WORLD’S BEST WEB HOSTING GUIDE

HOW WE CHOOSE THE BEST WEB HOSTING

We approach the rating process with utter responsibility. The main thing that we aim at figuring during the testing process is whether what they promise meets the reality. 99.9% uptime sounds cool but what if it is less? Besides, even the result of 0.01% downtime is not that perfect because it leaves 8.7 hours/per year for downtime.

Keeping such crucial details in mind, we’re having a close eye on each indicator, especially uptime. Here is the simplified description of how we do the hosting tests at eWeb:

1. Choosing the most popular companies based on user feedbacks.
2. Creating blank websites for testing purposes.
3. Signing up with each type of hosting plan (at least one type by each provider.)
4. Use specific analysis tools to measure page load speed and uptime.
5. Publish the results in the form of reviews.

Tech analysis is great but it is not everything. There are things that require manual involvement such as the availability of website builders and control panels, bandwidth (usually identified as unlimited), quality of support. The latter is especially important if we talk about people who are new to site development and require round-the-clock availability of CS personnel.

Sure enough, there are no providers with equally ideal indicators – some have it better, some do a little worse. Even the best-performing ones tend to stumble sometimes, which is why we never rely on outdated information about them. In any case, hosts that fail to pass our minimum requirements never make it to any rating.  

Over the 10 years of existence, our team has had to deal with hundreds of hosting providers directly. We know exactly how to choose the right host and how to tell the worthy ones from ficklers. All that became available a decade ago with a bunch of web pros uniting into a team for bringing eWeb project to life.