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We do not know how good, bad, or accurate the following lists are (or how advertisement driven they are) so we always suggest you research a hosting company before choosing one.

Here are the some of the more popular listing of hosting companies. By going through these lists, you will at least gain an idea of what companies are out there and what services they offer.

• http://www.webhostmagazine.com/
• http://www.tophosts.com/
• http://www.hostindex.com/
• http://www.webhostlist.com/
• http://www.hostsearch.com/
• http://www.webhostdir.com/