• About.com

Overview

About.com has a rating of 3.4 stars from 23 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. About.com ranks 154th among Reference sites.

How would you rate About.com?
Top Positive Review

“This is the most useful site for web hosting issues...”

Howard E.
11/7/14

This is the most useful site for web hosting issues I have ever found. I have wasted a lot of time (and consequently yet more time and also money later) following the advice of other supposedly unbiased web hosting reviews. About.com offers real reviews from real people; as far as I know it is unique in that respect. There is also a wealth of down-to-earth useful information on web site creation. I really regret not having stumbled on this site earlier. I'm bookmarking this site for sure!

Top Critical Review

“Paypal problem”

Robert C.
7/25/16

For many years I have used Paypal without problem. That continued when Paypal and eBay split. But today, when I had to pay some eBay invoices, I was forced to go through About.com. Some years ago About.com Hijacked my search engine, Internet Explore, (maybe I made a mistake), but I couldn't rid of it so I switched to Google. A lot of people were complaining at the time. I really don't want this company to have my passwords.

Reviews (23)

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Thumbnail of user alfonsos16
11 reviews
23 helpful votes
June 3rd, 2014

Nice and informative website about niche specific topics.
Only too much ads, if you ask me.

Thumbnail of user anitap3
23 reviews
37 helpful votes
April 19th, 2013

Breaks up the Web into major subject areas with a volunteer human host for each of them. It helps you sift out the wheat from the chaff on an enormous range of subjects.

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