WhoIsHostingThis - Finding a good hosting company can be a major headache. Even when you go to what seems to be a reliable forum, you may be presented with lots of manipulated stats promoting one or the other hosting provider. The best way to find a reliable website host is to check who hosts popular websites. And WhoIsHostingThis is a no-registration service that can help you with this. Enter the website address and it will get you a link to its hosting company.
WhoIsTheOwner - This service lets you quickly lookup who is the owner of the website. Such services also known as WhoIS lookup tools.
MyIpNeighbors - Ever wondered which other websites are hosted on the same server as yours? MyIpNeighbors can help you out. Not only can it give you a good idea idea about how crowded (reliable) your server is, but also explore the overall quality of ‘neighboring’ websites.
BuiltWith - Unlike the above tools, BuiltWith focuses on the website itself. With the help of BuiltWith you can instantly lookup all implemented technologies behind any website (Google, Digg, Reddit, Youtube, yourdomain.com, etc.). If you ever plan to replicate some website, this is the tool you need. Among other things, it will aso give you a basic SEO profile.
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Tags: domain check, hosting, webmaster tools, WhoIS lookup
