| Hostgator web hosting is an example of a great web | | | | badly upon the Hostgator name. So, they should |
| hosting company that has been able to ride a wave | | | | consider only a trustworthy and reliable service were |
| of positive public opinion in making a successful web | | | | they to use a reseller, or some complaints could |
| hosting venture. | | | | emerge from it that lead to negative publicity, which |
| Many people have one sore point with what is | | | | Hostgator has managed to avoid quite well so far. |
| otherwise a superior web hosting service, and that is | | | | It is hard to say whether or not Hostgator is |
| Hostgator's current domain registration system, which | | | | currently using a reseller that they trust. As it seems |
| offers domains at a pricey $15 per domain. However, | | | | they have hidden their domain registration process |
| the biggest flaw is not price, but the lack of | | | | under the "services" area, which is really quite hard to |
| coherently meshing the process into their user | | | | find, as it is at the bottom of the page, and one |
| console, instead almost hiding the services. | | | | might not associate the word "services" with domain |
| Peculiar indeed. It seems almost certain that were | | | | registration, considering the company makes no |
| Hostgator to add easier setup within their console, | | | | mention of their domain registration services on the |
| that among the the tens of thousands of users | | | | front page. |
| many would opt to use it for convenience's sake | | | | This seems odd, if not outright suspicious, almost as |
| alone, and due to the trust and friendly disposition | | | | if Hostgator does not want to promote the very |
| many webmasters have towards their company | | | | service it is offering! If that is the case, they should |
| today. | | | | renegotiate with a reseller service that Hostgator |
| This is a situation that Hostgator should certainly take | | | | would feel comfortable offering their registration |
| advantage of. Perhaps even an offer could be made | | | | services to it's customers more prominently. |
| to a larger, trustworthy domain registrar to resell | | | | By including domain registration somewhere on the |
| their services to their clientele. Streamlining this | | | | front page, and again in the console with a |
| process could be a great addition to their current | | | | streamlined process from adding registration into |
| offerings, and in the end a boon to their bottom line. | | | | monthly billing or an instant charge, either way |
| What could go wrong? Well, if you were to resell | | | | Hostgator could provide a valuable service to it's |
| domain registrar services, and the support for that | | | | customers and in turn, add an important new, |
| domain registration process is poor, it could reflect | | | | consistent revenue stream. |