From #1 to #5: Top Ranked Web Design Resources

 We have ranked the top web design resources. This review page was done exclusively for our email subscribers. Ranking factors that were used are listed below each resource. We’ve also listed highlights for the top ranked resource in each category.

Hosting Resources:

Ranking factors: i) reliability; ii) speed; iii) cost; iv) technical support.

#1. HostNine – 9.97.  Highlights: only $3.95 per month and unlike all others we ranked, they don’t force you into a yearly contract. Terrific technical support as well.  Coupon “WebDesigner” gets you 30% off, which makes the hosting less than $2.8 per month.

#2. HostGator – 9.95

#3. FatCow – 9.89

#4. iPage – 9.88

#5. BlueHost – 9.74

Domain Resources:

Ranking factors: i) cost; ii) reliability; iii) customer support.

#1. GoDaddy – 9.98. Highlights: this registrar giant is the oldest and most reliable. Cheap .com’s at only $7.49 each.

#2. Domain.com – 9.79

#3. NameCheap – 9.77

#4. Moniker – 9.69

#5. 1&1 – 9.54

Twitter Resources:

Ranking factors: i) quality; ii) cost; iii) customer support.

#1. MarketMeTweet – 9.98. Highlights: best Twitter marketing tool to push your business forward. Allows for url branding, finding followers and more. Very inexpensive for the features you get.

#2. TweetAdder – 9.75

#3. SocialOomph – 9.42

#4. ValueTweets – 9.1

#5. TweetWhistle – 8.72

Icon Resources:

Ranking factors: i) quality; ii) cost; iii) customer support.

#1. IconFinder – 9.96. Highlights: more than 188,000 icons, very easy to use. This is the top icon site for web designers.

#2. IconShock – 9.75

#3. IconSeeker – 9.72

#4. IconsPedia – 9.34

#5. FreeIconsWeb – 9.20

Freelancing Resources:

Ranking factors: i) number of projects; ii) cost; iii) customer support.

#1. Elance – 9.98. You can get as much as 30% of your clients from this Freelancing site. Very easy to use.

#2. Freelancer – 9.89

#3. oDesk – 9.42

#4. Guru – 9.45

#5. iFreelance – 8.80

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