Did you know that the prices many web hosting companies quote on their websites are for the regular retail customers? Many website owners in the know are getting their hosting with the same company as you might choose but they are paying as much as 50% less. How is this possible?
Very often when you make a payment for your hosting account you will overlook the box that says coupon code. This is placed so that special people can get deep discounts on their hosting requirements.
Take HostGator for example, if you pay upfront for a year, regular customers can expect to pay $119.40, but they often have coupons where you can get your first month for just $0.01 or you can get 20% off the hosting cost – saving you over $23 in the process. Just do a Google search for ‘hostgator coupons’.
Another example is JustHost. While their plan is quite inexpensive at $71.40 per year, they try and trick you in to believing that the free domain coupon is the best offer they have, when infact a quick Google search reveals that they often have 20% off coupons running (at the time of writing it was JHSL20) which can save you $14 on the advertised price.
If you are looking for even cheaper hosting then the place to head to is WebHostingTalk.com and locate the Hosting Offers forum. Here you will get what I like to call Tier 2 and Tier 3 hosting companies offering deep discounts on all their hosting plans.
A good example is HawkHost, a company that offers outstanding hosting for just $3.29 per month, but a quick search on the WebHostingTalk.com forums shows that they have a 35% discount coupon here http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=967060 which means that you can pick up some excellent hosting for just over $21 per year!
Remember, whichever hosting company you choose, it always pays to do some quick research to find a coupon code. If you can’t find a coupon, there is no point paying retail prices, just find a different web host – there are plenty to choose from after all!
