We see a lot of reviews of different website but few blogs have written about the web hosting industry. Being the hosting geeks that we are, we thought that it would be fun comparing the look and feel of 20 Popular Web Hosting Company Homepages.

The results? Well, many of them need improvements and other just need to fire their entire design staff.

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1. HostMonster

HostMonster goes for a pretty basic web hosting look and feel for their website. It is not excellent but it is in now way bad either. An easy navigated website with no surprises.

2. JustHost

The first question that pops into my mind when entering the JustHost website is: what is the woman in the image listening for? It does not make any more sense when reading the text either. Other than that it is a pretty solid and easy understandable website.

3. FatCow

As with all web hosts offering “green hosting” there is a lot of the color green (duh) on the website. A very clean look and feel and instead of informing their visitors about the monthly fee FatCow lets you know how much you will have to pay for a year as a client of theirs. It’s a great cute theme with cows and definitely entices you to buy a plan.

4. InMotion

We like the InMotion website. It’s the only one to show someone with a SAD face;, that they actually understand consumers are not happy with web hosting companies. What is with all the girls smiling away on the home pages anyway?

On the index page you have five very clear options and once you have clicked any of these you will get more information. This website truly stands out in a good way in the web hosting industry.

5. GoDaddy

The GoDaddy website has one of the spammiest pages ever. Can you understand what is going on and what they sell? You encounter a lot of text, images and alternatives all at once; a sensory overload. If GoDaddy didn’t invest millions in television ads and supermodel girls, they would be a nothing website.

6. HostGator

Maybe it is about time that HostGator update the look of their website as it is still web 1.0. Better than some hosting company sites that are 1995 styled. There are too many font sizes, colors, bold/italicized to understand where the focus should be.

7. LunarPages

Perhaps not the best of web designs but still user-friendly that have trustworthy impression. Make it a bit brighter, and tone down some of the plan options and it could become a very pretty website.

8. BlueHost

The BlueHost website is unfortunately a boring one. Sure, web hosting is not one the sexiest topics but we still deserve something better than this. Honestly, I hate seeing stock image people on hosting home pages. I know YOU don’t work for them, so why do I care? And the logo is unsexy to say the least.

9. Arvixe

Now this we like! It is the same concept as the InMotion website and Arvixe pulls it off with no problems whatsoever. Easy menus and great combinations of colors.

10. GreenGeeks

See! Another smiling girl. The logo, the plus sign, makes us think about a hospital; which we are doubt is a good thing. Other than that this is your usual hosting website with anything you might expect.

11. WebHostingBuzz

The black colors and the way it presents itself make it look like a very techy hosting service. Since it is directed to people looking for budget, reseller and VPS hosting we think that brighter colors might be better. However, it is a very easy navigated website which is the most important.

12. DedicatedNOW

DedicatedNOW offer more advanced hosting and you also get that feeling when visiting their website. For their purpose we think it works well. Except for part of the site falling off the viewing space, whoops!

13. Yahoo! Web Hosting

Although we like a lean design, Yahoo! Web Hosting does not really do it for us. The info is pretty well hidden and it is just not that appealing. So close but still so far away.

14. 1&1

No, no, no! We do not want to feel as we are at the supermarket when visiting our web host. 1&1, please remove all of the yellow “promotion bubbles”.

15. Super Green Hosting

Super Green Hosting does not only offer conscience clean hosting they also present it via a beautiful website. Everything is easy to find and they use colors that go well with their hosting. It is definitely one of the more web 2.0 sites.

16. StartLogic

StartLogic really needs to do something about team photo. At first you think that you have entered a medical site since the people on the image all look like doctors in their matching white t-shirts. Then you see the random Google Webmaster tools sticker. Really? Is THAT your product? Who cares. The color scheme also needs to be toned down and modernized.

17. HostPapa

This is an ok hosting website, from a design perspective, but not much more than so. The HostPapa site is pretty standard and you do not really get a wow factor when visiting the – however not many hosting sites do.

18. Globat

Yet another standard hosting website. It is pretty easy to find what you are looking for and yes, it makes you feel as if you are visiting a trustworthy website.

19. WebHostingPad

And another girl smiling at us…are you bored yet? We are not too sure about the colors they have chosen to go with but yes, it is a functional hosting website. However, do remove/replace the “Click For Live Chat” button as its shape, diverse typeface and constant blinking makes it look like something belonging in the red light district.

20. Omnis

The last of our smiling girls. The Omnis Network website is a very traditional hosting site but we like it more than others. The reasons for this are its user-friendliness, spare use of different colors and authoritative look and feel.

Your Turn

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