Learn how host review & hosting comparison sites work. Hosting ratings are seldom ranked by web hosting features. Hosting reviews rate web hosting companies by the commissions they offer. Hosts that pay more get the BEST HOST rating.
The absolute worst offender, in my opinion, is WEBHOSTINGSTUFF.COM. Not only do they have their own “buy-your-way-to-the-top” TOP-10 list, they also accept customer reviews regarding other web hosting companies… NEGATIVE REVIEWS, that is.
Over the past months, I’ve watched how WebHostingStuff.com has systematically deleted POSITIVE reviews of specific web hosting companies and retained the NEGATIVE reviews.
Hosting reviews seldom base their “rating” on quality of service (although many claim to).
Instead, most of them rate a webhost based on the *size* of the affiliate commission. The web hosts paying the highest commissions usually get the top spots.
It’s a well-known fact: hosting companies that use Commission Junction to run their affiliate programs offer among the highest affiliate payouts in the hosting industry.
Thus “clever” PPC (pay per click) affiliate marketers decided: Why not create a hosting review site and list the highest paying companies at TOP and “recommend” them? Ka-ching!
Learn more at http://www.hosting-reviews-exposed.com
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