FatCow vs. iPage

I honestly can't speak to whether FatCow would be well suited for large companies. But for independent contractors, bloggers, and entrepreneurs, FatCow is a perfect fit. If you're a novice user, their tools and interface allow you to build a site quickly. For advanced users, the clean interface makes it simple to find what you need. One-click installation of web applications is awesome. I haven't updated my site in a while, but they provide a great platform for those looking to showcase their portfolios and blogs.

Incentivized

I would say iPage is about average. They have WordPress and Weebly for site building along with their own version, but don't offer any others. There is no cPanel which I dislike as I use that quite often with all my other clients. iPage does have a clean user interface and is probably ideal for a small non tech savvy user.

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• Flexibility of how you want to use it (WordPress, HTML coding, Wix, etc)
• Unlimited storage for all your website needs
• Reasonable rates as compared to other hosting services

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• Inexpensive packages
• Package usually comes with Weebly, free web designer tool
• Never any problems with connection

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• I was very disappointed with my initial renewal. I understood that the price I had paid was an introductory price, but the renewal rate was much higher than I anticipated. They could be more transparent with their renewals.

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• I think It is better and there is no area to improvement.
• I suggest to ipage to do work on privacy.

Before choosing FatCow, I looked into a few services. As this was 9 years ago, the options weren't as diverse as they are now. GoDaddy was the most popular at the time, but the rates were significantly higher for a smaller package, and they had a pretty sexist ad campaign at the time that really turned me off of their services. Since choosing FatCow, I have looked into using WP Engine as I do my website in WordPress, but it wasn't worth it to move it over at the time and I elected to stick with what I had.

Incentivized

iPage is on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of pricing and also features. The lack of a cPanel makes it a less attractive option than almost any other company offering the same services. Also customer service and technical support are extremely frustrating and slow. I continue to use iPage only because clients have selected it for themselves and not because I chose it myself.

Incentivized

• Integration of Google Analytics made it simple to see where traffic comes from.
• Ease of use frees me up to focus on communicating ideas rather than fighting with software to make it work.
• Stability makes it perfect to showcase my work.

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• It kept my business expenses down. I was only paying $24/year for my domain.

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