Home How to Close More Internet-Based Leads Over the PhoneMarketing/AdvertisingIt’s a great feeling when your current online marketing campaign begins to bear fruit, and the phone starts to ring. But it’s how you act after you answer the phone that could spell the difference between a closed lead and a lost opportunity. The following will take you through a typical call beginning to end, with the end result being a closed lead. If you’re waiting for your online marketing campaign to produce results or if it already has and you have a phone-close-rate of little-to-none, the following should help. Here is exactly what do the next time someone calls after finding your business on the Internet. Pick Up and Smile It sounds frivolous, but if you’re having a bad day and your caller manages to feel your bad mood over the phone, the person is not going to have a very good or memorable experience. On the other hand, if you can manage to smile – even if you have to fake it – the person will hear that smile over the phone, and the conversation will automatically turn positive. In order to keep the positivity flowing, immediately ask for the person’s name and use their name throughout the call. People love the sound of their own voice and hearing their name several times (don’t overdo it) will be music to their ears. For best results, keep a ‘lead form’ next to the phone that reminds you to smile and that includes a space for the person’s name, much like the following. Ex. #1: Answer the Call With a Smile and Immediately Get the Person’s Name Caller’s Name: ________________________________ Keep the Phone Conversation Short The typical phone call that comes into your office should last no more than three-to-five minutes. More than that and you may give your customer second thoughts on taking action. That’s what you don’t want. Instead, you will want to take control of the call and guide the person directly into an appointment. Here is how it’s done. Frequently Asked Questions Underneath the space for the caller’s name, you may want to list up to six questions that people commonly ask. Because, let’s face it, most callers will say something to the effect of, “I have a question for you.” Ideally, you’ll want to provide a list of FAQs on your website. The more information you can provide to your customers externally – via your website, social media, or offline marketing methods – the more targeted and ready-to-take-action your prospect will be. Even still, keep the answers to commonly asked questions ready just in case your customer asks for them. It’s better to do that than to say, “Hang on,” and then yell across the office for the answer; or worse, put the person on hold. Ex #2: Common Questions that Callers Might Ask 1. What Payments Do You Accept? We accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express for your convenience. 2. What are Your Hours of Operation? We are open Monday through Friday 10-5 and Saturday 11-4, and we’re closed on Sundays. Would you like to schedule an appointment? ROI Tracking One of the benefits of Internet marketing is that you can easily track your results, as long as you ask your caller how he/she heard about you. After you’ve answered the person’s question, ask them where they saw your phone number online. Ex. #3: Find Out How the Caller Found Our Business “How did you hear about us today?” If the caller says, “The Internet,”: That’s great. We’ve been working very hard to make sure it’s easy to find us online. Where did you happen to see us? Was it a Google Search? If the person gives the name of a current customer, make a note to give that customer a discount or at least a thank you! Guide the Call and Convert Don’t let the customer ramble on. Again, you want to keep the call short, and you want the caller to convert by the time the call ends. You can do that by offering two appointment options, and assuming that the person is going to make an appointment. What you don’t want to do is ask a closed question, such as, “Would you like to schedule an appointment?” That leaves the caller open to answering with a big fat NO. Instead, offer two options. That way the caller only has two choices, and NO doesn’t even enter the equation. You might say, “Would mornings or afternoons work better for you?” Then, offer two appointment options. Like so: Ex. #4: Guide the Person Into An Appointment 1. “Would mornings or afternoons work better for you?” 2. Provide 2 options. (Ex. I have an opening at 3 on Wednesday or 2 on Friday. Which one do you like best?) 3. Book the appointment. 