Most Popular Web Hosts in February 2008
| This Month |
Last Month |
Host | Review | Storage | Transfer | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | HostMonster | read review | 1,500 GB | 15,000 GB | $6.95 |
| 2 | 5 | DreamHost | read review | 190 GB | 1,900 GB | $7.95 |
| 3 | 9 | Lunarpages | read review | 1,500 GB | 15,000 GB | $6.95 |
| 4 | 4 | HostGator | read review | 350 GB | 3,500 GB | $6.95 |
| 5 | 8 | EasyCGI | read review | 350 GB | 3,500 GB | $7.96 |
| 6 | 2 | ANHosting | read review | 500 GB | 5,000 GB | $6.95 |
| 7 | 6 | BlueHost | read review | 1,500 GB | 15,000 GB | $6.95 |
| 8 | 10 | Startlogic | read review | 1,500 GB | 15,000 GB | $5.95 |
| 9 | 3 | midPhase | read review | 200 GB | 3,000 GB | $7.95 |
| 10 | 7 | Yahoo! | read review | 5 GB | 200 GB | $11.95 |
Often I find myself complaining here that the most popular hosts don’t change much. That is to be expected to some extent. Excellent hosts are popular for a reason and word of mouth keeps them at the head of the class. Honestly, at times my griping is simply there to fill some space. When things don’t change there is not much to say.
Then there are months like February. Things changed in February. The same hosts remained in the top 10, but they shuffled around a lot. On average they moved almost three spots. It might not seem like much, but given how static the list can be at times, it got my attention.
The biggest gainers were Lunarpages (up six), and EasyCGI and DreamHost (up three each). Lunarpages added an unlimited domains option this month, which might have helped them, but the other two are a surprise. On the losing side, midPhase and ANHosting were both down. Maybe this is a reaction to their recent acquisition by UK2. I honestly have not noticed any change in my accounts with them, but who knows? If you have had problems (or good experiences!), let me know. The other big loser was Yahoo! which was down three spots. This one is probably due to them being way overdue for an update on their review, since they just updated their plan to be much more competitive.
Time will tell if things have changed for good or if people were just bored in February. As always, good luck and happy hosting.
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