about us
HostingCensus.com

HostingCensus.com is a group of web designers, writers, and web hosting insiders.   We have one goal: Help people find web hosting companies they can trust with their websites. There are literally thousands of web hosting companies out there, and new ones are popping up every minute.   It's our job to weed out the quality service providers form the fly-by-night operators trying to make a quick buck.

So how do we do it?

Firstly, we narrow down the list of potential companies.   We have certain criteria that needs to be met before we'll even consider reviewing a hosting company.

Here's what we look for:

Reliable customer support
Not offering 24/7 support isn't an option anymore. If your host isn't awake when you are, they don't deserve your business.   No matter how much experience you have, you'll have questions that will need answers.   We only review companies that provide reliable, consistent support, and respond quickly to by email, and by phone.

Price
We're not just looking at budget hosting.   We're looking for the best overall value supplied by all the web hosts we review.   Many hosts are overpriced, however, you'll find more instances of hosting companies offering CHEAP hosting by cramming too many people on to old hardware, not living up to there 24/7 support promises, or using low grade hardware.

Uptime
Uptime is the name of the game for the best web hosts.   Real web hosts can't afford to have their services go offline, for any reason.   That's why we focus on companies that invest in quality hardware, and network connectivity.

Ease of use
Whether you're a seasoned pro, or getting your fist blog or photo album up and running, it never hurts when companies make things simple to understand and operate.

Services
What do you get for your money?   Bandwidth, storage, email accounts, developer tools and control panels are just a few of the services we examine when reviewing a web host.   We also make sure every host we review really delivers on their promises.

User submitted web hosting reviews and testimonials
Although we test the hosts ourselves, we receive hundreds of user submitted hosting reviews and testimonials.   We take every bit of feedback seriously.   Please, share all of your web hosting experiences with us.