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Just like with their VPS plans, there’s no limit to how many domains, subdomains, MySQL databases, FTP accounts, or e-mail accounts the user gets with their reseller plan, and all reseller plans come with free private name servers, as well. Lastly, their dedicated plans offer the latest server technology, are fully-managed, and are available with a Windows or Linux OS, depending on the user’s needs. Even if you aren’t an experienced site or server owner, HostGator’s known for having some very excellent customer service. Their support team can be reached by a toll-free number, live chat, or a ticket system. Help is also available from a user forum and a library of frequently asked questions and help topics. Lastly, they even have video tutorials covering everything from their software to how to change a DNS. If you have a personal website and need affordable hosting, HostGator can help you. If your business’ site has outgrown their hosting plan and you’re looking into getting a dedicated server, HostGator can hook you up. If you want to develop applications and need a virtual private server to work with, HostGator can definitely help you. Even if you just want to start a small business as a hosting reseller, then HostGator can get you started. They have affordable service, offer a ton of disk space, bandwidth, and other necessities, and have some of the best customer support in the industry. Hostgator Drupal Review Both Hostgator and Drupal are household names when it comes to the web design community. Hostgator is one of the most popular hosting providers out there, while Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems ever created. Hostgator supports the use of Drupal with their hosting plans, but how well do the two really work together? Hostgator offers its customers the use of Fantastico, which makes installing Drupal a cinch. Fantastico is a program that allows for one-click installation of things like WordPress and Drupal. Considering that Drupal’s installation can be a little daunting for an inexperienced or first-time user, many users will most likely want to take advantage of this installer. Users who don’t want to use Fantastico can still go through the manual installation process if they wish to do so. This host also makes use of the cPanel control panel software, one of the most widely used control panel programs in the industry. Hostgator offers very good customer support. Users can choose from contacting support by phone, e-mail, live chat, or a ticketing system, or seeing if their question has already been answered in Hostgator’s knowledge base or forums. Between Hostgator’s support and Drupal’s community support, Drupal users who choose Hostgator for their hosting should be able to get help with anything they need. For users who want inexpensive hosting, Hostgator offers a lot of shared hosting arrangements that are suitable for small Drupal-based sites. For users who have larger sites, or just want to avoid some of the pitfalls that come with shared hosting plans, Hostgator also has a virtual private server and dedicated server hosting arrangements available. All of their plans are extremely reasonable, so even users that want to keep their overhead as low as possible shouldn’t feel like they have to break the bank for their hosting. One caveat about choosing Hostgator- some users say they’ve had difficulty getting clean URLs with Hostgator. Clean URLs are important for a lot of site owners since they’re memorable and easy for visitors to type in. Though this isn’t likely to be a real deal breaker to most users, it is something people should consider before deciding on Hostgator for their Drupal-based sites. Hostgator has a well-deserved reputation as being one of the leaders in the web hosting industry. They offer a very good variety of hosting arrangements, making Drupal installation simple, and grant users the use of Drupal-friendly hosting. For these reasons, Hostgator should definitely be in the running for anyone currently trying to decide on a good host for their Drupal needs. Taking a closer look at HostGator and CubeCart Nowadays, companies and business people are looking for the best options to meet their special requirements. People having businesses for selling products, they can check out CubeCart, which is one of the best software for this type of business. This shopping cart software is provided to clients who use PHP and MYSQL. In order to run this software, there is the need for PHP supported web server and as well supported by MYSQL system. There are a lot of companies who are offering web hosting services, but the features of each of them differently and as well as the speed. When a person is looking at this software called CubeCart, they would need to check the security, support of SSL certificate, the server uptime and as well the speed. HostGator can be chosen as the CubeCart host, which might be required by a company as because they are capable of providing the services and features of this at an affordable price offer which is obviously lower than that of any other companies. There is a need for a dedicated system of IP, which is very much important for the SSL certification required by the hosting service provider. Through SSL, the connection would be made secure between the client and the server. It is very much essential to make sure that the data that is transferred