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There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of web hosting provider companies on the Internet. When it comes time to finding the right one for an online business or personal web site, trying to go through each one can be a tedious task. Fortunately, there are dozens of web hosting provider reviewing web sites available to make this chore much less of a headache. Of the several available, the top three are Web Hosting Geeks, Host Compare, and CNET Web Hosting Reviews.
Web Hosting Geeks
The initial page at Web Hosting Geeks lists out the top 10 web hosting providers considered to be the best ones among their peers. The layout is concise and easy to read with the rank, web hosting provider name and link, features, bonus features and a link to a full review all provided in one simple table.
Web Hosting Geeks also lists web hosting reviews based on specific categories – all showing along the left-hand side of the screen. Users can choose from budget hosting, blog hosting, e-commerce hosting and many more. The web site also honors the best of the best with web hosting awards listed over the previous year.
Actual reviews completed by Web Hosting Geeks are comprised of several topics. Tech and customer support, software, traffic, up-time, space, price, quality, and user-friendliness are all reviewed and rated on a 5-star system. Listed along with Web Hosting Geeks reviews are those done by actual customers of the web hosting provider in question.
Host Compare
While not showing a listing right off the bat when entering Host Compare's web site, they do list specific categories for types of web hosting providers. This reviewing web site does not compare several providers but rather showcases one company per category they feel is the best overall. This is rather limiting (and quite frankly, misleading) as it may appear as though advertising comes into play rather than actual reviews of the best available providers.
Hosting categories to choose from include budget, Windows and Unix, co-located, dedicated and even Canadian and UK web hosting providers.
The reviews completed by Host Compare show basic information regarding the web hosting provider along with a few features and pricing information. No up-time information is given nor is support covered in any fashion.
CNET Web Hosting Reviews
CNET Web Hosting Reviews' main web page lists out a few main categories of web hosting providers – popular, basic, co-located, dedicated, e-commerce, managed and reseller.
Perusing one of the categories brings up a nice table with the hosting provider's information listed, a star rating, the current promotions and a blurb about the company. Additionally, users can select to compare plans by clicking on different hosting provider's offerings and selecting “Compare Plans”. This is a nifty feature if one wishes to narrow down the listing to specific plan styles.
Each listed provider has a “more info” link to be clicked that will present users with more detailed information about the hosting provider in question. Up-time information and support offerings are not listed as part of this information.
Recommendation
For ease of use, reviews given by actual customers and a large amount of information covered, the recommendation for web hosting provider reviewing companies is Web Hosting Geeks. This reviewer clearly knows what is important to the seeker and gives them more information than any other reviewing company compared.
