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| Posted by ecraiger, 09-10-2007, 04:15 AM |
| where can i find reviews on iinnohosting resellerzoom and webhostingbuzz
thanks
eric
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| Posted by iHubNet-Matt, 09-10-2007, 08:47 AM |
| Did you get a chance to search this forum? That will definitely give you some honest reviews rather than review sites.
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| Posted by domaincart, 09-10-2007, 12:45 PM |
| If you search from http://www.webhostingtalk.com/search.php when you can find a lot of reviews that made about them.
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| Posted by rllunzmann, 09-14-2007, 10:24 PM |
| On google search, type in the names you mentioned and then type reviews after the name, you'll find your reviews for sure.
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| Posted by ashish-m6.net, 09-15-2007, 11:08 AM |
| try searchgin this forum... u will definitely be able to find more than one review for those hosts here..
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| Posted by butleger, 09-21-2007, 05:28 AM |
| You may easily find reviews of Webhostingbuzz.com, Resellerzoom.com and Iinnhosting on www.webhostingstuff.com/review
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| Posted by rv_irl, 09-21-2007, 06:33 AM |
| I would not recommend webhostingstuff for reviews as it lets the host censor and remove reviews at will. Thus the image it shows can be distorted.
I agree with everyone else, just search the name in these forums and you will find plenty.
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| Posted by everity, 09-21-2007, 03:42 PM |
| WebHostingStuff does put limits on which reviews can be removed. It allows hosts to delete 1 out 5 reviews. I think the limit should be a little more strict, personally, but at least it gets rid of the frivolous, unfounded accusations from people who are just upset because their credit card was declined or because the host wouldn't let them spam/hack/phish/etc.
According to the owner of WHS they are in the process of making some changes that will improve the accuracy relating to the data surrounding their advertisers.
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| Posted by iHubNet-Matt, 09-21-2007, 04:26 PM |
| Best will be to search it here as that will give you more genuine reviews.
And people post here with proofs, so that you will be able to see they are really true.
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| Posted by ldcdc, 09-21-2007, 08:02 PM |
| Personally, I think it should not be up to the host to remove reviews. Running a review collecting site and ensuring little to no foul play can indeed be very costly, but in this way they compromise the end result (significantly IMO).
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| Posted by everity, 09-21-2007, 10:37 PM |
| I agree. I think they are reconsidering that issue. I talked to Michael from WHS regarding all these issues, and he is taking all of it very seriously. The changes won't be immediate, but he assured me they are working to tweak the system so that it will be more accurate and trustworthy.
One thing I like about an automated system is that the results can, in theory anyways, not be manipulated by a person. This removes any doubts that might be cast by the fact that a person is censoring the reviews, but it adds doubt as to the accuracy and fairness of the system itself.
What I like about WHS is that they are willing to innovate and try new ideas such as this. No system is perfect, and WHS is pretty young overall, but I'd like to give them a chance to tweak their system. I think they may eventually get it right and become a very reliable source for choosing a host. For now, we have to take what we find there with a grain of salt.
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Also, in the interest of personal disclosure, I have removed one review from their service. It came from someone who had his account terminated less than 1 hour after signing up for attempting to hack. He was upset and went everywhere he could posting all kinds of false accusations, including WHS. I appreciated the ability to quickly and easily remove this guys completely false review. Any other review source, you have to provide proof, wait hours/days for a response, etc. During that time search engines pick up the negative review and the damage is severe, not to mention a major headache. I wish more review services were like WHS.
I think a good compromise might be a way to temporarily remove the review until it can be looked into. That way, the damage can be minimized, and it puts the burden of proof on the reviewer rather than the host. Innocent until proven guilty.
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| Posted by ldcdc, 09-22-2007, 01:37 AM |
| The same can be applied to the customer though.
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| Posted by RossMAN, 09-22-2007, 04:49 AM |
| The only web host review site I trust and recommend is http://whreviews.com
However you will find plenty of reviews on these 3 web hosts right here, just click the search located in the top right.
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| Posted by Ireland, 09-22-2007, 08:06 AM |
| I second that RossMAN
When looking for "GOOD" hosts I wasted lots of time with Google search results and read all those PR blurps....
Only on http://whreviews.com and here on WHT did I find SOLID usable information to make a logical choice....
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| Posted by ForumsAddict, 09-25-2007, 07:22 PM |
| 90% of the review sites are either owned by web hosts, their affiliates or advertisers.
The only site I can recommend is findmyhosting.com at this time that is if you want real reviews.
Most of our affiliates have review sites that they use to bring us customers. I cannot post about the ethics in this case because it brings us more business thats why we are sitting the market in the first place.