over the connection is done through a secured connection so that the personal and secured content cannot be captured by any other users whom you do not want to gain access to the information, and they might be making improper use of it. To enable the best hosting facilities of CubeCart, one would need to get in touch with the best providers, and HostGator is one of the best hosting service providers at present. And with Hostgator Coupon you save on cubecart hosting. Many developers of CubeCart prefer HostGator since they offer a lot of wonderful facilities including unlimited bandwidth and as well their security level is high. Users who are having online shops and businesses, for them CubeCart is very important, and maintaining security is important too. It is essential to get in touch with the perfect service provider. For ensuring proper service, security and everything else, users can get in touch with HostGator, who are providing these services, so clients do not need to worry even a bit about speed and security at any time. Hostgator Review – How Reliable Is It? If you’re running an internet business, it is extremely important to find a good web host. This is one area where you don’t want to skimp money as a website that’s down is one that reflects very badly on your business. One of my favorite web-hosts in terms of value, reliability, and support is Hostgator. They have an excellent reputation around the net. It is well, and you will read many favorable reviews about their service. Below is my own Hostgator review. I’ve been using Hostgator for a couple of years now, and I’m now hosting over 50 of my sites with them. They are a very reputable company, and I’ve never had any problems with them in the time I’ve been with them. Compared to some other web-hosting companies I’ve been with, I think I’ve only experience downtime once or twice. With Dreamhost, my sites would go down every couple of months or so, which is what prompted me to switch over to Hostgator in the first place. Hostgator guarantees 99.9% uptime, and I think one reason for this is that Hostgator runs its own data center, so they have more control over what’s going on. When you purchase a Hostgator plan, you will get access to CPanel, one of the most well known and easy to use platforms for administering to your web host. From there, you can add new domains, manage email and your MySQL databases, and set up blogs and other services on your domains. All this is done via an easy to use point and click interface. Since Hostgator’s service is so reliable, I’ve only had to deal with customer service a handful of times. This is another area where Hostgator really shines through. Their customer service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. That’s unheard of with other companies, and it’s much appreciated. I’ve never had to call their support offices, but I have used their Live Chat service on their homepage to talk to their customer service. Wait time is minimal, and the support personnel were very knowledgeable and was always able to solve my questions in a timely manner. Hostgator has several different hosting plans to choose from. I usually recommend the Baby plan for most prospective customers, which is the one I’m using myself. It’s a shared hosting plan, and for $9.95 a month, you can host unlimited domains along with unlimited disk space and bandwidth. If your business needs change, there’s room to grow as well with the Hostgator VPS and Dedicated server options. You can switch yourself, right in the Hostgator control panel. If for some reason, you aren’t happy with their service, they also have a 45-day money back guarantee to keep your mind at ease. As you can tell, I’m a very happy, Hostgator customer. You can’t beat their reliability, support, and price, and I definitely feel my sites are in good hands with them. You can always find good Hostgator deals, and you’ll often find Hostgator coupons to get good discounts on their various plans. Make sure to use one of these Hostgator coupon codes when you decide to buy. Hostgator Review Started in 2002 by a university student from his dorm room, Hostgator is one of the most popular web hosts in the world. They claim to host over two million domain names which make up around 1% of worlds internet traffic. Independent agencies put this as nearly 1,680,000 domains and 1.34 % of the global market. It must also be noted that all the hosts that rank above Hostgator are not specialist web hosts. They are domain registrars, redirection, and parking services – companies like Godaddy, Enom, and Sedo Parking. Most of the domains that resolve to them are either just parked or used for redirection. So if we consider only specialist hosts, Hostgator is clearly the largest web host on the internet. They are not just the largest, Hostgator is really good at what they are doing. Read the detailed Hostgator review and Hostgator reviews added by our users below for more details. Hostgator VPS Review Hostgator