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Hello, my name is Chris, a self-employed IT systems administrator with a passion for the web. I've been helping Marco develop hosttest for over 10 years, bringing my extensive experience from running my own web projects as well as my time with leading web hosting companies. This dual perspective allows me to share valuable insights and practical tips to help both beginners and experienced webmasters on their digital journey. My deep roots in the web hosting world also enable me to critically review and evaluate web hosting offerings to provide objective recommendations.

My articles

Website monitoring free: The best free website monitoring tools compared
14
Nov

Website monitoring free: The best free website monitoring tools compared

In this article, we examine the most well-known free website monitoring tools and compare the features they offer in the free plan.

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Largest web hosting providers in the United Kingdom 2025
16
Sep

Largest web hosting providers in the United Kingdom 2025

What are the largest web hosting providers in the United Kingdom in terms of market share and search interest?

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Largest web hosting provider in Switzerland 2025
02
Sep

Largest web hosting provider in Switzerland 2025

What are the largest web hosts in Switzerland in terms of market share and search interest?

  • Author: Christopher
Website Monitoring: The Best Tools for Monitoring Your Online Presence Compared
29
Jul

Website Monitoring: The Best Tools for Monitoring Your Online Presence Compared

The following article gives you a comprehensive overview of Website Monitoring and presents the best tools for monitoring the availability, performance, or features of a website in comparison.

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The German Hosting Market 2025: The main providers and their brands at a glance
16
Jul

The German Hosting Market 2025: The main providers and their brands at a glance

The German hosting market is characterized by a variety of established providers competing for the favor of customers. But who are the main players dominating the market and which brands are behind the big names?

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Fastest VPS Hosting in Germany: Who Delivers the Best Performance in 2025?
08
Jul

Fastest VPS Hosting in Germany: Who Delivers the Best Performance in 2025?

Which VPS Hosting Services Deliver Top Performance? This article puts the fastest VPS offerings in Germany to the test.

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Hostinger Horizons in Review: What Can the AI-Powered No-Code Builder Do?
05
May

Hostinger Horizons in Review: What Can the AI-Powered No-Code Builder Do?

Here you will find out how well the AI-powered no-code builder Hostinger Horizons works in practice and what possibilities it offers you.

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Fastest Web Hosting Provider in Germany: Who Delivers the Best Performance in 2025?
18
Apr

Fastest Web Hosting Provider in Germany: Who Delivers the Best Performance in 2025?

This article takes a close look at the fastest web hosting providers in Germany and evaluates them based on important metrics such as Time-to-First-Byte (TTFB), Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and PageSpeed to determine which provider delivers the best performance values.

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Measuring, Comparing, and Optimizing Disk Performance on VPS Hosting
14
Apr

Measuring, Comparing, and Optimizing Disk Performance on VPS Hosting

The following article shows how to precisely measure, compare, and improve the disk performance of VPS Hosting.

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Virtual Cores, Real Performance: Measuring, Comparing, and Optimizing CPU Performance on VPS Hosting
25
Mar

Virtual Cores, Real Performance: Measuring, Comparing, and Optimizing CPU Performance on VPS Hosting

The following article shows how to precisely measure, compare, and improve the CPU performance of VPS Hosting.

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Largest Web Hosting Providers in Austria 2025
10
Mar

Largest Web Hosting Providers in Austria 2025

What are the largest web hosting providers in Austria in terms of market share and search interest?

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Largest Web Hosting Providers in Germany 2025
05
Feb

Largest Web Hosting Providers in Germany 2025

What are the largest web hosting providers in Germany in terms of market share and search interest?

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Testing procedures VPS Hosting tests at Hosttest
10
Dec

Testing procedures VPS Hosting tests at Hosttest

Here you will find all the information about our approach in our VPS Hosting reviews.

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Pagespeed explained: How to measure and improve website loading time
05
Jun

Pagespeed explained: How to measure and improve website loading time

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the various methods for measuring and optimizing website loading time.

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Largest Contentful Paint explained: How to measure and improve LCP
29
May

Largest Contentful Paint explained: How to measure and improve LCP

This article provides a comprehensive insight into the importance of LCP and practical ways to measure this metric and take actions to improve it.

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Time To First Byte explained: How to measure and improve TTFB
23
May

Time To First Byte explained: How to measure and improve TTFB

This article provides a comprehensive insight into the importance of TTFB and practical ways to measure this metric and take actions to improve it.

  • Author: Christopher
Testing procedures at Hosttest
01
Sep

Testing procedures at Hosttest

Here you will find all the information about our approach in our test reports.

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