HostReview Now the Most Visited Hosting Directory, According to Alexa and Compete

August 27, 2007; 05:10 AM
DevStart, Inc., a company providing quality online services and resources for small businesses, is pleased to announce that HostReview.com, a premier site offering hosting reviews, climbed to the top of Alexa's most popular web hosting directory ranking. HostReview.com is now also the most popular hosting directory on Compete.com.

“The entire HostReview.com team is excited by this recognition by Alexa and Compete.com,” said Darren Tabor, CEO of DevStart. “HostReview has been a valued resource to the web hosting industry since 1998 and its continued growth is very gratifying.”

Compete.com's people count graphic showed that HostReview had 201,665 unique visitors in July 2007, which was a 79.9% increase in traffic, and a 62.9% traffic increase year on year. HostReview reached a traffic rank of 27,484, on Alexa up 7, 507 over the last three months.

Alexa Internet, an Amazon company, provides a vast range of web services for webmasters and for popular use. Alexa's traffic rankings are based on a combined measure of reach and page views computed over a trailing 3 month period. Reach is determined by the number of unique Alexa users who visit a site on a given day. Page views are the total number of Alexa user page requests for a site.

Compete.com offers free information for every site on the Internet including site traffic history and competitive analytics. Its services are based upon the online activity of more than two million community members in the US who have opted to share information like the web pages they visit and their attitudes and preferences about products and services they own and use.

HostReview.com

HostReview.com is a popular online destination for people who look for the best hosting deals. The site features a comprehensive article section, industry news, and one of the most complete directories of hosting service providers. HostReview.com is frequented by various audiences, ranging from industry insiders to internet entrepreneurs.

About DevStart, Inc.

DevStart, Inc. is a leading online provider of unique content and powerful tools for the web hosting, website promotion, and domain name registration industries. Since 1998, the DevStart Network has been a popular and trusted source of information and resources for webmasters. DevStart’s major properties include HostReview.com, PromotionWorld.com, DomainInformer.com, SBInformer.com, and a variety of other websites that cater to webmasters and online business owners.