Thread: What is most important to you in a host?

A lot of people seem to want everything from a host, but let's be honest, you have to sacrifice some things to get the best deal unless you are able to pay a lot of money.

What do you prioritise in a host?
I always prioritise quality and am willing to pay a little more for that. While some cheap hosts can be good, paying a little more does tend to get you the better quality of hosting and customer support.

A reasonable price for unlimited bandwidth and space. Next is the auto script installer which makes installation easy with just few steps and clicks. Uptime, it should be above 90% and/or if possible, it should be at least 100%.. The cpanel should include marketing and web site tracking tools. Exceptional customer service.

And the most important is, it should have free domains (until transferred).

Reliability! I always look for quality over money or quantity. The host should offer good service, with good uptime, support, features.

Originally Posted by regmac

A reasonable price for unlimited bandwidth and space. Next is the auto script installer which makes installation easy with just few steps and clicks. Uptime, it should be above 90% and/or if possible, it should be at least 100%.. The cpanel should include marketing and web site tracking tools. Exceptional customer service.

And the most important is, it should have free domains (until transferred).

You ask for a lot from a host!

Originally Posted by Hsekhar

Reliability! I always look for quality over money or quantity. The host should over good service, with good uptime, support, features.

Agreed. Having 100% uptime is worth a couple of extra pounds a month for me :)

I had gone with a hosting company first time then had to change it due to down time.

the bandwidth and support