SOCIAL NOISE
What real users are saying about hosting companies across X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and other public channels. Unfiltered. Unsponsored. Updated daily.
Every mention is auto-classified by sentiment and linked to the host's profile in our directory. No cherry-picking, we surface the good, the bad, and the ugly.
When the domain moved from GoDaddy to GreenGeeks, the DNS settings for Microsoft 365 email likely got wiped, so Outlook stopped working. The
I just transferred my sites from GreenGeeks after being shocked at the high renewal rates (I wasn't aware that I was on a first-year-only
Success story: yesterday we migrated a client to GreenGeeks. There was zero downtime, an immediate speed boost, and the brand now boasts verifiable
The advantage of the flywheel is that ground floor buys out the defaults so they don't accumulate forever in your account.
I hear more about the flywheel marketing approach vs. the funnel. Most examples are retail/B2C. Have companies applied this to B2B sales?
A lot of people don't understand the difference in quality of the Flywheel bike vs the Peleton bike. The Flywheel bike itself is about 10,000
You'll need to deeply check which files have been modified and fix them. Or try to install a new clean version of your website with your
I built a wp site on flywheel demo. Is there a way to move the entire site including plugins that have been setup, themes, etc?
Downtime from this maintenance is expected to be no more than 1 hour. Please note, however, that the entire maintenance window may be required.
I host 25 domains on it. Downtime is rare, performance is better than any of 10 other shared hosts i've used since 1996, and support is well adequate. If
We're actually looking to move off of Liquid Web. Some of the reasons in this post, but also the cost is too high for us (given our use case).
I've used cloudflare for static site hosting (with github pages + a custom domain) and it's been really smooth. Especially the caching and free SSL.
Everything is so much smoother, the experience is amazing. ... That sounds like web hosting, and cloudflare doesn't directly offer web hosting
Cloudflare offers complete frontend, backend, and AI hosting, all on the free tier. This has been a huge game-changer.
Having said all of that Cloudflare is of course a massive corporate entity and downtime will normally be counted in hours rather than days, so
Cloudflare experienced a major outage on February 20, 2026, disrupting countless websites and services worldwide. Users faced connectivity
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i was using another platform before but switched to hostinger node js just to save some money. the setup was more hands-on but not terrible though and so far it is doing a great job, any feedbacks with this or you prefer a different hosting provider?
I can't believe how unreliable and disappointing all of GoDaddy's services are. I just built a site using managed WordPress hosting, and it was nice and quick. A week later, the site won't even load for no reason. GoDaddy's servers aren't reliable, and it's just terrible. Don't use GoDaddy.
Hi all, I’m debugging a strange Google Search Console issue on a WooCommerce site. Since around mid-April, the site dropped heavily in Google for main keywords. In GSC URL Inspection, crawled pages repeatedly show: * “Page resources couldn’t be loaded” * “Other error” * Images/fonts/static resour…
Hello all, I want to transfer my Wordpress site to a webhost that I can use in the long term. I am working on a small business but we hope to scale in the next few months using a Kickstarter campaign. I am non technical, and would like something that I can use to get the site up to scratch in…
Hi, I am going to migrate my server from Hostwinds. I am looking at Knownhost and Siteground. I would choose the Shared-2 for Knownhost,
I gave my boss a reccomendation for HostWinds ... I had about 20 sites running on Bluehost, but got tired of all the problems with their systems and switched to
I'm moving my web page from Hostwinds. They were a monthly pay and had live support when I started with them. No more. I can't get into cpanel.
We are moving from one dedicated server to another. Inmotion to Hostwinds. Hostwinds did the file transfer and any imported cpanel accounts.
All in all, my experience with FastComet hosting was very good and satisfactory. I would recommend this host for beginners who have a low-
Their performance is good (maybe not great) but for a platform where you can add multiple sites on a plan, you get good performance and support.
Trustpilot Rating Overview. Total Reviews: 3,000+. Overall Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars. Positive Reviews (4–5 stars): Around 70%
DreamHost are a TERRIBLE company, and should not be used. They have a brilliant affiliate system, which often means they are highly recommended on some ranking
Based on user experiences, Namecheap is often praised for affordability, FastComet for customer support, and DreamHost for reliability.
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UNFILTERED SOCIAL PROOF
Most hosting review sites only show curated testimonials. We do the opposite, we scan public social media daily for real, unfiltered opinions about hosting companies. Every mention gets classified and added to the feed.
When you see a host mentioned, click their name to visit their full profile on Hostlist, including HRI, plans, and verified reviews.
We search X, Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and forums daily for hosting mentions
Each mention is tagged as Good, Bad, or Mixed based on language analysis
Mentions are matched to host profiles in our 30,000+ company directory
See sentiment trends over time for any hosting provider
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Social Noise?
Social Noise is our real-time feed of what people are publicly saying about web hosting companies across X (Twitter), Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms. We surface genuine user opinions, the good, the bad, and the ugly, so you can see unfiltered feedback before choosing a host.
How do you collect these mentions?
We use automated search tools to monitor social media platforms for posts mentioning hosting companies in our directory. Each mention is classified by sentiment (good, bad, or mixed) and linked back to the original post and the host's profile on Hostlist.
How is sentiment determined?
Each mention is read for its overall meaning, not just for negative or positive keywords, and classified as Good (a positive experience or recommendation, even one that mentions a past problem but concludes satisfied), Bad (a genuine complaint or negative experience), or Mixed/Ugly (a nuanced take with real pros and cons). Posts from a host's own account, and promotional or affiliate copy, are excluded entirely rather than scored.
How often is Social Noise updated?
Social Noise is refreshed daily. We scan for new mentions across all monitored platforms every 24 hours and add them to the feed. The page itself revalidates every 2 minutes to show the latest data.
Can I filter by platform or sentiment?
Yes. Use the filter pills at the top to narrow by platform (X, Instagram, TikTok, Other) or sentiment (Good, Bad, Mixed). Filters can be combined to see, for example, only negative mentions on X.