HostGator is one of the well known names with highest reputation in the web hosting service providing industry. It provides hosting service to over two million websites on its shared hosting and reseller hosting plans. The HostGator web hosting service provider is counted in the leading provider of reseller accounts across the world with over ten thousand resellers who have chosen it to provide the network, servers, and support required to launch a hosting business.
About the Company
HostGator is a provider of shared, reseller, vps and dedicated web hosting services with customers all around the globe. HostGator is a Houston, Texas based privately held company. The founder of the company is Brent Oxley who found it in 2002. Brent Oxley is also the present chairman of the company. He originally started the company while he was studying at Florida Atlantic University.
HostGator began as a small hosting company with just three servers but the conditions have changed now. The company now has grown into a world leader and industry recognized hosting service provider with more than seven thousand servers and is working under a strong management team. Approximately two million domains or nearly about one percent of the Internet traffic of entire world is hosted by the company HostGator. By these data facts, anyone can estimate the visibility of the company in the Internet fields.
HostGator is a known innovator of technology and products and it serves to its more than 225,000 customers with its innovative products and services which are specifically designed to suite their existing business needs. The set of HostGator customers includes individual freelancers to Fortune 500 companies in more than one hundred seventy countries across the globe. HostGator services are the choice of the people who are either the web designers by profession or the developers who chose to provide hosting services to their clients.
Businesses from all walks of life regularly make use of the efficient and extremely dedicated yet affordable hosting services of HostGator.com. Its satisfied customers range from a pool of people who are novice to computer and to the experts of technologies. Inc. Magazine in its 2008 issue proclaimed HostGator as one of the fastest growing private companies in America. HostGator was also proclaimed as the second fastest growing private company in the “Business Services” sector. Further this is also counted among the fastest growing private companies in Texas.
HostGator was previously working from its main office in Boca Raton in Florida from where it was moved to a new twenty thousand square feet office building in Houston, Texas. This was a major step to keep up with its rapid growth. After moving to Houston in January 2007, HostGator has recruited more than two hundred employees and significantly enhanced its working force. The company expects to recruit another batch of two hundred employees in coming next two years and achieve new heights with its stronger team.
According to a survey conducted for customer satisfaction in year 2008, approximately ninety percent of HostGator customers were satisfied with HostGator and the services it provides. This includes the customers satisfied by its services, products, and processes. HostGator is the front runner in customer service and its support services are at the forefront of what it does on a day to day basis. The company is constantly putting on hard work to improve and refine the services and supports to achieve its goal of becoming the world leader in the global web hosting market.
The Team
The management team of HostGator consists of web hosting and technology veterans apart from its President and CEO, Lance Custen who are tirelessly working together to ensure HostGator continues to grow and progress.
The credit to the success of HostGator in the web hosting industry should undoubtedly go to its strong, efficient, and professional team and work force. This strong team includes the technology experts, management professionals, marketing specialist, human resource consultants, and proficient customer support practitioners.
Brent Oxley, The Founder and Chairman of the company, is alumni of Florida Atlantic University. As The CEO of the company, Oxley plays integral role in its strategic planning, creating working road maps, and major decision making tasks of the company which are the keys of success of the company and its growth from a single man hosting service provider to the world leader in web hosting service providing industry. Brent also developed popular web sites as an Internet entrepreneur and webmaster before actually going on to start HostGator.com. In order to further monetize his then existing dedicated servers and in 2002 Brent entered the hosting industry and started what is now known as HostGator.
Lance Custen, the current CEO of the company, leads the executive team of the company. He mainly focuses on implementing the strategic plans of the company, its marketing and product development, and even human resource development. Lance Custen is known to have fair experience in sales & retails working. He has been associated with highly reputed and well known names in Mobile and Cellular phone and service providers.
David Collins contributes to the company strengths by taking care of the technical aspects of HostGator which includes server security and optimization. He is also responsible for application programming, technical problem resolution and for the management of the company’s technical staff. David has a vast experience in Server Administration and enjoys computers, technology, ethical hacking.
Chad Bean is the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) at HostGator. He manages program and advertising campaigns affiliated to the company with his vast experience in marketing and web hosting industry consultancy works. He also manages the HostGator’s SEO hosting company the SEOhosting.com. Among other tasks Chad is responsible for all new shared web hosting and reseller hosting server setups. He is contributing to the success of the company since year 2005.
Apart from all these experts of their fields, the strong team of HostGator also includes the HRD experts like Brandi Banks from Indiana having expertise in recruitment, hiring, benefits administration, payroll, and monitoring employee growth and their development, Josh banks, the owner of support and administrative services at the company who has been Level III Administrator in Touch Support and a Network Administrator for ProComm Solutions, and Patrick Pelanne as the Chief Technical Officer in the company serving since year 2007 who prior has been IT Director at The Achilles Group, a national human resources firm headquartered in Houston. Josh Leo is another important name in the strong team of the company HostGator who is serving it as Customer Service Manager and is responsible for managing customer feedback and customer service. Prior to HostGator, Josh worked as a System Administrator for Dotcom Internet in Nacogdoches, Texas.
