FatCow Review – Can this Cheap Really Be Good?
FatCow is an Endurance International Brand providing inexpensive web hosting services. The unique “Fat Cow” theme hides a full-fledged web hosting service for personal and business websites alike.
They have an A+ rating, the best a company can reach on the Better Business Bureau.
When it comes to super cheap (but quite reliable) web hosting providers, it’s tough to compete with the sound value that this company brings to the table. While it might have a bit of a silly name to some, this incredibly cheap and effective web hosting service is taken very seriously, as I soon found out after giving it a trial run. More about features here.
Not only is it feature packed and very robust, but I was also very impressed with the responsiveness and uptime that it was able to shoehorn in – even at a monthly rate that would make other web hosting companies pass out.
99.99% Uptime in 30 Days
FatCow does not offer any uptime guarantee, so they don’t publish such statistics. That doesn’t mean one cannot keep uptime records. I have done so, and here are the results.
Fatcow is one of the many web hosting companies that can boast of almost 100% uptime. While there is no perfect solution for web hosting (even the sites of giants like Amazon go down from time to time), especially when so many variables are introduced, you can expect high uptime and responsiveness.
My sites load quickly, fast enough for me to see that there must be some serious thought put into optimizing server speeds, and you should be able to serve all of your visitors and clients with a pretty consistent service across the board.
Data Center
The data center is located in Boston, USA, giving place to 800 servers. The facility is under constant security surveillance. Besided physical protection, there are two firewalls keeping the servers safe.
Features – The Usual Stuff
You get the pretty mainstream and the baseline amount of unlimited services – unlimited space, bandwidth, add-on users, email accounts, etc – but are also able to do that with a very, very friendly price tag.
- Bonus Adwords Voucher! Get visitors to your site immediately by using the $100 Adwords voucher.
- Facebook Advertising Credit – Tap into social traffic. You can start with $50 Facebook ad credit.
- Free Yellowpages Listing: Get your site listed on YP.com, a directory for people looking for local services.
- WordPress Blogging: Use the best blogging platform to publish your website.
Pricing
For those of you that are looking for a solid solution (all accounts can run MySQL databases, powerful and resource hungry web apps, have the capability for numerous add-ons and reporting software, etc.) at a consumer friendly price, then look absolutely no further than Fatcow.com. The regular prices are low, but you can also take advantage of periodic discounts.
