what do you value in a host?

[OldWelshGuy]

I also think that reality is important. it is no good looking like someone walking around with a sheet over their head as that just isn't scary enough.

The severed head under the arm is a good one, as is the added effect of riding a horse. Wooooooo Wooooooo wails are also pretty good for ghosts....

[KingPin]

what do you value in a host?

Quite simple for me. Reliability. No host, no business.KP

[headdown]

I learned the hard way that a good recommendation is worth following up. Then look at reliability and customer service. I also think a host with a public forum helps you get a feel for the service you can expect.

[temi]

This is quite true, I almost sign up with a host, visiting their public forum first, I saw a response one of their admin made to a customer, it put me right of going ahead with buying from them.

Originally Posted by headdown

I also think a host with a public forum helps you get a feel for the service you can expect.

[andrej]

For me uptime is the most important, then bandwidth, space and price.

[seo_mike]

1st :- Reputation
2nd :- Pricing
3rd:- customer service

the most imp thing is server reliability . i m rady to pay more for if server uptime is good.

[Vilice]

I go mostly for reputation and reliability. Because my experience tell me though cheap is a good thing .But it will turn out many problems latter .

[WOWTech]

good support.

[john_logic]

I go for pricing and reputation about equal - in terms of reputation, customer service is massively important - been burnt there before - not sure if its OK to give details and name of company so I can warn you?

[neilrbowen]

Network - Price - Reputation

If they can cope with my 4-5 Gbits of peak traffic or not is a big factor for me though.

If its simply webhosting i would always always put price as one of the last things id look at.