The HostGator Network
The Planet is HostGator’s exclusive data center and network provider thus making HostGator, The Planet’s largest customer. As a result of HostGator’s good relationship with The Planet, the later allows HostGator customers to power their web sites with one of the best networks in the world ensuring maximum uptime for them. The HostGator customers enjoy the hosting services with a guarantee of 99.9% server uptime herby offer the best services to their clients. The Planet has state of art datacenters featuring world class security, power, safety, and cooling systems ensuring that service remains uninterrupted and the customers of HostGator enjoy the fruit of the best relations of the two.
Data Center Features
HostGator has its servers in four of The Planet’s Dallas, Texas-area datacenters. Built in an area ranging from 22,000 to more than 78,000 square feet, these State-of-art datacenters has the best technology to ensure that servers stay cool, secure, and sound all the time. These datacenters are monitored all the time by both HostGator and The Planet’s Network Operation Centers. It has features such as redundant power, HVAC, and fire detection systems.
Network Features
Web sites hosted with HostGator are accessible through a fully meshed and redundant Certified Cisco Network featuring 10 backbone and fiber providers including AT&T, Global Crossing, Level3, Above Net, Savvis, SBC, Time Warner, MCI, Broad wing, and XO Communications
Monitoring
In addition to a fully capable network and effective data centers, HostGator system administrators check all servers regularly. Servers are monitored and issues are acted upon before they become critical. Moreover, the network and datacenters are looked after and managed by on-site technicians dedicated to ensuring maximum uptime and reliability.
Awards and Reviews
HostGator has been the top pick for web hosting across the board. HostGator has emerged as a benchmark in the world of web hosting. Renowned for its speed, reliability and support without comparison, HostGator has emerged as a revolution. Below are some of the noteworthy awards and HostGator reviews.
1. 239th Fastest Growing Private Company in America in 2009: Inc. Magazine proclaimed HostGator as the 239th fastest growing private company in the United States in August 2009. Moreover, the magazine also ranked HostGator the sixth fastest growing private company in the state of Texas. It also ranked HostGator as the twentieth fastest growing private company in the “business services” sector.
2. 21st Fastest Growing Private Company in America in 2008: In August 2008, Inc. Magazine ranked HostGator as the 21st fastest growing private company in the United States. Moreover, Inc. ranked HostGator as the second fastest growing private company in the “business services” sector. It was also named as the fastest growing private company in the state of Texas.
3. about.com 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards: HostGator was named by about.com’s web design community as the Best in Reseller Hosting, Cheap or Free Web Hosting, and Best Linux/UNIX web hosting provider for their 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards.
4. findmyhost.com – Editors’ Choice Award: HostGator was judge as the best by findmyhost.com which was established in 2001. Hosting companies were ranked based on specific tests and proven guidelines to protect consumers and assist with making the best choice for web hosting.
5. Web Host Directory #1 Reseller Hosting Award: Web Hosting Directory, with over 10 years of experience, gives a neutral site for purchasing and comparing hosting products. It awards only those who exceed industry standards.
6. Web Hosting Top Outstanding Host Award: Top Web Hosting is a web hosting community. Its uniqueness is its website hosting content and simplicity. It is a pioneer in web hosting reviews across the world.
7. 2008 Green Host of the Year: Webhost-guru.com is a neutral site which provides both consumers and businesses unbiased web host reviews. It compares hosting companies and gives annual rewards in selected categories for the best web host in each category.
8. Web Host of the Year Award 2007 from top14webhosts.com: Top 14 Web Hosts reviews Hosting companies and awards them based on various criteria. HostGator won award for best reseller Hosting 2007.
9. reviewhut.com – Best WebHost of 2008 Award: Reviewshut is a unique webhosting review site which takes reviews from real customers. It rank all hosts based on these reviews. Reviewshut are known to produce one of the most accurate reviews and rankings of the world’s top webhosting companies. HostGator was awarded the best host of 2008 by reviewhut.
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11. 10-cheapwebhosting.com Editor’s Choice Award: 10-cheapwebhosting directory is known for its unbiased, real personal reviews in the industry of web hosting companies since 2002.
12. webhostingstuff.com 5 Star Award: Webhostingstuff.com rates hosting companies on a scale of 1-5 based on uptime reviews as well as on overall level of customer satisfaction.
13. webhostmagazine.com – Highest Level of Recommendation: Webhostmagazine.com has been independently reviewing hosting providers for over 10 years. It provides a unique weighted system for judging, recommending, and awarding hosting companies that reach and exceed industry standards.
14. hostreview.com – Top 10 Budget Hosting Award: HostGator received the top 10 budget Hosting Award from HostReview. Host Review is a leader in the industry of ratings for Hosting companies around the world.
