Alternatives To GVO Hosting
Recent months saw the relaunch and re-branding of Kiosk.ws as GVO, or Global Virtual Opportunities and the focus of this relaunch was very much on the network marketing aspect of the company’s operations.
Some people felt that this was a mistake and that there should have been far more emphasis on the services provided by the company. Either way, it has been hard to miss the advertising saturation, and GVO has obviously grown in leaps and bounds due to the marketing blitz.
The company provides unlimited domain and reseller hosting, packaged to together with various marketing tools and services, including autoresponders, lead capture systems, VOIP conference rooms, and Video creation, hosting and marketing tools. It’s a godd package, but for many people, particularly those just starting out, the monthly premium of $44.95 is sometimes a little hard to swallow. It’s not that it is not good value, just that it’s a lot if you’re new to the game.
We hosted with GVO for many years, and until recently were very happy with them, but after the relaunch the reliability and support definitely took a back seat. Not good if you are paying nearly fifty bucks a month and your business relies on its hosting.
We went shopping for an alternative and as we had not only our hosting to consider, but also all our opt-in email lists, we had a specific set of “must haves” on our shopping list.
After a bit of research we came across MK Hosting USA, a new player but one that seemed to be getting some good press. Some of this was largely due to the fact that they run a similar affiliate program to that of GVO – a multi-tiered matrix that pays monthly recurring commissions as opposed to a one off amount for each referral. We put the company to the test by asking some pointed questions via their help desk and were rewarded with very quick responses. Always a good sign.
Long story short we moved all our domains and lists over to their company and they made the migration a very smooth and efficient process, taking care of everything for us, right down to changing the DNS servers. All we had to do was wait for an email confirming everything was done. Reliability has been 100% in our first few weeks and tech support excellent.
The features of the service are extremely good, providing unlimited cpanel hosting with Fantastico and a very very good autoresponder and email marketing facility. We have to say that this aspect is far superior to the service offered by GVO. Unlike GVO there is no reseller account and you won’t get the conference room facilities. Aside from that however, you are still getting an excellent hosting and marketing package and the best news is that it costs less than half the price of GVO!
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If you’re in the market for this kind of hosting, marketing and affiliate package, MK Hosting USA should definitely be on your list of places to consider.
To find out more about MK Hosting USA you can visit our web hosting directory and read and try the live online demos at the company’s main website.
