Since we have looked at what makes a good web hosting company, now I think it is a good time for us to highlight the bad points of some of the terrible companies out there. Now, we are not going to name any names here, but I am sure, with a clear list like this, you are going to be able to spot them without a problem. The first problem, and the most obvious, is if a company spams you about their services in your email – that is like a red signal to tell you to avoid them like a plague.

Be wary about companies that praises themselves as the best in town and gives promises too easily. If you find out that this company is giving too many benefits and deals that no other is giving, then you ought to avoid them as it is all too good to be true. Several companies’ main aim is to cheat you of your money and run away when they have gotten their share of benefits out of you.

Be wary of companies that requires you to pay them in full amount at the very first moment as trusted companies would not do so this way. Also, do not make the mistake of paying this one also, it is either the sign of a company desperate for some liquid capital, or a company that isn’t really a company in the first place – so you have to be really shrewd when you are going about your business with companies like these. All in all, you also need to know how to spot a con a mile away – and this is the best.

The fourth thing that you need to be aware of is poor customer service, and this always comes in the form of a surly, demanding and impatient voice at the other line. If the dial tone says that this number does not exist at all or is engaged all the time, it is a bad sign. But this situation does not occur so often unless they are busy dealing with the IRS or many angry customers.

Last but not least on the list is the one man show web hosting company, which is often going to be littered with things like slow response times, slow everything and the fact that your point of contact, the manager, the service person, the technician – all seem to have the same voice, and this is a sure sign that they are not all born from the same person, but in fact, is just one person running the entire show.