Gator Happenings

Hi,

It's been a busy time (as usual) at HostGator. We've been buying interesting advertising (read: "Billy The Human Billboard"), reviewing domain parking options (read: HostGator samples Domain Sponsor), and breaking records (see below).

Read on for more updates about happenings at HostGator, a handy tip on how to use Gmail with your domain at HostGator, some hosting-related stats, a coupon code that'll let you save some money on your next bill, and more.

-- The Team at HostGator

Highlight: @hostgator on Twitter

Did you know that HostGator has a Twitter account? If not, check out http://twitter.com/hostgator and consider following @hostgator, the official Twitter account of HostGator. In addition to updates and news about HostGator, unofficial support is provided via the company Twitter account.

If you have a question, go ahead and "tweet" it and await your answer. We're even giving out free laptop stickers to people who "tweet" about us. To get the details on how to get one, check out this page.

Talk to HostGator Live:

On Wednesday, July 29 at 8 PM central time, HostGator is hosting a live webinar and question and answer session for HostGator customers. The webinar will include:

- Tips on how to get the most out of your HostGator account.
- Exclusive discounts, deals, and giveaways
- Introduction to and question and answers about our upcoming Windows Shared Hosting offering
- Question and answers with senior HostGator employees and management

See our blog post for more details, including information on how to listen in and participate.

Around the Forums:

Here are a few interesting discussions going around on the forums:

- roniabirk asked how to get publicly available stats for her website and the HostGator Forum Community chimed in with some ideas.

- Forum members respond with some suggestions and ideas for a fellow member's new website.

- clone1018 posted a useful guide on how to jump-start your community on your site using content management systems, forums, and more.