used to be a specialist shared host, but a couple of years back, they started offering VPS solutions as well. They offer several configurations, starting from Level – which is very basic, to Level9 – as good as a reasonable dedicated server. From Level3, Hostgator VPS servers are available with cPanel and managed support come free with cPanel servers. We recommend at least Level3 VPS for serious webmasters, lower configurations are just good enough for a test site or sites with very low traffic. cPanel is the best control panel available, and Hostgator managed service is value for money. Managed services may not be as good as some of the premium services, but considering the price charged, this is a very good deal. Hostgator VPS servers are priced reasonably, starting with $19.95 without control panel. Level3 with $49.95 is a great value for money, considering that it comes with server management and cPanel. Hostgator is well known for cheap shared hosting with great support, and their VPS servers are no different. Hostgator Hosting Features Review Hostgator offer three plans for shared hosting. The basic plan comes with the limitation of only one domain allowed whereas the other two allow an unlimited number of add-on domains. Space, bandwidth, etc. are unlimited for all the plans, and they have a restriction based on inodes. The inodes limit is pretty high and would apply only for making backups – if you exceed a certain number of inodes, your site will not be backed up. For any normal user, this can be ignored. Yes, they do oversell just like most of their competitors. The only real restriction they have is CPU usage, as there is a limit on the number of processes and percentage of CPU that can be used by a single account. What this ultimately means is – if you have reasonable traffic on your website, Hostgator shared plans should not have a problem accommodating you. On the other hand, sites with millions of hits per month will not be allowed to stay on the shared server and will be asked to move. If you are interested in other features, Hostgator provides almost everything you need: Unlimited parked domains, unlimited MySQL databases, script installers, and so on. They use cPanel 11, so you have the most powerful control panel on the net with all the bells and whistles. We would recommend a baby package for an average website, which should get you almost everything you need. Hostgator Datacenter and Uptime Hostgator-Review.com is hosted on Hostgator since Feb 2008, and we had been monitoring the uptime using a third party tool. We never experienced any real downtime, and the monitoring tool confirms the same. Click on the thumbnail for a detailed view or click here for live uptime data, directly from the uptime auditor site. As I write this, it is showing 99.95% uptime, which is above the industry standard, 99.9% – which most shared hosts fail to give. Let me also make it very clear that we are monitoring our own website hosted in a normal Hostgator account and not the website of the host itself – which would naturally be hosted in a better server with load balancing etc. Hostgator doesn’t own its data center, which is actually a surprise. Their ideology is to outsource and hardware, networking, scalability issues to a specialized company and concentrate on what they do well – customer support, monitoring the server, etc. Their partner in hosting is thePlanet, a leading dedicated host and colocation provider. So far, this partnership seems to be working out very well, each doing their job to perfection. Hostgator Overall Review In spite of their spectacular growth, fortunately, Hostgator retained the qualities that one would normally associate with smaller / medium sized hosts. Their customer support still provides personalized care, you can even contact their CEO via email, in case you believe the customer support is not being helpful. They will help you with even issues that are not directly related to hosting – for example, fixing your script. Hostgator provides almost all types of hosting – shared, reseller, VPS, and dedicated hosting. Still, they are more focused on the shared and reseller hosting area. Even though they provide pretty good dedicated hosting services, you may not be able to find all the flexibility and upgrade options one would normally find at specialized dedicated hosts. VPS is a relatively new service from Hostgator, and they do provide several options from very basic to relatively advanced servers. Hostgator Pros Excellent 24/7 Support Flexible payment: Pay monthly/yearly/ 2 or 3 years for a lower price cPanel Based Hosting – cPanel and Fantastico brings the best control panel and script installer Cheap Shared Hosting Packages – Prices range from $5 – $10 depending on your package and payment mode 99.95% Uptime Hostgator Cons Expensive domain registration.