Serial Box Crime

Let’s face it whether you are sitting in your basement trying to think up your next blog or you are the CEO of XYZ and need a place to put your corporate website it can be a tough decision to find a reliable and affordable web host.  I think the biggest mistake people make when choosing a host is searching for bad reviews online by using searches such as hostingcompanyname sucks or hostingcompanyname complaints.  While those web pages definitely serve as valueable information they don’t always reflect the actual services you may receive.  Every company regardless of its reputation good or bad will have negative reviews online.  With the size of the internet and the ease at which anyone can put their thoughts online it makes for a large result in searches therefore influencing your decision.

Take for example my experience with domain transfers and 1and1.  You can bet your life that I will never deal with 1and1 for any services I need and I have made my opinion graphic and vocal.  But for just as many bad documented experiences with certain companies that are just as many good undocumented experiences.  Had I used a review site last year and had seen these poor reviews about 1and1 I definitely would have avoided them.  It is also a rare occasion for people to take the time to report positive relationships with businesses.

I’ve recently begun looking for a new host for my own site due to the increase in traffic and resource consumption and as I’ve learned from my mistakes I chose to research my host this time although I still want to find cheap web hosting while maintaining quality and value.  Webhostinggeeks.com has quickly become a heavily weighted independant review site for various web hosting companies.  They provide a simple interface for us to browse through with areas such as hosts that offer Free Google Adwords coupons and choices for Best Blog Hosting.  There is room for individual user reviews for each hosting plan and company.  You can gain an unbiased review from other users as it is not restricted to one persons opinion.