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John is very happy today, for the first time in his life he has created his own website. Now he is looking for a host so that he can put his identity on the net. Incidentally he asks his friend Mac about this. Mac tells him that web-hosting directories are the best place to find a host. Getting curious John then asks Mac what exactly a Web Hosting Directory is. Mac replied that the web hosting directories are a market of web hosting prospective hosts list their products, plans, prices and other important information so that according to their requirements, customers can choose a suitable plan. With the details, it also contains web hosts rankings. John is now extremely happy that his dream will finally be realized. Like John, there are many beginners who are in search of a reliable web host and find directories of Web hosting. Here, a new question arises: Are these web hosting directories really trustworthy sources for novices like John? To get an answer, it is very important to understand the functioning of WHDs.

Basically web-hosting directories are of two types: paid WHDs and free WHDs. For paid directories, either web hosts pay a set amount for placing their banners on the site, or they pay commission if they get customers via that medium. On the other hand, as the free WHDs www.askwebhosting.com and www.hostbyte.com etc hosts list their services without paying any fees.

Some people believe that paid WHDs are very easy to manipulate as the ranking of web hosts can be changed in unfair ways. Others felt that WHDs that are actually free reflect the true hierarchy of web hosts. Whatever the case, paid or free, people should believe the web hosts rankings only if they are based entirely on the votes of customers who have actually given their remarks and have left their website address as well.

It is not possible for any web hosting company to have 100% positive feedback. It is also observed that at times customers who are satisfied with their web host forget to express their opinion about that host. However, a biased customer who is not satisfied with their host does not forget to mention their opinion of the host. This implies that a negative test does not always reflect the true picture of a company's Web host.

There is no doubt that the web hosting directories are very useful if the newbie like John wants to compare prices and features of different companies. But when it comes to choosing a host, he / she must make an intelligent choice by referring to other resource sites (forums etc.) as well.