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| Posted by build-a-host, 09-25-2007, 11:37 PM |
| I have had experience with both Innohosting and ResellerZoom and I can say that between the 2 you should go with Resellerzoom for sure. Innohosting was rude and unprofessional, their uptime was awefull, and they shouldnt even bother offering end user support because they never answered my clients tickets.
If you're looking for a reseller with good end user support included, check out webkore.net.
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| Posted by ldcdc, 09-26-2007, 12:01 AM |
| Real as in written by customers, perhaps, but I know at least one host who used not-so-fair ways of encouraging customers to post positive reviews. One day reviews are rarely worth much.
No system is perfect, but well moderated forums come pretty close IMO.
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| Posted by ForumsAddict, 09-27-2007, 07:22 AM |
| I see no reason not to ask the customers not to post positive reviews. Afterall its a tough business and they are your customers. If they are happy they would post the positive reviews and if they are not they wouldn't regardless of what you bribe them with.
Having said that we ask all our customers from time to time to post positive reviews about us on various websites with WHT included AND we even give up them free upgrades or other goodies like t-shirts, caps etc as an incentive to make the effort. I see it as a normal business practice to build the brand name. Hosting business is a business not a save the world cause. Ethics is any Industry is a needed thing but if it revolved only around that area, the multi billion dollar corporations you love so much would not exist.
Use ethics where it makes sense.
Last edited by ForumsAddict; 09-27-2007 at 07:26 AM.
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| Posted by Ireland, 09-27-2007, 08:09 AM |
| That is a key factor.
When I read posts on a forum I look at the number of posts that person has made. Sometimes there is a trend towards the number of post about a specific company.
That is if there is a positive message there tends to be a number of "Newbie" posts saying basically the same thing. The opposite also applies.
So I tend to read with more weight what a long time member may say over a "Newbie"
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| Posted by everity, 09-27-2007, 10:25 AM |
| I don't think this is allowed on WHT. With regards to other forums, if a customer comes to you, and explicitly asks where they can post a positive review, even then it is kind of iffy. To offer incentives for positive reviews is clearly unethical, imo.
I could understand offering an incentive for taking a survey, and giving honest answers, whether they are good or bad, but to give incentives for positive reviews only really destroys your credibility.
I think a lot of the big companies we love got that way by providing a good service and being in the right place at the right time, not by cheating. Dishonesty is not the only way to succeed.
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| Posted by rv_irl, 09-27-2007, 11:43 AM |
| WHT rules do say that if you tell your customers to give reviews, then it is OK to list WHT in that list of places for suggestions..
However, I've noticed resellers tend not give as much reviews as non-reseller hosting for the simple fact they are don't want to expose that they are resellers.
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| Posted by everity, 09-27-2007, 12:30 PM |
| Are you sure? You might want to doublecheck
Forum rules: http://www.webhostingtalk.com/rules.php
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| Posted by rv_irl, 09-27-2007, 01:37 PM |
| I remember a community leader posting it. They said you cannot specifically just say "go and post a review on WHT" however, if you are suggesting a list of places where a review can be posted, it is OK to list WHT as one of them. Originally it was you can't but then this changed (they made an announcement about it a while back).
That is from my understanding and I did ask for clarification. However, the best person to ask for a firm confirmation would be a mod
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| Posted by everity, 09-27-2007, 02:16 PM |
| Yeah, I guess that sounds reasonable. There are always clients asking how they can help promote. I've never mentioned WHT in that situation, but I suppose making a page with a list of places to post reviews wouldn't be entirely unethical for those types of customers, so long as an incentive is not offered.
I'm sure one of the mods will stop by and clarify at some point.
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| Posted by rv_irl, 09-27-2007, 02:24 PM |
| Won't be a bad idea, but I'm sure you will agree that when a satisfied client posts a review themselves without any influence, the impact that review has won't be like any other [that is influenced by the host].
I'm sure they will
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| Posted by Nnyan, 09-27-2007, 06:35 PM |
| Directing customers to post reviews are one thing but how long have those customers been with them? I agree one day or one month review are really meaningless to limited.
I really depend on WHT and WHReviews (even thogh this is a bit outdated). Here is a rule of thumb of ANY review site I visit. I look at their recommended list and then search for reviews here on WHT. If their lists consists of hosts that consistently get bad reviews here then I write off that review site. Like I've said before anyone can join a host during a bad period, but thats what a community like WHT helps clear up.
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| Posted by ldcdc, 09-28-2007, 12:07 AM |
| That indeed was true, as the rule used to be:
The rule now is:
The difference might seem subtle, but the interdiction is basically gone.
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