I know what it’s like, facing the decision of choosing a web hosting provider for my next web site or blog. Unless you already have your perfect host, this is not an easy task considering the thousands of available web hosting companies competing with each other for your business. And let’s face it, competing in most cases means creative marketing and gimmicks to attract customers.
Relying on a web hosting company’s marketing material is the wrong approach. You need verified reviews (both good and bad) to help you choose your next web host. Host Roster provides this valuable service for you. We require each reviewer to submit their web site address along with their review which we use to prove they actually host at the web hosting provider they are reviewing. This quality control greatly enhances the veracity and accuracy of the web hosting reviews at www.hostroster.com.
I’ve been developing web sites, e-commerce shops, web applications and blogs since the late 90’s and have gone through my fair share of hosts. Learn from my mistakes and consider the opinions of other web hosting customers when making this important decision!
We Order Hosts by Customer Ratings
Most web host review sites order their lists of hosts by how much each is paying per referral to maximize their income. That means all their lists are almost identical, showing you the same names over and over, even if the companies provide poor support, service and features.
Our reviews are ordered by weighted customer rating. That means a web host with a 5-star rating by a single reviewer won’t automatically go to the top of the list, but one with numerous reviews well above the average will. The more reviews customers submit about a host, the more we trust the ratings to be accurate and allow it to move up the ranks.
We Accept No Advertising
To avoid being influenced by any web hosting company, Host Roster accepts no advertising. No host can pay us to have their site listed higher, or to remove negative reviews. We do, however, add referral IDs to the links point to the hosts’ sites if the host has a referral program. This allows us to earn revenue to develop and maintain the website for you, however, we allow you to review whatever web hosting company you’ve used, even if they don’t have a referral program.
We Need Your Support
Since Host Roster isn’t run the same way most “web host review” sites are run, controlled by advertising partners and maximizing affiliate commissions, we can’t afford to pay $5 per click or more to advertise on search engines like they do.
If you’ve found our customer reviews of web hosts useful, and want to help us out in return, tell your friends about this site. Link to it on your website or blog, mention it on your Facebook or MySpace, and recommend us whenever someone you know needs hosting. Thank you for your support!
And Now the Disclaimer
Host Roster is operated by Hostspring Technologies, one of the hosts being reviewed at this site. Some may call this a conflict of interest which we hope to dispel by posting this disclaimer. The fact of the matter is the majority of web hosting review sites are owned by the very same web hosting companies they drive traffic to. The difference is Host Roster establishes this fact up front and in the open. To ensure accurate and unbiased reviews, we will only allow reviews for Hostspring Technologies where the author chooses to have their web site url published in the review.
