About

Built because the rest are bought.

GrabYourDot is an independent directory of web hosting providers, domain registrars, email hosts, and JAMstack platforms — ranked on real benchmarks, with ownership ties disclosed, and zero paid placement. We make money from affiliate commissions when readers choose to buy through our links — but we do not, and never will, sell rankings.

[01] · Why this exists

"Best web host of 2026" lists are mostly advertorial.

Search Google for "best web hosting" and you'll get back ten sites running the same scoring rubric: whoever pays the highest commission wins. Bluehost ranks #1 on dozens of those sites not because it's the best, but because Newfold Digital — the conglomerate that owns it — runs an aggressive affiliate program. The same conglomerate owns HostGator, iPage, Domain.com, Network Solutions, and a dozen other brands you've been told are "alternatives."

We built GrabYourDot because the people who actually run sites — domain investors, freelance developers, indie SaaS founders — deserve a directory that tells the truth about ownership and renewal pricing, instead of optimising for an affiliate kickback.

What we promise
  • +Scores are derived from the methodology. They are not for sale, at any price, ever.
  • +Corporate parents are disclosed on every review page where one exists.
  • +Affiliate links are labelled `rel='sponsored nofollow'` on every page.
  • +Negative reviews stay up. We've never removed one at a merchant's request.
  • +If we add a sponsored slot, it will be visually distinct and labelled 'Sponsored'.
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[02] · Who runs it

Nyhilism, Inc.

GrabYourDot is operated by Nyhilism, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. Nyhilism builds and runs two main things: this directory, and the Nyhilism advertising network used to monetise it without compromising editorial.

The company was founded by Clintin Mack, a long-time domain investor and indie developer who got tired of trying to figure out which "small hosting company" was actually a Newfold reskin. The first version of GrabYourDot was a spreadsheet. The current version is a fully audited directory of the providers most independent operators actually use.

We're a small team. Editorial decisions go through one human with a known name and email address. There is no anonymous "Editorial Board"; there is no SEO content mill behind the scenes.

Quick facts
Operating entityNyhilism, Inc.
IncorporatedState of North Carolina, USA
Founded2026
Editorial leadClintin Mack
Providers tracked40+ (growing)
Re-benchmarkEvery 90 days
Paid placements0
[03] · How we make money

Two revenue lines, no overlap with editorial.

Revenue line 01

Affiliate commissions

When you click through to a merchant from one of our review pages and buy something, the merchant's affiliate network pays us a commission. The price you pay is identical. Commissions vary by merchant, but they have no influence on the score the merchant receives — that's a hard line.

Affiliate disclosure →
Revenue line 02

Display ads (Nyhilism)

A small number of display ad slots, served by the Nyhilism network. Ads are blocked by default and only render after you opt in via the cookie banner — strict GDPR-compliant. We do not run programmatic header-bidding behavioural advertising.

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