HostMonster Review
Who is HostMonster?
Hostmonster is one of the oldest web hosting company. They have been providing hosting solutions to thousands of web sites since 1996. HostMonster is best known for it's low prices, and having tons of features for their users. Their motto is that they specialize in customer service. HostMonster prides themselves as being one of the most reliable web hosting companies around.
With HostMonster you can depend on:
√ Highest customer service
√ Quality equipment
√ Maximum guaranteed uptime
√ Highly functional tools for administration
√ The leading feature set available
√ Secure and reliable backups
√ Solid and honest business practices - HostMonster
"Reliability is key to success on the internet. With our high quality redundant systems you can be sure that your data is always available for both you and your customers" - HostMonster
Review of HostMonster.
We have setup SO many accounts on HostMonster through the years and all we can say is - impressive, initially we thought since it was "low cost" that somewhere up the chain there had to be something wrong, this turned out to be untrue. They run a no hiccup operation from their very helpful 24/7 Tech Support to their friendly 24/7 Customer Service. Hostmonster has super fast load times, 99% uptime guarantee,and a great Cpanel setup; Screenshot.
What Great Features?
With one plan it sure simplifies things! HostMonster has one jam packed plan with everything you will need, and priced right. The plan comes with a 30 day money back guarantee, and 99.9% uptime guarantee! They have Fantastico, Site Builder and Simplescripts for one click installs of 52+ scripts, from Wordpress blogs, Website forms, Tech Support, live help, to Php forms, Forums, Drupal, and tons more.
Scripts Included!
Blogs: b2evolution Nucleus, pMachine Free, WordPress
CMS (Content management System): Drupal, Geeklog, Joomla, Mambo Open Source, PHP-Nuke, phpWCMS, phpWebSite, Post-Nuke, TYPO3, Xoops.
Customer Support : Crafty Syntax Live Help, Help Center Live, osTicket, PerlDesk, PHP Support Tickets, Support Logic Helpdesk, Support Services Manager.
Discussion Boards/Forums: phpBB2, SMF
E-Commerce: CubeCart, OS Commerce, Zen Cart
F.A.Q.: FAQMasterFlex
Guestbooks: ViPER Guestbook
Hosting Billing: AccountLab Plus, phpCOIN
Image Galleries: 4Images Gallery, Coppermine Photo Gallery, Gallery
Mailing Lists: PHPlist
Polls and Surveys: Advanced Poll, phpESP, PHPSurveyor
Project Management: PHProjekt
Site Builders: Templates Express
Wiki: TikiWiki, PhpWiki
Other Scripts: Dew-NewPHPLinks, Moodle, Open-Realty, phpAdsNew, phpFormGenerator, WebCalendar
Extras: Language, Side menu appearance, Email notifications, Installations overview
Bonuses
$100 in Free Yahoo & Google Advertising Credits!
Free Search Engine Submission, google, yahoo, msn and a ton more!
Free Domain Forever
Free Site Builder
Best Support in the Industry
Host unlimited subdomains
Host unlimited parked domains
Free Domain Transfer
Technical Jargon
HostMonster always includes CGI, PHP 4 & 5, RoR, Perl, MySQL, SSH, SSL, IMAP, POP, Front Page Extensions and running on Linux Operating System. Click here to see all the details here.
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HostMonster & Payment Notes:
HostMonster gives member a bunch of way to pay, you can pay monthly, or 3 years in advance, which will save you $2.00 a month long term. They except paypal of course, which is extremely convenient.
Switching to HostMonster from another Host?
HostMonster offers FREE Domain Transfer, FREE File Transfer , FREE MySQL Transfer, FREE Script Transfer! This is pretty standard these days, however HostMonster is very efficient at switching users over. Timeframe is about 4-5 days, but most of the time is was 48 hours for me. I have read tons of reviews from happy customers that had there site switched to Hostmonster.
Customer Service Review:
HostMonster takes their customer service seriously. They want their customers to be happy, and will take the time with you to solve whatever issue you are having. Average hold times are under 2 minutes! Email questions are usually answered promptly. We have talked to almost every department at HostMonster over the years, all there employee have a wealth of knowledge and provide you with a positive experience.
Technical Support Review:
HostMonster offers 24/7 customer support. If you have a problem or a concern you can contact HostMonster by calling their 1-800 #, Chatting with a live customer support on-line chat, or shooting them an email. HostMonster also uses a ticket system. When you have an issue a ticket number is assigned to you. This allows any employees at HostMonster to assist you without you having to explain your problem multiple times. This also enables you to go in and edit, or update your ticket. Once you are happy and your problem is resolved your ticket will be closed.
Real Customer Comments and Reviews:
"I am a Hostmonster customer. I have two sites with them. I have referred 3 other people to them. I love them. My last hosting company always rushed me off the tech support line. I like talking to someone and knowing they are taking care of the problem. I have called Hostmonster 2 times for some advanced changes that had to be made to the ‚"A record‚" they stayed on the line with me until the problem was taken care of. "
"You get so many features for low prices, I would recommend HostMonster to anyone. They also give google and yahoo credits! A+"
"HostMonster's customer service is great! They stayed on the phone with me until I figured out, what I had screwed up:) Very polite and knowledgeable staff."
"It is by far.. the most professional web hosting existing on the web.!"
"Extremely reliable. The best on the web."
"Smooth switch over from another hosting company. They answer all my questions promptly through email. Short hold times when you call!"
"It exceeded my expectations. The technical support is great, the space and traffic are more than enough. Simple, reliable, with a lot of features. "
"Quite possibly the best in the world. great value for money, excellent features and no downtime in the time I've been with them. Their service is brilliant and the technical staff are friendly and helpful. The old saying "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is" doesn't apply here. They are that damn good. "
"This web hosting serves is by far the best. Best support, best tours - Just best everything. I've never experience their servers go down, and have never had a complaint about them. By far the best."
"The price was somewhat cheap, which is one of the reasons why I first started looking into HostMonster. I wondered at the beginning how they could operate with such a small cost to customers, but it hasn't been a problem. The cost is really good for what I needed."
HostMonster Hosting Details
