HostGator 1 Cent Coupon May 2021 - Try HostGator for 1 Penny

If you’re looking for a new web hosting company but aren’t ready to commit yet, there are actually two ways you can get started at HostGator for only 1 cent (which is basically a free trial). Below, you’ll find the pros and cons of both methods. Everything here has been updated for May 2021.

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1. [Web Hosting] First Month FREE (1 cent)
2. [Hatchling Web Hosting] First Month FREE (1 Cent)
3. [Baby Web Hosting] First Month FREE (1 Cent)
4. [Business Web Hosting] First Month FREE (1 Cent)
5. [Cloud Hosting]  First Month FREE (1 Cent)
6. [Reseller Hosting]  $10 OFF First Bill

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Two ways to get started at HostGator for only 1 cent

1. Not Recommended -

   Using HostGator's 1 Cent Coupon

   • This will save you up to $12 on your first bill (only what you pay for during signup)
   • If you choose to pay by the month during registration, you'll have to start paying full price after the first month
   • Paying by the month usually costs a lot more than prepaying for multiple months up front
   • Not recommended because you can usually save a lot more with the 2nd method
2. Best Option -

   Using HostGator's 45 Day Money Back Guarantee + A Percentage-based Coupon

   • The latest HostGator coupons are available at the previous link.
   • You can get a full refund for up to 45 days, and even after 45 days, you can still get a refund for any unused months
   • The percentage-based discount will save you on every month you pay for at signup (up to 3 years).
   • If you're willing to prepay for multiple months up front, you can save a lot of money with this method

What we'll be talking about in the rest of this article

In the rest of this article, we'll explain how you can get your first month of web hosting for $0.01 using HostGator's 1 penny coupon. Additionally, we'll also go into more detail as to why we no longer recommend this method of getting a free trial.

If you'd like more information about the 2nd method (the money back guarantee + percentage-based discount), we have another page dedicated to it: HostGator Free Trial.

More Details

HostGator's 1 cent coupon sounds like a really good option at first, since it doesn't require any money up front, but it will usually end up costing you a lot more for your web hosting in the long run, and we'll go into detail as to why in just a minute.

Getting your first month of web hosting for only 1 cent

This method is actually pretty simply. Just pick a web hosting plan and choose the monthly billing cycle. This should make your bill less than $12 for most plans. You can then use the coupon shown above during checkout, which will make your HostGator bill only 1 penny for the first month.

However, we don't recommend HostGator's 1 penny coupon for the following reasons:

1. You'll only get your first month of HostGator for 0.01 and have to pay full price for each additional month.
2. You’ll have to pay by the month, which can cost a lot more per month than prepaying for multiple months up front. This is due to the discount HostGator offers for longer billing cycles.

3. You may regret it when you get your next bill

   - A lot of people that went with HostGator's 1 cent coupon have told us that they regretted it and didn't realize that the other method could have saved them a lot more until they got their next bill, so that's why we're stressing so strongly against going this route.

Our Recommendation

You're usually better off prepaying for as many months as possible, using the money back guarantee for your HostGator free trial, and locking in one of HostGator's percentage-based coupons, which will save you for every month that you pay for during checkout.