Multiple domains in a single space are very helpful to a lot of small business startups, but more than that, you can get monthly billing with no setup fee. Those two features (actually unlimted domains) make them my number one recommendation for star ...

Multiple domains in a single space are very helpful to a lot of small business startups, but more than that, you can get monthly billing with no setup fee. Those two features (actually unlimted domains) make them my number one recommendation for startups who know they will be using more than one domain. Most of the hosts you recommend list that they have free setup, but it is ONLY free if you pay by the year. Dot 5 hosting also offers monthly billing with no setup fee, but they use VDeck, not CPanel. CPanel with Fantastico may be more useful to a small startup. Also, they limit your domains to 6 - good for many small startups, not so good for others. My last reason for continuing to use Hostgator, even when I COULD afford something else, is that I have experienced having my website shut down by two different hosts, due to security issues with scripts. The first host did not even reply to my inquiries as to why - they would not accept telephone inquiries about it, required email contact, and would not reply to my emails. When the same thing happened with Hostgator, they talked to me about it, and very quickly helped me resolve the problem so my site was functional again in the shortest possible time. I got real help, from real people, with a problem that occurs more often than many startup business owners realize. Uptime has been average, but support was exceptional. Just my perspective.