FatCow Review

Fatcow General Features

Platform	Linux	Disk Storage	Unlimited
Control Panel	vDeck 4.0	Data Transfer	Unlimited
Free Setup		Add-on Domains	Unlimited
FTP Access		Website Builder	6,000+ designs
Frontpage extensions		PHP 4 & 5 Support
CGI Directory		100% Green	Wind-powered

As compared to other hosts, FatCow is rather generous with their unlimited features – unlimited storage, bandwidth, add-on domains and databases. Charging at $4.67/ month, FatCow is offering features that are as complete as any gigantic host around. No complain indeed. PHP5, CGI directory, vDeck 4.0 and etc, FatCow has been seen updating their features from time to time. This step is to ensure the whole hosting environment meets the web standard and thus reduce the chances of possible exploit from unknown threat!

FatCow is also a 100% green hosting. They bought green energy credit to offset all their energy consumption in datacenter and office. If you host your website with them your website will leave minimum footprint on the environment.

Fatcow Domain Features

Free Domain of Choice	1	Domain Pointing (Addon)	Unlimited
Domain Renewal	Automated	Subdomain	Unlimited
Domain Transfer

Fatcow Email Features

POP3 Mailboxes	Unlimited	Webmail Client	3
Constant Contact	60 Days Free	Mailing List Software	phpList/ iContact
Email Spam Filter		Newsletter Manager Tool

Fatcow Software

Scripts Library	SimpleScripts	Free Software	50+
WordPress/ b2evolution		Joomla/ Drupal
MODx/ PHP-Nuke		phpBB/ bbPress/ SMF
VoIP Phone Services		Poll/ Counter Tools
Moodle/ Textpattern		phpFreeChat/ os Ticket
Client Management Tools		Project Management Tools

FatCow used to engage Install Central as their script library. To my surprise they are upgraded to SimpleScripts. SimpleScripts is a more advance and stable library where it provides more than 50 pre-install software for free. That includes several blog software such as WordPress; CMS software such as Joomla and Drupal; Shopping cart; photo galleries; e-learning system; forum software; email lisitng and etc! Meaning with SimpleScripts you will be able to build a system in your website easily. For your information, besides FatCow, Bluehost and Hostgator use SimpleScripts too.

Fatcow e-Commerce Features

PayPal Integration		PowerPay
Google Custom Search		ShopSite
Accept Credit Card		Various Shopping Cart	Cube, Agora, Zen

For business user, FatCow serves as a good choice for small-medium e-commerce website. With SimpleScripts you can easily install shopping carts and accept credit card in your website. You can integrate PayPal into your system too. The last thing you may need is the SSL certificate. An SSL certificate serves as a digital “passport” that allows data to be transmitted over secure networks. This protects financial and credit card transactions, signups, web access to mail, sensitive information and intranets. Unfortunately SSL certificate doesn’t come along with the hosting plan. You need to pay an extra $59.95/year for it.

Fatcow Moo Crew Support

Money Back Guarantee	30 Days	Phone, Email, Live Chat	24 x 7
Satisfaction Pledge	Heifercratic Oath	Support	888-278-9780
FAQ Library		Step by Step Tutorials

Besides the usual 24×7 technical support through phone and email, the most interesting part in FatCow Moo Crew support is their Heifercratic Oath. This oath serves as a pledge to offer top-notch customer support. They pledge to serve you better. Among the pledges are:-

1. Call you within the first seven days, welcoming you to FatCow.
2. Answer your call in under two minutes, on average, each day.
3. Provide phone support based exclusively in North America.
4. Resolve your issue when you first contact FatCow or set a firm deadline to follow up with you.
5. Maintain a pleasant support experience by remaining friendly and courteous at all times.
6. Adhere to the highest training standards, so the Moo Crew is always knowledgeable.
7. Continually review and improve our support experience by sending you a follow-up survey.

Editor’s Comment on Fatcow Hosting

FatCow is by far the cutest brand that I have come across. Cute but tough! Incorporated since year 1998, FatCow survives the strong competitions and it does tell something! I am personally hosted with FatCow for a few hobbyist websites and I really have no complaints: fast load time, friendly support and almost no downtime. I have all of them with ONLY $4.67/month (Special promo link – FatCow @ $4.67). That’s crazily cheap! Speaking of FatCow uptime, they have achieved excellent uptime. At the time of writing they are 99.981%. As a reference you may check out the dynamic image at the right, which indicates the uptime of FatCow for the past 7 days.

You may want to check out these customer reviews on FatCow too:-

FatCow Customer Reviews

Remained committed to delivering the best value “FatCow has been hosting our website for two years. They have remained committed to delivering the best value and customer service in Web hosting to the small business user. The technical support group is easily accessible (via telephone or Internet), professional and quick to respond. Our clients have never experienced difficulty accessing our site. We utilize the FatCow Plan, which is a great deal.” Gordon – gordonpage.net

NEVER have I had such a thoroughly GOOD experience “Dear Sirs, I am, by profession, a technician. Over the course of a twenty-plus year career, I have had to contact literally a thousand or more “technical support” persons. NEVER have I had such a thoroughly GOOD experience as I had when contacting yours. Jim should be commended on his great work and manner, as he truly met the ultimate standard for a tech support specialist … he made me glad that I had decided to use his company. We, as a company, are extremely pleased with FatCow, and look forward to a long and profitable relationship with you. Thank You!” Allen – ancientgates.com

The Web-world will continue to be a better place! “All I can say from our end in Ye Olde Englande is that we are very pleased with the service over the last year (or two!). You guys keep it up and the Web-world will continue to be a better place! We’ve NEVER got any complaints about access to our site and I seriously think the speed of access has enabled us to log over 1100 page-views per DAY! If it was slower, people wouldn’t bother staying at our website.” Chris – radiolondon.co.uk

The difference is night and day compared to my last provider “Just wanted to say how pleased I am with your service. The difference is night and day compared to my last provider. I have four times the amount of space, ninety seven more email boxes, faster load times, no down time and all for less than what I was paying before. Ohhh and the Control Panel is an awesome extra. Keep up the good work guys.” John – webdebris.com