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Effectiveness of Web Hosting Directories
John is very happy today, for the first time in his life
he has created his very own website. Now he is looking for
a web host so that he can put his identity on the net. Casually
he asks his friend Mac about it. Mac tells him that web-hosting
directories are the best place to look for a web host. Getting
curious John then asks Mac what exactly a Web Hosting Directory
is. Mac responds that web hosting directories are a web
hosting marketplace where prospective hosts list their products,
plans, prices and other important information so that according
to their requirements, customers can choose a suitable plan.
Along with the details, it also contains web hosts' rankings.
John is now extremely happy as his dream is finally going
to come to fruition. Like John, there are many beginners
who are in search of a reliable web host and come across
web hosting directories. Here a new question arises: Are
these web hosting directories really trustworthy sources
for novices like John? To find an answer it's very important
to understand the working of WHDs.
Basically web-hosting directories are of two types: paid
WHDs and free WHDs. For paid directories, either web hosts
pay a set amount for placing their banners on the site,
or they pay commission if they get customers via that medium.
On the other hand, free WHDs like www.askwebhosting.com
and www.hostbyte.com etc. web hosts list their services
without paying any fees.
Some people believe that paid WHDs are very easy to manipulate
as the ranking of web hosts can be changed in unfair ways.
Others have the view that WHDs that are actually free reflect
the true ranking of web hosts companies. Whatever the case
may be, paid or free, people should believe the web hosts
rankings only if they are based completely on votes of customers
who have actually given their remarks and have left their
website address as well.
It is not possible for any web hosting company to have
100% positive reviews. It is also observed that at times
customers who are satisfied with their web host forget to
express their opinion about that host. However, a biased
customer who is not satisfied with their web host does not
forget to mention their opinion of that web host. This implies
that a negative review doesn't always reflect the true picture
of a web host company.
No doubt web hosting directories are very useful if the
newbie like John wants to compare prices and features of
different companies. But, when it comes to choosing a web
host he/she should make an intelligent choice by referring
to other resource sites (forums etc.) as well.
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