Best Damn Fatcow Review

Coming from the same parent company as iPage, it's easy to see why FatCow comes in at #2. The only reason that they are one below iPage is the price and money back guarantee times. iPage offers an anytime money back guarantee and costs $2 less per year. Other then that they are essentially the same hosting service. Fatcow is a little ahead on the customer service, but iPages is stellar as well.

Value and customer service, FatCow has focused the company around these two principles. They want to make your webmaster / hosting experience as easy, smooth and enjoyable as possible. If it's good for you, it's good for them:

  • 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
  • Free Domain Name and Instant Setup
  • Free Site Builder
  • Unlimited E-Mail Accounts
  • 99.9% Uptime
  • Unlimited Disk Space & Bandwidth
  • Unlimited MySQL Databases
  • Host Unlimited Domains
  • Control Panel & Huge Scripting Library -- CGI, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, MySQL
  • 24/7 Security Monitoring & Support
  • Amazing Application Installation Wizard
  • Website Backups (automatic or manual)

Our Experiences

Best Damn Web Hosts has picked FatCow as the current #2 hosting service. The FatCow web hosting plan is "beefed up" with everything you'll need to build a successful online presence.

Their "Moo Crew" support team guarantees to answer your call in less than 2 minutes did so in both of our test calls that were answered properly. We were off the line in less than 5 minutes. They also offer numerous ways to find your answer without even picking up the phone. Their support section is full of tutorials, faqs and other helpful resources.

FatCow has "Point & Click" site building tools for new webmasters and everything that experienced web genies are looking for as well. We always use our own website building software and upload through FTP, which is really easy to setup with these guys.

The Application Installation Wizard makes it easy to install numerous free applications from photo galleries, forums and blogs to shopping carts, catalogs and PayPal. The Installation Wizard has to be our favorite feature that any web hosts offers. iPage and FatCow essentially have the same Installation Wizard.

The FatCow plan also boasts unlimited customizable e-mail addresses (you@yourdomain.com) and free advertising. They also give you $75 in free major search engine advertising credits (Google & Yahoo) along with a FREE DOMAIN NAME!!! FatCow is a top contender web hosting services.

FatCow Pricing

The FatCow hosting service was originally priced at $7.33 per month ($88 per year), but they are currently running a special for $4.83 per month ($58 per year). If you use the Best Damn Web Hosts "moo-pon" you only pay $3.67 per month ($44 per year). This price include a FREE DOMAIN NAME for life.

You will not find this quality of a host for a better rate. At $44 dollars per year this hosting plan is a steal. With $75 dollars in advertising credit for Google and Yahoo along with a free domain name they are almost paying you to sign up.

HeiferCratic Oath

"When you have a question or technical issue, you want someone to be there for you, with an enthusiastic can-do attitude. That's just what you'll find when you contact our friendly Moo Crew! In fact, if we don't deliver a positive support experience, we will give you a free month of hosting. It's that simple. We hereby pledge to:

  • Call you within the first seven days, welcoming you to FatCow.
  • Answer your call in under two minutes, on average, each day.
  • Provide phone support based exclusively in North America.
  • Resolve your issue when you first contact us or set a firm deadline to follow up with you.
  • Maintain a pleasant support experience by remaining friendly and courteous at all times.
  • Adhere to the highest training standards, so the Moo Crew is always knowledgeable.
  • Continually review and improve our support experience by sending you a follow-up survey.
If, at any point during your time with us, you feel that we haven't satisfied all aspects of this oath, please e-mail us at oath@fatcow.com. A Moo Crew investigator will then review your complaint, and if we find that we've broken our oath, then I swear on my hoof that we will provide you with an account credit equal to one month of hosting."