Are “HOST REVIEW” sites honest? Are they unbiased, impartial, and factual… or are they just after your money? How does a hosting company get on the “top 10″ list?
Amazingly most hosting reviews websites have one thing in common: They are getting paid by hosting companies for reviews (either directly in the form of advertising or indirectly via affiliate commissions) — making their reviews extremely biased, one-sided, and highly questionable in terms of accuracy. They all promote the same group of companies.
The reason that the same hosting companies always make it to the “top” of the hosting comparison charts is because those companies, one way or another, pay to be listed there. These hosts include Host Monster, Blue Host, Lunar Pages, IX Webhosting, InMotionHosting, StartLogic, Host Pappa, Pow Web, etc.
It’s a well-known fact web hosting companies running their affiliate programs through Commission Junction offer among the highest affiliate commissions in the hosting industry. Thus “clever” PPC (pay per click) affiliate marketers decided: why not create websites with “top web hosting companies” lists and list these companies as “top”?
Hosting company reviews seldom base their “rating” on their quality of service (although many claim to). Instead, most of them rate a webhost on the *size* of the affiliate commission. Those web hosts offering the highest commissions usually get the top spots — because those hosting companies pay the most money.
So the next time you’re looking for the best web hosting company (and you undoubtedly come across a “reviews” site), STOP AND THINK: What’s their true objective? Are they providing you with impartial, unprejudiced facts? Or are they simply selling you a bill of goods, deceptively packaged in a “Top-10″ list bought and paid for in the Twilight Zone? Visit HOSTING-REVIEWS-EXPOSED.COM for more information.
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I’m glad someone …
I’m glad someone finally did this, I run a small family webhosting company and instead of buying reseller accounts we bought our own machines, got into it at webhostingtalk and got my head handed to me by these kind of people, all it takes is money, all I want to do is offer a good service
very good work …
very good work brother..
Ok, I thought this …
Ok, I thought this as well. Not shocking really. Follow the money trail to find out business’s (in this case, web hosting reviewers) motives. So pertinent question : What are some good unbiased/unlobbied sites for considering a good web host provider?
the size of your …
the size of your database in MB has nothing to do with CPU use. You could have 1000mb database that is never queried and uses no CPU. or you could have a 1mb database that get 1 million queries a day.
I’m with you! I am …
I’m with you! I am looking for a good web host to get companines to advertise on my site. I tried justhost. Its a bate and switch and misleading. You ask for one package and they give you another. and the say you get your money back, but they keep some. Even if you never used there site. They play with your sanity. Don’t go there. Please help.
I suspected this 10 …
I suspected this 10 years ago when these kind of site started to flourish.
BTW, Could you give me a favor by telling me what’s the soundtrack please ?
eye opener …. …
eye opener …. THANK YOU … im looking to launch a e store soon and ive been searching for a good host which provides good cart and additional features like multiple currencies, tax options and international shipping options plus preferably with a shared SSL certificate …
who would you recommend for a good hosting plan or do you think network solutions, ebaym yahoo stores or amazon webstores are a better option … thanks for the video and any help.
Thank you, you …
Thank you, you saved me from paying money to an unethical company and probably saved me from a slew of headaches. I almost went with the advice of one of the “top 10″ web hosting reviews.
One of these days …
One of these days someone will think of a great way to put together a search engine that will search out sites that give good true information.
im a newbie but …
im a newbie but SOOON to be a pro lol..but i was wondering if someone could answer this question “what is an affiliate link is it the same thing as a backlink?….like if u put a link on your site saying come over to there site is it that kind of deal??????
Had a hosting with …
Had a hosting with hostmonster – apparently our 15mb mysql database took up too much cpu – even though it was a standard openx install… they shut down the site without warning or contact until after the fact on a Sunday night at 6pm and after 40 minutes on hold said there was no way to get it back online until 8am the next morning… i begged to get the cpanel and ftp back which they did so i could go somewhere else.
insanely unprofessional.
Excellent video. I …
Excellent video. I always thought there was something fishy whenever I saw all of the same “ratings” for each hosting company. Thanks for the enlightenment.
damn well said.
well said.
hahaah u owned them …
hahaah u owned them with the affiliate links.
Very sad and very …
Very sad and very true! Thank you for posting this video! I’m in the process of trying to find a good website host.
Sad but true.
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Sad but true.
scammedby takes care of it.
Thanks 4 the video! …
Thanks 4 the video! I’ve went through searching for a good web host but…You are right !
In the interests of …
Marketing grows a business, but superior service keeps clients 
In the interests of objectivity, I don’t make web hosting recommendations… but after you watch the video, you will have a better idea as to what to look for. Bottom-line: Who would you rather host with? A company that puts 70 cents out of every dollar into marketing? Or a company that puts 70 cents out of every dollar into service and better equipment?
so no suggestions …
so no suggestions for a reliable web host?
That “reasearch …
That “reasearch well” is where I need help-How? I don’t know anyone personally that has a web site. Where should I look-anything you can point me to that gives a good unbiased review and/or summary?
I’ve used lp for …
I’ve used lp for about 3 years now, and I must say that I have not had a reason to complain yet. My site has never been down, I’ve never had a problem with various payment methods, my band width is admiral, the panel is solid also. For me, it’s perfect. I have yet to have a problem with any site that I have designed on their servers…so, I dont know, maybe it’s just my luck.
Very sorry to hear …
Very sorry to hear about your experience with Dot5. Yikes. Best of luck to you. Would like to learn more about your pod cast. Email me plz.
Thanks for your …
Thanks for your comments. Sorry to hear about your experience with Lunar Pages. The best bet for hosting is to research well and avoid the so-called TOP 10 Hosts.
Arrrgh!
Dot5 just …
Arrrgh!
Dot5 just caused me a great headache by shutting down my site because my podcast had “too much out-bound traffic”–this wasn’t even CLOSE to the 15,000 GB bandwidth they claimed to offer me. What is a good service, folks! …sigh. Okay. I got suckered by those sites, too.
I suspected this. …
I suspected this. Nice way by the way. Is there any place you can go to get an unbiased review because I am looking for a web host. I used one of these and ended up with Lunar pages and they are god awful.