Announces an 'Extreme Web Makeover' hosting giveaway; winner to receive a free year of hosting and website re-design from WiredByDuffy.

Host Gator, a provider of shared, dedicated and reseller hosting, today announced that it now hosts over 200,000 domains. To celebrate the milestone and kick off the New Year, Host Gator is launching the 'Extreme Web Makeover' promotion in conjunction with WiredByDuffy, a web design and development firm based in Folsom, California.

Businesses can submit their web sites for consideration, with the winner receiving a web site makeover and re-design from WiredByDuffy in addition to one free year of Host Gator's Diamond Reseller Plan, valued at $99.95 per month. The web site re-design from WiredByDuffy is valued at over $1,500. The contest runs from January 28th to February 28th.

"We see high demand for reseller hosting from our regular web hosting customers who are looking to make a few bucks by selling hosting themselves," said Host Gator President and Co-founder, Brent Oxley. "Many customers also have multiple web sites needing hosting under a single plan. Both these factors have contributed to Host Gator's exceptional growth in 2005 and we anticipate even more in 2006."