Sign Up for a Host Gator Hosting Account.

November 24th, 2008 admin Location: Raleigh, NC, Topic: Web Design | Digital Media

In most of our projects we recommend using Host Gator as the hosting provider. We do so because in our experience so far they have been reliable and we have had good support experiences.

Some of our clients ask us how to go about the setting of their accounts. That is the reason of this post.

1. go to http://www.hostgator.com/shared.shtml

There you will find a table with the following info:

2. Click where it says “Order Now” in the Hatchling Plan, the Baby or the Business. More often than not, for a starter website the Hatchling plan is more than enough. If you want a unique IP for your site, then Business will do.

3. In the next page you will see an order wizard. Select the I will use My Existing Domain option. Type in your domain name: example.com and hit NEXT. This applies only if you already have a domain name. If you don’t, or if you want a new domain name, then click where it says “register new domain”.

4. In the next screen you will enter the coupon code: XXXX. If you don’t have coupon codes, then it is time to go look online. How? Well, just go to Google.com and type something like HostGator Hosting Coupon.

5. In the following screen, review that the totals are correct and go to the next screen to pay by entering your credit card info.

6. That is it.

Once they setup your account you will receive an email confirming the information and payment but also with something extremely important— YOUR ACCOUNT INFO—

You are going to need specially three things:

1. The hostnames for your hosting server. They look something like: ns192.serverexample.com

2. The ftp access to your site (server ip, username and password).

3. The cpanel access for your site. (username and password).

Once you have that information in your hands you are set to go.

Make sure that you contact us for more information or if you have any questions. Thanks for using Shark Media Design for all your Website Design needs.

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