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title: "How To Choose A Web Host"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/03e4d46f-078d-42be-bd92-20d71a24ddb6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/how-to-choose-a-web-host-4565
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2016-05-12T00:19:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:18:04.006Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1518770660439-4636190af475?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# How To Choose A Web Host

**TL;DR:** Kyler Patterson, Customer Growth Manager for HostGator, shares tips on web hosting, SEO, and web and social metrics on Social Geek Radio. HostGator is a leading provider of web hosting with over 8,000,000 hosted domains.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-05-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/how-to-choose-a-web-host-4565).*

## Story

Social Geek Radio hosts Deb Evans and Jack Monson are joined by Kyler Patterson, Customer Growth Manager for HostGator . Founded in a dorm room at Florida Atlantic University by Brent Oxley, HostGator has grown into a leading provider of Shared, Reseller, VPS, and Dedicated web hosting. HostGator is headquartered in Houston and Austin, Texas, with several international offices throughout the globe. HostGator is one of the world’s top 10 largest web hosting companies with more than 8,000,000 hosted domains. They have over 850 employees to provide superior around the clock support.

Kyler shares tips on what to look for in web hosting, SEO tips, and the importance of web and social metrics.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Jack Monson (person)
- seo tips (topic)
- web hosting (topic)
- social metrics (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/how-to-choose-a-web-host-4565). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/03e4d46f-078d-42be-bd92-20d71a24ddb6).