** Billing software – ModernBill – is not integrated well and can be a pain sometimes. PostgreSQL is not supported on shared hosting accounts. Godaddy Vs. Hostgator Godaddy is the biggest domain registrar, and Hostgator is the biggest specialist shared host on the net. So how do they compare when it comes to shared hosting? Control Panel and Features Godaddy uses a custom control panel, whereas Hostgator provide cPanel, probably the best control panel in the industry. cPanel has so many features and add-ons like Fantastico script installer to make life easier for webmasters. Godaddy’s control panel lacks the features and is not very user-friendly. It would be a major disappointment for advanced users. Hostgator or Godaddy – Which is cheaper? Both Godaddy and Hostgator offer three similar packages. Though space, bandwidth, etc. offered by Hostgator are more, that should just be seen as a marketing gimmick – both of them oversell a lot, and you get restricted by CPU usage. For shorter contract periods, Godaddy offers a better price, with most plans being $1-$2 per month less than that of Hostgator. But that is not much of a difference, and Hostgator offer more features and resources in a similar package. Overall, Hostgator is reasonably priced, and Godaddy is even cheaper. In case you want, you can use some Godaddy Coupon for even cheaper rates. Uptime and Performance Hostgator offer the best uptime among all hosts we tested, which unfortunately doesn’t include Godaddy. Godaddy uptime get mixed reviews normally, but we can not prove it. Hostgator anyway offer excellent uptime, as demonstrated by our third party monitoring tool here. They have been consistently giving an uptime above the industry standard 99.9% over almost two years. Hostgator Support Vs. Godaddy Support Both of them offer 24/7 support via tickets and toll-free lines. In addition to the above, Hostgator offer both online chat and peer support forums. Godaddy support is professional but lacks the personal touch just like most big companies. They may just push a link to the FAQ or terms and services sometimes, whereas Hostgator will take care of even newbie issues and out of scope problems. Overall, Hostgator support is miles ahead of Godaddy. Godaddy or Hostgator – Final Word! There is no comparison here. Hostgator scores in all possible parameters, except probably the price. Godaddy is good for domain registration but for hosting, go with a specialist like Hostgator. Hostgator Vs. Hostmonster Hostmonster is one of the leading web hosts, from the same management that owns Bluehost. Hostgator is obviously a bigger company, but both of them have a lot of things in common. Below is a detailed comparison of both of them, rated objectively after using and monitoring their services for years. Control Panel and Features Both of them offer the latest cPanel control panel with customized skin. So the difference is only skin deep, and you get exactly the same functionalities. cPanel, by the way, is the best control panel in the industry, which, along with Fantastico script installers, provide almost all the features a webmaster can expect from a control panel. Hostmonster vs. Hostgator – Which is cheaper? Hostmonster offers only one package with unlimited add-on domain, which can be compared to Hostgator’s Baby package. The baby package comes @ $7.95 per month when paid yearly, and Hostmonster charges $6.95 per month on a yearly contract. That makes look Hostmonster slightly cheap, but the fact is that Hostgator offers much more options for package selection and billing. You can select a smaller package (hatchling) if you wish and you can opt for monthly billing which is always a safer option for any kind of hosting. Overall, we think Hostgator’s flexibility will compensate for the small difference in price. Uptime and Performance – How do they compare? We have shared hosting accounts with five leading hosts, including Hostmonster and Hostgator. As you can see the report from a third party monitoring tool here. Hostgator offer the best uptime among all. They have been giving uptime of 99.96% to 99.96% consistently, which is above the promised uptime of 99.95%. Hostmonster is a bit inconsistent with occasional slowness and downtime. Hostgator Support Vs. Hostmonster Support Both of them offer 24/7 support via tickets, toll-free lines, chat, and forums. Once again, Hostmonster is competitive, but Hostgator is simply too good. Their support is one of the best in the industry, and response time for tickets are between 1 hour to 3 hours. They are also more transparent, and Hostgator peer support forum is a good option to get advice from other customers as well as support staff. Hostmonster or Hostgator – Final Word! Both Hostgator and Hostmonster are good in their own way, but Hostgator is a better choice on account of their flexible payment options, better support, and overall better-managed servers as demonstrated by the uptime graph. Hostgator Vs. Bluehost Bluehost is one of the leading web hosts, from the same management that owns Hostmonster. Hostgator is obviously a bigger company, but both of them have a lot of things