hostgator!

Why?

Here are the stats of my forum:

  • 1 million posts
  • 100,000 threads
  • 10,000 members

And that site is hosted on a $8/month hosting plan! Any other web host would have made me upgrade to hosting plans which are (at least) $30/month.

My Hostgator works with me and saves me a ton of money on my vBulletin hosting!

Go register with them today!


How To Host Multiple Websites on one Server

Let me say that this entire tutorial is created for Hostgator hosting.

Why? Hostgator is the best. And the best price. Follow these steps to get your account:

Follow These Steps:

1. Click Here to Start
2. Click Web Hosting (at the top)
3. Click Order Now under Baby (we use Baby because you can host UNLIMITED WEBSITES!)
4. Pick “I will use My Existing Domain” and enter your domain. Hit Next.
5. Pick Monthly Billing and enter coupon vic (this will give you the first month for $0.01!)
6. Click Continue and Finish!

Now follow this easy to follow video to get new websites on your hostgator server (AGAIN, THIS TUTORIAL IS MADE USING HOSTGATOR!):


How To Host a Website on a Web Server

First Things First: You need a web host before you can host your website.

To get a month of hosting for 1 cent follow these steps:

  1. Click Here to Start
  2. Click Web Hosting (at the top)
  3. Click Order Now under Baby (we use Baby because you can host UNLIMITED WEBSITES! Hatchling is OK if you only have one)
  4. Pick “I will use My Existing Domain” and enter your domain. Hit Next.
  5. Pick Monthly Billing and enter coupon vic (this will give you the first month for $0.01!)
  6. Click Continue and Finish!

Or you Can watch this video on how to get started:

Now You need to change your nameservers to Hostgators:

Then you need to add your website using cPanel:

That’s all! You should be ready to go in no time!


Hostgator Tutorial

This is another part of the how to get started with hostgator postings.

This is gonna show you how to get started but follow these steps:

  • Open up Hostgator
  • Select Baby hosting NOT hatchling (Baby hosting is $1 more but will let you host UNLIMITED domains!)
  • Use coupon code “vic” (without quotes) — the video coupon code no longer works


How To Get Started with Hostgator

Due to popular demand I’m introducing a tutorial video on how to get started with Hostgator. Anyone who reads this blog knows how much I love those Hostgator fellows so now I’m going to make it even easier to join them. I’ve been doing this for so long its second nature to me but everyone’s gotta start somewhere!

Here’s a good introductory video on getting started with Hostgator. Make sure to follow these instructions because this video is a bit old:

  • Open up Hostgator
  • Select Baby hosting NOT hatchling (Baby hosting is $1 more but will let you host UNLIMITED domains!)
  • Use coupon code “vic” (without quotes) — the video coupon code no longer works

    That’s all there is to it! If you need helping getting started with Hostgator please leave a comment.


    Hostgator Reseller Hosting Review

    This is a review of Hostgator Reseller Hosting. For those of you who are wondering what the best reseller hosting around is, it is hands down hostgator. And in this review I’m going to tell you why.

    The benefits of Hostgator Reseller Hosting:

    • WHM Panel (critical for any software)
    • No set up fee (none of those money grabs)
    • Unlimited Sites
    • Site separation (ie. one site gets taken down, the others stay up)
    • $10 off (see below)

    Hostgator went from being nobodies to one of the biggest internet hosting companies on the internet. How did this happen? Amazing service, uptime and great prices. I host all of my sites on Hostgator and reseller hosting is the best.

    Best way to order Hostgator Reseller Hosting:

    1. Go to Hostgator Reseller Hosting
    2. Pick Aluminum Hosting (this is the cheapest)
    3. Choose monthly hosting (this way if for any reason you have problems you can leave)
    4. Enter coupon code: vic for $10 off

    And that’s it!


    Hosting Cheaper than Godaddy?

    If you’re a total newbie you’re probably wondering if you can get something better than Godaddy and cheaper than Godaddy. Well don’t sweat it. 4 years ago when I started on the internet I bought my domain on Godaddy and blindly registered for hosting there as well. Why was I so naive? I didn’t know any better! That’s how Godaddy makes all its money, newbies drawn in from their commercials…

    Anyway, there’s good news. You’re about to break free from Godaddy (one of the most expensive and worst hosting companies). 3 years ago I got introduced to hostgator. And I’ve never gone back.

    I’m constantly impressed at how good the pricing is and how solid the servers are. You get a full cpanel access and tons and tons of extra features. I personally reccomend you sign up for a hostgator $8 shared hosting and you can host unlimited sites!

    Click here to get started with hostgator.


    Which is the best webhosting company?

    I think the biggest problem about hosting companies is that there are just too many. It’s too hard to decide which is the best one for a newbie. A guy who is just looking to start a website has no idea how he goes about finding a host and he’s probably asking himself what the difference is.

    To a newbie all web hosting is the same. When I was new I had no idea what was good. I just got hosting with my domain company (first big rookie mistake). Well that was Godaddy. And it turns out there are hosting companies better than Godaddy. Much better.

    And that’s why I made this blog. To answer that simple question all the newbies are asking–what’s the best hosting company?

    Answer: I’ve found the best webhost to be Hostgator. It’s what I use to host all of my sites and I reccomend you use it. You can get started here and use the coupon “vic” to get $9 off!


    My Review of EboundHost

    Update: Since I initially made this blog, the eBoundhost customer service team has contacted me to sort out the issues I had with eBoundhost. Their customer service team was prompt and extremely helpful–they refunded my payment within 24 hours of first contact.

    Since then I am now recommending them due to their fantastic customer service. Ideally customers shouldn’t have to create entire blogs to address these issues, but the customer service representatives have been 100% commited to helping. I’m impressed by the sincerity to help a disenfranchised customer.

    Based on these interactions, I would recommend eBoundhost. However, the only webhost I currently use is hostgator. You can use the coupon “vic” to get $9 off.

    But let me rewind and give you my entire story:

    I created this blog because I had a bad experience with eBoundhost and thought that eBoundhost was a total scam. Now in actuality there were faults made on both sides–eBoundhost screwed something up and so did I.

    The support team has assured me that the problems I had will never happen again thanks to a solid billing system they are employing.

    To this date, I still only use hostgator and I still recommend hostgator to anyone starting up. Based on my interaction with eboundhost and their rapid customer service I would also reccomend them to anyone interested.

    * Use the code: vic  — get $9 off!

    See hostgator now!


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