Host Overview

Yahoo started its web hosting division since 2002. With their huge popularity on the internet and with the help of its search engine division, it easily became one of the largest web hosting companies on the internet today. Their simplicity of choosing the right web hosting plans and brand awareness enable them to become one of the premier choice in web hosting for new clients. Their web hosting caters more to the newer internet crowd than advanced web hosting users since their packages are weaker than most web hosting companies in features and usability.




Pricing and Value:



Yahoo web hosting does not come cheap. Their basic package starts at $11.95 per month and their standard package starts at $19.95. As you can see, newer web hosting clients do not realize they are paying a higher price when they are going with Yahoo. Most of the customers they get probably wouldn’t need to purchase web hosting, but they purchase it anyway because of the endorsement by Yahoo. Their web hosting does come with all the necessary features such as Perl and PHP and some extras for businesses. They include $50 in Overture and Google advertising credits and even tools to make online advertising most effective for you.




Reliability:



Yahoo’s uptime in the industry is stellar. Its no wonder since they have the finance to purchase top notch servers and hardware. Its powered using the same infrastructure as their search engine so you can be assured that down time won't be a big issue. Furthermore, Yahoo is connected via redundant connections so if one of their internet connections goes down, the other will quickly replace it making your site difficult to go down. In other words, it gives your site more redundancy. Since having an account with them for six months, we never experienced downtime.



Data Center:



Yahoo doesn't provide exact information on where their data center is located, but based on their text, their web hosting is secured and located in a state-of-the-art facility. They have people constantly monitoring their data center on a twenty four hour basis. Unlike most web hosting companies, Yahoo doesn't provide much detail of their security infrastructure or network whereabouts. This prevents intrusion attempts and competitors from determining where they are located.



Customer Service:



Yahoo web hosting provides excellent customer service. They did a great job of assisting our needs in uploading a file and their documentation makes getting and managing a first easy to understand and use just like their search engine. They also provide a toll free number so you may contact them at any time since they offer both 24 hour toll-free support via email and telephone.



Conclusion



Overall, yahoo's web hosting experience was up to par with our top notch web hosting companies. Their simple web hosting based solution and weak features however, makes it cater more towards people who are new to web hosting than the advanced web hosting users crowd.

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