When it comes to finding a web host the problem isn’t which are good, it’s which should be avoided. There are sites which claim to review web hosts but none of them are as slick (or helpful) as WebHostingUnleashed.com.

This is a Web 2.0 site and it’s pleasing on the eyes. The founders did their homework on how people research web hosts. The top tabs get right to it: (Shared) Web Hosting, Resellers, VPS, and Dedicated.

There are many hosting resources found here such as guides to questions like “What is Cpanel?” but the best feature of the site are user reviews. Click the User Reviews tab and instantly see user supplied comments about their experience with a particular web host, the name of the host, and whether they recommended it. Drill down into a review and see how long the user was/is using the web host and a ranking of 1 to 10 for Support, Value, and Overall experience.

Reviews are very honest and aren’t ashamed to name names. Often you’ll see “I was with host XYZ and left them because of ABC.” Reviews will comment on topics such as tech support, up-time, and the billing process. All the bits you want to know before you commit to a hosting platform.

You can search for a host based on feature set or browse the best and worst hosts based on the number of positive reviews (15+) and recommendation scores over 90%.

If your web host isn’t on their list, click Submit Host and put it there instantly. Click Submit Review and give your opinion, even listing one of your sites for others to experience the hosting platform. The reviews are sent to a moderator who approves it before publishing it.

I’m not sure how the screening process works but I hope they discard reviews that don’t say much. Reading through the negative reviews I can say they don’t edit the content. The tone of the negative reviews tends to be professional without much ranting or overuse of capital letters and exclamation points.

I submitted a review last night and within minutes a moderator sent me a note thanking me for the review. A real person, not an automated bot.

Nice work.

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