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FatCow was designed from the start to be an alternative in web hosting. They provide a lighthearted yet serious look at how individuals can approach Web hosting by avoiding techno babble, confusing price schemes and by providing plenty of customer support. This company was developed in 1998, and it’s grown with a dedication to delivering value and customer service. Plus, they “like to have fun.”

Features

You might expect a ‘different’ company to create a ‘different’ product – and FatCow delivers. To simplify the transfer or new host process, FatCow developed a ‘one place one price’ Fat Cow philosophy that provides everything a Web site owner might need to stake out a piece of the Internet. This is an ‘out of the box’ solution that includes more features than some Web owners might need.

For those who want a simpler package, their MiniMoo plan provides a domain name and email address only. At that point, the customer can post a generic ‘under construction page’ or use SiteDelux to build a page until you’re ready to build a full-fledged site. This option is for those who need a placeholder for several domains, or for the business that’s just starting out.

FatCow also provides a variety of tools to help customers create and edit a first-class Web site, including marketing management, eCommerce services, and more.

Reliability & Reputation

FatCow’s provides a stable, redundant hosting platform supported by dual routers for greater redundancy, NetApp storage clusters for improved reliability, a state-of-the-art Cisco PIX firewall for tighter security, and a new gigabite network connection for better performance. The end result is a carrier-class shared-hosting infrastructure that offers an extremely reliable and secure hosting environment for clients. Client sites are accessed by visitors via fast (OC3), triply redundant Internet connections.

FatCow’s data center combines round-the-clock systems management with onsite personnel trained in the areas of networking and systems management. The result: a physical and technical environment delivering the reliability and flexibility necessary to support mission-critical Internet operations. This level of reliability is normally only accessible to the largest of Internet companies.

Web and e-mail files are served through a farm of load-balanced Linux machines that utilize Apache Web server software, so your site will load quickly and not be impacted by the performance of any one machine. If you’re not satisfied, FatCow offers a thirty day money-back guarantee that is valid for credit-card payments only. Due to the costs associated with processing payments made by other methods, they are not able to offer the thirty day money-back guarantee for other payment methods.

Pricing

FatCow is proud of their services, and they compare what they have to offer to other hosting companies openly. Even though their prices are low, this isn’t just another copycat, shared plan running on sub-standard hardware. Their service architecture and dedication to customer satisfaction are world class. Customers pay an annual fee, and sometimes pay for additional services, but all charges are upfront and transparent.

Customers can pay using PayPal, credit cars, checks, money orders and Western Union. Some methods of payment are more practical than others, as you can gain quick and direct access with credit card payment, whereas you will need to wait to gain access to the site until a check clears, etc.

Support

FatCow provides support from an online knowledge base, a status report on servers, and tutorials. Customers use a control panel to gain access to their site and to customer accounting tools. Customers also have access to email support.

• Applications Available: Gallery, GBook, Joomla, osCommerce, phpBB, ShopSite, WebCalendar, WordPress
• Capabilities: Blog, Domain Registration, E-Commerce, E-mail, Forum, FrontPage Extensions, Webmail
• Control Panel(s): cPanel
• Database Support:
• Framework/Language Support: CGI, PHP, Python
• Operating System(s): Linux
• Server Type(s): Reseller

Coupon Codes

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• Coupon Code 1: Web hosting for $88 per year
• Coupon Code 1: Domain parking for $5 per year