Web hosting & domain registration for small businesses
3.71/5 (48 reviews)Most popular features of all IT Management apps
25 reviewers had the following to say about Yahoo Small Business's features:
Pros
My only positive is that I have had this software for a long time so it holds a lot of data for me.
Cons
The information is very unorganized and the user interface just seems messy.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
Only still access infrequently to see old emails.
Pros
Has a more modern interface with a white background and pleasing font.
Cons
Full of ads and clickbait, it's hard to access your mail because you have to get through so many pages of unnecessary pop ups about celebrity news.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
Very great tool, useful in our offices.
Pros
It is a very useful tool for communication.
Cons
Sometimes the interface is not user friendly, and we have to look up certain features.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
What was not known was that... (1) every employee using an "@mybusiness.com" email address was required to first sign up for a standard Yahoo account and then sync to their business account; (2) the administrator tools - especially email administration - were severely lacking; and (3) that the Yahoo Small Business servers were not as secure as they could have/should have been.
Pros
Integration with Yahoo Webmail Platform; Ability to sync to Yahoo accounts; Low overall cost
Cons
Lack of administrator tools (ie: inability to access employee email accounts, reset user passwords, etc.); Sub-par security; Spam emails coming from Yahoo itself; slow loading times on Yahoo-hosted websites
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
Poor interface screens.
I created my own website for my business using the YSB tools. It was pretty easy to get my domain and create the site on my own.
Overall I've had a great experience with Yahoo. I've only been using the software for about a year, but the organization and functionality is amazing! 10/10 using this software
Pros
It works very quickly and efficiently and it is very helpful when trying to get work accomplished. The interface design has been done very well and makes it easy for individuals of all ages to use.
Cons
The only con I have about this software is maybe the number of applications that it offers along with the software. Maybe a few more applications like FaceTime or a few other things could be added but other than that I really don't have any cons about this software.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
It has many features than google incase of viewing global news
Cons
It will take little bit more time to open this tool because of many advertisments.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Monthly
Likelihood to recommend
Well, it does give us email service, a domain name, and a website. We've had some issues with it, and there have definitely been times I was ready to scrap it, but I'm coming around more. It used to be that the only free website options offered with the full hosting package (I believe ours is the "Premier" Package) were either low quality or too advanced for my skills. So we have a low quality website. However, they recently changed it, and the really good looking website designs are now available in the full hosting package. I'm pretty thrilled with that...but it means I've got some work to do!
Pros
We can also add email addresses for special things, and have it automatically forward to an established email address.
Cons
I've had a lot of frustration on and off with Yahoo Small Business. For one...I don't think they've quite figured out what they want to be. I've been here for four years, and they've had numerous name changes. I think at first it was something like Yahoo Web Hosting, then it turned to Aabaco. Big announcements were made about that. Then it just kind of quietly turned into Yahoo Small Business. But when you log in, the web address is at luminate.com. I just don't get it. There was a day or two that I wasn't getting any emails. Tech support said they applied a fix, and it would be a couple days to see if it worked. It didn't.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
This has been a horrible experience in the last year. Who's in charge doing all these changes. You don't get to change mid-way into people's contracts and annual payment plan. I will be switching to GoDaddy just as soon as I can save all my emails in Yahoo.
Pros
I used to love Yahoo Small Business Email and Webhosting. But now that Verizon has bought it, it is horrible. The Website Builder is more difficult and they added Advertisements in the Business email without even asking users!!
Cons
I paid for an entire year of ad-free service and then they added ads in the email without permission, and they tell me that there is no alternative except to move my mail to Outlook which doesn't save my sent mails, has another format for emailing mail, etc.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
I use yahoo on a daily that is my favorite email and I don’t plan on changing any time soon.
Pros
I really like how easy yahoo is to use and how it is very well organized.
Cons
Yahoo could improve a little more with the wey there attachments are set up.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Used the website builder & host for short period of time.
Pros
Yahoo small business is a bundle of software provided by Yahoo. I have only used the website builder & hosting in the past. Like any other web builder, it is fairly simple but could be considered slightly advanced for a new person. It provided more templates than other software. The cost for hosting when I used it was okay/good.
Cons
The older version of Yahoo Small Business web builder is very dated & not as user friendly. Today's prices of the web hosting I have to say is not the best & reliability is questionable.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
There are also multiple help tools for me such as phone number listings, website and social media tools for getting my business noticed
Cons
I wish the prompts could be a little more layman in terms so it is easy to get to certain areas without having any true technical experience
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
My experience has been short with yahoo and I have switched over to google and gmail platforms. These are much more user friendly and consistent, and also provide other features like google drive and google meet that seem much more user friendly than Yahoo.
Pros
The product is easy to use in the ability to search quickly and find all that I need to know whether that be business websites, fields, or training facilities.
Cons
Many times, I have needed to scroll to the second or third page when I am searching for a quite uncommon yahoo search that you think would pop up on the first try.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Truthful company. It is old on the market. Works well, but there are better ones on the market. Needs some small improvements, but it works.
Cons
The design can be improved.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
good.
I use yahoo all the time and never have any issues!
Pros
I would say the pros are mostly checked what’s happening in the world because I use yahoo news a lot and also I have my email as yahoo so check my mail at least once a day also!
Cons
I don’t think there are any cons for yahoo..I would definitely recommend it to other people than any other site.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
I've used yahoo for over 10 years and love the layout and the design of the site
Pros
I created an email with Yahoo over 10 years ago and still love how neat the site is.
Cons
The site is a bit cluttered with news, other than that it's great
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
I'm doing a small part time business.
Pros
yahoo small business is very useful software. There customer support is excellent. 24/7 service. you can create a website easily using it.
Cons
They need to improve the software a bit. it's not the best software.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
It’s great, easy to manage, easy to navigate , easy to find, just simply easy
Pros
This is the best thing that ever happened to my business I recommend it to everyone even those with start up businesses
Cons
Everything is prefect, I love the easy navigation
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
This was my first e-mail service provider ... and I still use it.
Pros
The most important thing I like about it, is the unique style/design they have.
Cons
- The updates are not frequent, not keeping up with the market. - No special offers/events (like google)
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
It was an email account that i could sent up and receive my emails to.
Cons
Just about everything it really wasn't easy to use and the amount of spam I received was terrible which is why I moved my business else where.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Occasionally
Likelihood to recommend
Over all it has been a great product that makes it very easy to communicate through email.
Pros
This is a very nice software that makes it very easy to communicate through email.
Cons
A simple thing that they could do to make this business so much better is to make it easier to and understandable to sort emails through the app.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
