Reliability and Uptime

FatCow web hosting has a very good reputation for uptime and industry watchdogs score the average uptime of this site at 99.852%.  This is about as good as it realistically gets across all of the current web host providers.

FatCow servers are fast and responsive, providing customers with quick and easy to use websites.  The tech team constantly monitors the servers so that if there are any problems with downtime they can react quickly and get them back on track, usually before customers have even noticed there is a problem.

Control Panel

FatCow is one of the few web hosting providers to use vDeck (H-Sphere) control panel.  Some customers are more used to the popular cPanel and may find vDeck tools a bit tricky at first.  However H-Sphere does offer an effective and powerful way to design and build professional looking websites and another benefit is that no programming or HTML experience is necessary.

Marketing Tools

FatCow offers free marketing credits with the leading search engines such as Yahoo and Google. Customers will receive $75 worth of free advertising when they sign up to a web hosting package.  Fat Cow can help you to increase your websites traffic with various SEO tips and tricks including developing quality links, targeting keywords, online tracking and reporting.  Fat Cow can also help you to set up successful Pay-Per-Click online affiliate advertising and local advertising strategies.

eCommerce Tools

FatCow provides business customers with all of the software they need to set up an online store, including dedicated project managers, online catalog, shopping cart and secure SSL payment portals (with full credit card and PayPal integration).  FatCow makes setting up an online store as quick and easy as possible so you can soon have your very own professional online eCommerce website up and running.

Customer Support

When you sign up for FatCow web hosting you will be entitled to a 30 day money back guarantee, no questions asked, if you find out that you are unhappy with the service in any way.

FatCow offers several levels of customer support including live online chat and telephone helpdesks so that you can speak to an experienced customers service representative in person.  There is also an email helpdesk for non-urgent queries.  The comprehensive online help center provided on the FatCow website also offers a lot of information to help you resolve any problems or queries you may have with products or services.

Features

Plan Specifics: Although FatCow expects their customers to stay within appropriate usage for personal and small business sites, unlimited storage space, bandwidth, domain name accounts, and email accounts are included.

E-Commerce Solutions: It takes many components to operate an online store. FatCow provides ecommerce solutions such as Shopsite online store, iPayment to accept credit cards, PayPal shopping cart integration, PowerPay, and shared SSL Certification to provide encrypted transmissions.

Platform: The 100% wind powered platform is also load-balanced with multi-GB connections, daily server back-ups, a back-up generator system and 24/7 monitoring to keep their hosted websites up and running.

Domain Management: Unlimited domain pointing, available automated renewel, transfers for previously registered domain names, and unlimited sub-domains assist with unique website identification.

Programming: PHP 4 & 5 support, CGI directory, a script library, MySQL database and Python assist with creation and editing.

Website Tools: Access to all the tools needed to create and operate a website available include, a website builder, web analytics for tracking traffic statistics, front page extensions, an integrated Google custom search tool, Google web master tools, and FTP access.

Marketing Tools: A website remains untouched without proper promotions and marketing strategies. FatCow offers Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and Bing credits, a free yellow pages .com listing, a toll-free phone number with support, and Hubspot’s Website Grader.

Email Services: The email service features unlimited POP mailboxes, webmail client, a newsletter manager tool, and a 60-day free trial for Constant Contact for effective email marketing support.

Available Applications: An easy installation wizard allows the fast addition of applications like, WordPress, Gallery2, phpBB, GBook, Joomla, and a customizable poll/survey counter tool.

Support: Appropriately named “Moo Crew Support” from FatCow provides 24/7 support by live chat email or phone with a customizable control panel, a FAQ library, step by step tutorials and its all backed by the “Heifercratic Oath” that guarantees specific guidelines would be provided.

Conclusion

With complete services, tools and even additional resource referrals, a FatCow hosting plan can supply a personal or small business with all the solutions to create and execute an effective website.

FatCow was founded in 1998 and utilizes two data centers in the Boston, MA area.

FatCow Headquarters Address:

FatCow.com
70 Blanchard Road
Burlington, MA 01803

Support Phone: 888-278-9780

Telephone Support Available 24/7