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GKG (gkg.net) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on2020. Host Gator (hostgator.com) has been added on 📅 and last updated on 📆 . Trusted and verified by WHTOP on2016.
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Profile completion status: Things done ✓ Company descriptions is fine ✓ Company address location is complete ✓ Company phone/fax is added ✓ Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added ✓ "About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added ✓ Products (plans) are added Note: Add a promotion or coupon
Things to do ✗ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are missing
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👉 Total Reviews: 15 🙌 Average Rating: 2.2 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 2 👎 Bad Reviews: 13 👈 Official Responses: 02.2 / 10VISIT WEBSITE
Profile completion status: Things done ✓ Company descriptions is fine ✓ Company address location is complete ✓ Company phone/fax is added ✓ Company Twitter and Facebook accounts are added ✓ "About page" URL or "Contact page" URLs are added ✓ Forum, Blog/Announcements, Knowledgebase or FAQ URLs are added ✓ Products (plans) are added Note: Add a promotion or coupon
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👉 Total Reviews: 57 🙌 Average Rating: 5.8 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 35 👎 Bad Reviews: 22 👈 Official Responses: 05.8 / 10VISIT WEBSITE
🏆 Semrush1,052,266▲18,454 (lower is better) 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA83/68🔗 Links18,752,729
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📄 Info
GKG.NET is an American domain registrar and web hosting provider established in 1993 by brothers Paul Marvin and Taylor Marvin. The business entered the Internet services market in 1994 under the Global Knowledge Group name and moved into commercial operations during the following years. Its early customer base included organizations such as Texas A&M University, Airtouch and Cellular One.
GKG later became the seventh accredited and thirteenth operational registrar for .com, .net and [...]Read full review
HostGator remains one of the larger mainstream hosting brands in the U.S. market, active since 2002 and built for customers who prefer a broad service catalog under one provider instead of splitting hosting, domains, security, and email across several companies. The product range goes well beyond basic web hosting and covers shared hosting, managed WordPress hosting, VPS, dedicated servers, reseller hosting, domains, business email, Google Workspace, SSL certificates, website security, [...]Read full review
on 📆 Jul 13, 2017 GKG support is A1. cream of the crop. 😃 I have tried several different web hosting companies, only to see what the support was like. I called in with various questions. above all, I found that GKG utilizes their staff effectively by using one another as a resource. One technician can [...]
-anonymous- (-no email-)
on 📆 May 07, 2026 😠 I have used them for 10+ years, they were fine at the start, then over time they became less responsive and had more issues. in 2025 my domain was off the air for a couple of weeks because they deleted it without warning during some migration. [...]
-anonymous- (woltmann@t...)
on 📆 Oct 29, 2023 Average Hosting Experience with HostGator 😃 HostGator is an okay choice for hosting, especially if you are on a tight budget. However, if you prioritize excellent customer support and faster website performance, you might want to explore other options before making your decision. My [...]
-anonymous- (msdanajane@g...)
on 📆 Jan 22, 2019 😠 I signed up for their business shared hosting for 3 years. After 1 month my add-on domains stopped working. An upgrade from free to paid SSL took a week for them to get working. The ticketing system is no longer available, so a 20min wait via live [...]
👉 Total Reviews: 16 🙌 Average Rating: 3.3 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 4 👎 Bad Reviews: 12 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating9,325 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA85/66🔗 Links1,905,984
👉 Total Reviews: 8 🙌 Average Rating: 3.3 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 2 👎 Bad Reviews: 6 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating120,153 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA38/46🔗 Links43,552
👉 Total Reviews: 34 🙌 Average Rating: 9.5 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 33 👎 Bad Reviews: 1 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating192,274 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA50/55🔗 Links28,300
👉 Total Reviews: 1 🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 0 👎 Bad Reviews: 1 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating271,463 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA45/45🔗 Links10,939
👉 Total Reviews: 7 🙌 Average Rating: 8.4 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 6 👎 Bad Reviews: 1 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating1,038,423 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA39/49🔗 Links9,533
👉 Total Reviews: 12 🙌 Average Rating: 10 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 12 👎 Bad Reviews: 0 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating1,548,087 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA29/42🔗 Links144,634
👉 Total Reviews: 28 🙌 Average Rating: 3.4 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 8 👎 Bad Reviews: 20 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating1,658,570 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA23/38🔗 Links5,322
👉 Total Reviews: 16 🙌 Average Rating: 3.3 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 4 👎 Bad Reviews: 12 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating9,325 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA85/66🔗 Links1,905,984
👉 Total Reviews: 8 🙌 Average Rating: 3.3 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 2 👎 Bad Reviews: 6 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating120,153 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA38/46🔗 Links43,552
👉 Total Reviews: 34 🙌 Average Rating: 9.5 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 33 👎 Bad Reviews: 1 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating192,274 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA50/55🔗 Links28,300
👉 Total Reviews: 1 🙌 Average Rating: 1 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 0 👎 Bad Reviews: 1 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating271,463 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA45/45🔗 Links10,939
👉 Total Reviews: 7 🙌 Average Rating: 8.4 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 6 👎 Bad Reviews: 1 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating1,038,423 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA39/49🔗 Links9,533
👉 Total Reviews: 12 🙌 Average Rating: 10 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 12 👎 Bad Reviews: 0 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating1,548,087 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA29/42🔗 Links144,634
👉 Total Reviews: 28 🙌 Average Rating: 3.4 / 10 👍 Good Reviews: 8 👎 Bad Reviews: 20 👈 Official Responses: 0 🏆 Semrush Rating1,658,570 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA23/38🔗 Links5,322
