Robert, owner of Information Ninja, submitted the following review:

When I started off online I had no idea what I was doing.  I started purchasing domain names through Godaddy.  I don’t remember if I chose then because they where one of the more popular sites of their kind or the cheapest.

If your looking to register a domain name then there is nothing wrong with Godaddy.   The problems began when I started hosting my websites with them.

Godaddy has the website tonight feature for those of us who do no know a thing about designing a website.  Website tonight is a simple online program that allows you to add blocks of text or images so you can have a site online in minutes.  Using these types of programs limits how your site design will look, but if you are a newbie this could be just what your looking for.

I had a web designing program already so I didn’t need this feature.  You can use a free program like NVU for free to design your site.  NVU is a HTML editor similar to expensive programs like Dreamweaver or Frontpage.  With a HTML editor you don’t need to know any code, and you can design your site to look any way you would like it to.  You simply click, drag, and drop the graphics on your computer screen.  Then using a ftp program you can upload your site to your webhost.

Godaddy’s hosting is inexpensive and their service is reliable.  They contacted me phone several times to see if I wanted to save money by purchasing a years worth of hosting.  They were polite, and no high pressure sales tactics were used.  The Godaddy representatives I spoke with asked if I had any questions or concerns, and quickly took care of any billing issues I had.

Now with the excellent customer service that Godaddy offers it is a shame that they do not have cpanel.  I purchased the launch formula marketing membership software, and spent hours trying to figure out how to install it on my website that was hosted on Godaddy.  Then I found out that it could only be installed through cpanel.  I immediately switched hosting providers, and was able to install the software with no problem.  Using cpanel makes a webmasters life so much easier.  I don’t understand why Godaddy does not have it.

Since goddaddy I have tried kiosk.ws and host gator.  I am now using three hosting services and it is costing me a fortune.  This is my own fault since I could host unlimited domains for a flat rate using one hosting service, instead of three different ones.  I will be taking care of this soon, and saying goodbye to Godaddy, and making a choice between Kiosk.ws and Hostgator.

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Sandra aka Bloglady owner of C4Him Media Blog submitted the following web hosting review:

I’ve used several hosting companies over the years and as you probably know, they can be great for several months and then suddenly start having problems. I’ve been using Squiggout for about a year now and am quite impressed by them. Their website states that they have chosen as a top ten host.

I can host unlimited domains and I have more than enough disk space (5000Mb) and bandwidth (200Gb) for myself and my clients.

They have provided better than 99.9% uptime and they notify me of any down time due to upgrades, which is always minimal and occurs in the wee hours of the morning.

I pay by subscription via PayPal, which is more convenient for me. The package I have is about $10 a month, but they offer an even cheaper package which is great if you only have one or two domains to host. They also have larger packages plus a reseller package.

I only have one cpanel, which makes it easier to manage my domains using only one ftp account, although multiple ftp accounts are available. I chose Unix shared hosting and CPanel because that is what I am used to, and many say that Unix is more reliable than Windows hosting.

You also get Fantastico, which has the WordPress blog which so many of us use, and they also provide a website builder which I have not used.

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I have my phone service and my DSL service through Verizon. I have been with them since I lived in New York State, over 6 years, because they are the only phone service available to me. This is an honest review of the company as a whole.

My first experience with Verizon’s customer service was shortly after I moved in my new house. Our phone went out and we contacted them to repair it. This was just the beginning of the problems we have had with them. First they said everything was fine on their part and it was in my internal wires. I checked everything and it did not work at their box. After two days of waiting for appointments that they never showed up, they finally arrived to find out the box was bad. Between all the appointments, they lied about times and never showed the 12 times they said they would be there.

I contacted them regarding DSL service for my home. They stated it would be available in six months. This was six years ago and I called every six months and was told the same thing. I received DSL in March of this year.

I was having problems with my dial-up Internet service every time it rained, I could not connect. I called them on six different occasions and told them there was a problem with the wires when it rained. They made appointments and never showed and when they did, the rain was gone so everything checked out fine. Finally after taking a day off work to wait for an appointment and they never showed, I found the email to the CEO of Verizon and contacted him. It is not public information so I had to do some research. The next morning at 7 am, on a Saturday, three trucks showed up and worked all weekend and the problem was fixed.

There has been numerous problems since than with the company. The last was a recent storm knocked out my phone for a week. I contacted them and they were so friendly that I thought I had the wrong company. I thought maybe they had changed. That was until I made an appointment for them to come out and fix the problem. I was scheduled for between 8 am and 12 noon. I called at 12 to see where they were and was told that they got stuck longer on the job right before me and they would defiantly be there by 1 pm. I called back at 4 pm and was told that they had till 5 pm and that they would be there for sure. I called at 5 pm and was told that no one was ever dispatched to my house. They arrived the next day at 12 noon after I was told I was the first customer at 8 am.

I could write forever on my problems with Verizon. My opinion is, they are the number one worse company I have ever dealt with. They have no ethics or morals and honestly is not known with in the company. When you call customer service, you may end up anywhere from India to Jamaica and they state there is no way to contact anyone locally who really knows what is going on. If you call back, the second representative has no idea that you ever called and where you called the first time.

If I had a choice, I would go with any other phone company but they are the only one available. I can sign up for a partner company but they rely on Verizon for all the maintenance and repairs. On a scale of one to ten, they would rate as a minus 5.

If you have used Verizon, please feel free to share your experience by leaving a comment.