Learn where to get speedy Drupal hosting with truly great support
Are you tired of a slow site without support?
I've tried dozens of web hosting companies for my Drupal sites and they all have their fair share of problems. Right now, I can honestly say I will never leave Hostgator as a hosting company. Hostgator is a no nonsense hosting provider with truly *excellent* support.
You should definitely not use Hostgator if:
- You like having your Drupal site crawling to a snails pace
- Never need support of any kind
- You don't mind waiting for a couple of hours for an answer to your support request
- Not host anything and make your customers figure it out for themselves
I'm a web designer and for the last three years I have been specialized in development on the Drupal Content Management System. Currently I have over 50 commercial Drupal sites for about 30 customers. Since a month or two they are all hosted exclusively on Hostgator systems.
Why Hostgator?
Two words: Speed and Support.
Drupal is a great product, but it can use quite some resources. Most hosting companies let too many clients use the same server. This can make a simple site slow and Drupal will load like you have a good old 56K modem. Drupal hosting at Hostgator has speed and a lot of it. Most of my sites use plugins (3rd party modules), a lot of them not very well written, and it still screams. I can't really show you the speed, so you can try it for yourself. Further down this page you can find a coupon you can use for a (almost) free month of hosting.
The support of Hostgator is unprecedented. For example, one of my last support requests took only 3 (three) minutes to get answered!
As you can see, they take support quite serious. This is not an exception, only one of my questions didn't get answered within 15 minutes. When I have Drupal hosting questions, they answer them just as gladly as any other question. One of the best things is their live support. Look at their website in the upper right corner. It's 24/7, you can always talk to a real person and the waiting times are very short. And they are in fact knowledgable people; something we cannot say for all companies in the hosting industry.
How do I try them?
Don't take my word for it, try Hostgator out for yourself. Setting up Drupal hosting on Hostgator is dead easy with my guide. I have a coupon code you can use: DHOHQ72010 and you save $9.94. I use the standard Baby and Business plans. If you have special requirements in performance or memory, you can also get a Managed VPS.