in common. Below is a detailed comparison of Bluehost and Hostgator, rated objectively after using and monitoring their services for years. Control Panel and Features Comparison Both Bluehost and Hostgator use cPanel control panel with customized skin. Bluehost has some more features added, but many of them require additional payment. Basically, there is not much difference – you get all the power of cPanel and Fantastico. Hostgator Or Bluehost – Which is cheaper? Bluehost offer only one package with unlimited add-on domain, unlimited space, and unlimited bandwidth (oh.. yes, both of them oversell!) which can be compared to Hostgator’s Baby package. The baby package comes @ $7.95 per month when paid yearly, and Bluehost charges $6.95 per month on a yearly contract(Get a Bluehost Coupon). So Bluehost is slightly cheaper, but the fact is that Hostgator offers much more options like three packages to select from, options to pay monthly, etc. The smallest package (hatchling) is remarkably cheaper for webmasters who do not need add-on domains and would like to test the service before moving all their sites to Hostgator. Monthly billing is a big plus, as that takes away all the risk one would normally associate with moving to a new host. If you are not happy with the service, move to another host within the end of the month, and you lose just one cent if you had used a Hostgator Coupon during sign up. Uptime and Performance We have shared hosting accounts with five leading hosts, including both Hostgator and Bluehost. As you can see the report from a third party monitoring tool here. Hostgator offer the best uptime among all. Bluehost not bad either, but Hostgator is clearly the best. They had been consistently giving an uptime above the industry standard 99.9% over a period of almost two years. In fact, Hostgator is the only host that gave uptime of 99.9% and more consistently. Refer to the report directly from the third party service provider for more details. Hostgator Support Vs. Bluehost Support Both of them offer 24/7 support via tickets, toll-free lines, online chat, and peer support forums. Bluehost provides decent support with response time for tickets a little inconsistent, but Hostgator excel here. Their support is one of the best in the industry, and you can even reach their owner on Hostgator peer support forums. In fact, support is one area which is given real stress by Hostgator and keeps them head and shoulders above the rest? Not convinced? Go through their peer support forum and see how existing customers rate them. Bluehost Vs. Hostgator – The Final Word! Both Hostgator and Bluehost are good hosts, but Hostgator has an edge due to their better customer support and flexible payment terms. Dreamhost Vs. Hostgator Both Dreamhost and Hostgator are among the top 10 web hosts in the world, with Hostgator being bigger and growing faster. Both are Linux based shared hosts, which also offer VPS servers. Below is a comparison of their features to help you make an informed decision. Control Panel and Features Hostgator use cPanel, the best and most popular control panel in the industry. Having cPanel is an advantage – you are assured of all typical cPanel features, there is a less learning curve for experienced webmaster, moving to/from another cPanel based host is very easy and so on. Dreamhost, on the other hand, uses their own custom control panel. While it is not difficult to get used to it, a lot of experience webmaster could feel disappointed for not having something like cPanel. Other features like storage, bandwidth, emails, MySQL databases, etc. are unlimited for both, as both the hosts oversell. Fantastico script installer is something newbies will miss in Dreamhost. Hostgator Or Dreamhost – Which is cheaper? Dreamhost offers only one package with unlimited add-on domain, unlimited storage, and unlimited bandwidth! Which can be comparable to Hostgator’s Baby package. The baby package comes @ $7.95 per month when paid yearly, and Dreamhost charges $9.95 per month on a yearly contract. So Hostgator is slightly cheaper, and also they allow you to choose from 3 different packages depending on your needs. The smallest package (hatchling) is remarkably cheaper for webmasters who do not need add-on domains or would like to test the service before moving all their sites to Hostgator. Monthly billing is a big plus with Hostgator, which is simply not possible with Dreamshot. If you are not happy with the service, move to another host within the end of the month, and you lose just one cent if you had used a Hostgator Promo during sign up. Dreamhost offers a 97-day money-back guarantee. Still, monthly billing has its own advantages. Uptime and Performance We have a shared hosting account with Hostgator and has been monitoring their services using a third party monitoring tool. For the last three years, they have been providing consistently high uptime of 99.96% to 99.97%, which is above the proposed uptime of 99.9%. Dreamhost