15. hostreview.com – Top 10 Hosting Company: Hostreview.com recognizes HostGator as the biggest achiever in the Hosting Industry and provided award to Hosting Company. HostGator is well known for its best value at an affordable price.
16. hostreview.com – Top 10 Fastest Growing Award: HostGator received top 10 fastest growing hosting award from Host Review. Hostreview.com recognizes the biggest achievers in the Hosting industry.
17. ratemyhost.com – Top 25 Hosts Award: Rate My Host keeps an updated list of the 25 top hosting companies on the Internet. Its rating is based on ratings and reviews by customers.
18. tenhostingreviews.com – Best Budget Hosting: Reviews by the top 10 web hosting providers are compared and HostGator was chosen as the best web hosting company with its best offers, extras and support.
19. hostingz.com – No.1 Affordable Web Hosting Award 2010: HostGator was chosen as the most affordable webhosting company based on reviews and comparisons by hostingz.com.
20. hostcritque.com – Best Reseller Host Award: Host Critique is a free service which rates hosting companies based on various criteria including ease of use, uptime, pricing and control panel options.
21. whreviews.com – Honest Host Award: W H Reviews is one of the most honest web hosting directories. They pick their hosts based on real life experiences. HostGator was picked by W H Reviews for this award.
22. hostcritiqe.com – Perfect Fit Top Host Award: Host Critique awarded HostGator its Perfect Fit Top Host Award. It is a free service which rates hosting companies on various factors including ease of use, uptime, pricing and control panel options.
23. tophosts.com – Top 25 Host Award 2005: Top Hosts was founded in 1997 and is a regularly updated informant in the world of web hosting. Providing consumers, as well as small to medium size businesses with a guide to the best web hosting on the net
24. alreadyhosting.com – Top Webhost Award: Alreadyhosting.com awarded HostGator with the Top Webhost Award. It is one of the fastest growing web hosting review sites on the web. The success of this review site is directly related to its honest and unbiased reviews and ratings.
25. alreadyhosting.com – Best Reseller Hosting Award: Alreadyhosting.com awarded HostGator with the Best Reseller Hosting Award. It is one of the fastest growing web hosting review sites on the web. The success of this review site is directly related to its honest and unbiased reviews and ratings.
26. webhostingevaluation.com – webhostingevaluation.com: Webhostingevaluation.com awarded HostGator with its webhostingevaluation.com Evaluation was based on hosting reviews, web hosting comparisons. HostGator is renowned for saving time and money with their reviews.
27. findbestwebhosting.com – #1 Linux Web hosting: Findbestwebhosting.com named HostGator best in Linux Web hosting. FindBestHosting is a web hosting directory with independent ratings and reviews. HostGator also present Best web hosting offers, awards and hosting coupons. HostGator is extreme efficient in Web Hosting.
Free Nonprofit Web Hosting
HostGator is strong ally to those who believe in giving back to the community to the best of their ability. Therefore, HostGator established the HostGator Technology Grant in September 2008. Through this Grant HostGator provides free and discounted web hosting to worthy causes and organizations.
Technology Grant
The HostGator Technology Grant gives one year of absolutely FREE web hosting on HostGator’s Business Hosting Plan to all qualifying organization that are selected by HostGator management. Unlimited disk space is provided to Customers by the Business Hosting Plan. It also provides unlimited bandwidth, and the ability to host unlimited domains. Moreover, the cash value of the plan ($180) can also be applied as a discount to any other HostGator product or service (Excluding Dedicated, VPS and Reseller accounts).
Applying for Grant
For applying for HostGator Technology Grant organizations and causes simply have to fill out an application form, which takes about 15 minutes to complete. Once the application is completed, it goes to HostGator management and is evaluated. Selected causes and organizations are then offered with the HostGator Technology.
Qualifying Causes and Organizations
Organizations looking to qualify for the HostGator Technology Grant must clearly serve the interest of large number of people. HostGator is most interested in serving non-profit organizations and other charitable organizations that seek to improve their communities for the welfare of others. Charities and qualifying organizations should strictly be non-political in nature. As a technology related company, HostGator is also interested in supporting organizations that work for advancement of science and technology.
Non-profit Donations
Apart from providing the HostGator Technology Grant to qualified organizations, HostGator regularly donates to worthy causes such as M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and One Laptop per Child. Over $125,000 were donated by HostGator in 2008 to these two organizations alone.
Helping the Environment
HostGator in August 2008, decided to help reduce its impact on the environment. Thus HostGator purchased Green-e certified wind credits to offset HostGator’s environmental impact. HostGator not only neutralizes its environmental carbon emissions impact, but also helps to reverse it. All of HostGator’s shared and reseller hosting servers are 130% wind powered meaning that HostGator’s dedication towards the environment has as good impact as protecting over 500 acres of rainforest per year.