guarantees 100% uptime, but we have not been able to verify the same. However, there have been reports of downtime from their customers, and generally, Dreamhost performance is not rated among the best. Hostgator Support Vs. Dreamhost Support Both of them offer 24/7 support via tickets. But Hostgator also offer toll-free lines, online chat and peer support forums. Phone support and chat support is a premium paid option ($9.95/month) with Dreamhost. Hostgator is a company known for its superior customer service, and it is not difficult to understand why. Their support tickets get answered in 1-3 hours, and online chat and phone support are even faster. Perr support forum is another useful option where you get to discuss with other Hostgator customers. Dreamhost Vs. Hostgator – The Final Word! Both Hostgator and Dreamhost are good hosts, but Hostgator has an edge due to their far better customer support, flexible payment terms and features like cPanel. Justhost Vs. Hostgator Hostgator is the biggest specialist shared host on the net, and Justhost is a relatively small company, having started operations only in 2008. However, Justhost has been growing exponentially and have managed to sign up over 150,000 customers within a short time. Here is a comparison of Hostgator Vs. Justhost, of their shared hosting services. Control Panel and Features Both Justhost and Hostgator both use cPanel, which is the best control panel in the industry. Due to this, almost all features are identical; they both offer Fantastico script installer, cron jobs, etc. Both offer nearly unlimited space, bandwidth, etc. as both of them oversell! The real catch is in CPU usage, which both Justhost and Hostgator will monitor and ask the offending sites to move. So when it comes to features and control panel, there is practically no difference! Hostgator or Justhost – Which is cheaper? Most hosts have different rates for monthly payments and paying in advance for 2/3/4 years. While most users prefer paying monthly, hosts offer discounts for longer contracts and advertise only their 3/4 year rates, which can be misleading and confusing. Both Hostgator and Justhost are no different, so we are comparing only monthly rates paid monthly. Justhost charge $8.95 per month for their only package. Hostgator has three packages, and we believe the comparable package is a baby package which is $9.95 without discounts. So Justhost is slightly cheaper, but Hostgator has a smaller package for those who want to host only one domain. Overall, we don’t find any real difference in price; both Justhost and Hostgator pricing is more or less the same. In case you want, you can use some Justhost Coupon for even cheaper rates. Uptime and Performance Hostgator offer the best uptime among all hosts we tested, which unfortunately doesn’t include Justhost. Justhost uptime get mixed reviews normally, but we can not prove it. Hostgator anyway offer great uptime, as demonstrated by our third party monitoring tool here. They have been consistently giving an uptime above the industry standard 99.9% over a period of almost two years. Hostgator Support Vs. Justhost Support Both of them offer 24/7 support via tickets, toll-free lines, and chat support. But Hostgator support is quicker, more friendly, and reliable. We had a great experience with Hostgator support, with response time ranging from 5 minutes to maximum of a couple of hours for support tickets. Hostgator support one of the best in the industry, without any doubt. Justhost Vs. Hostgator – Final Word! Both are good hosts, similar in pricing and features. But due to superior customer support and uptime, we rate Hostgator higher. Hostgator Control Panel Review Hostgator uses cPanel, which is probably the best control panel around. What you see at http://www.yoursite.com/cpanel/ is cPanel with a custom skin. Here is a brief description of what you can do with cPanel. Backups: You can download full, email, files, or mysql backs. Also, you can restore from the backups taken. File Manager: A web-based FTP utility. Upload and download files. FTP Accounts: Manage FTP accounts, apply restrictions and change passwords. Statistics: View complete statistics from Webalizer, AWstats, or raw access logs. Security: Password protection, Ban IP Addresses, Hotlink Protection, etc. Domain Management: Add on domains, Parked domains, subdomains etc. Databases: Manage MySQL databases and users, access PHPMyAdmin. Software: Configure PHP, Install scripts using FANTASTICO deluxe. Advanced Tools: Manage Cron Jobs, Mime types, Error Pages etc. System Tools: View running processes, CPU usage, memory usage, etc. Emails: Manage Accounts, Webmail, Forwarders, Autoresponse, spam assassin, mailing list, etc. cPanel may look bit complex for newbie webmaster, but it is extremely powerful yet easy to use. Most control panel reviews rate it ahead of competitors like Plesk or DirectAdmin. Once you get used to it, you will not be satisfied with any other control panel software....
