It seems like almost every host uses some form of the slogan, "Fast, Reliable, Affordable."

I wonder if Reliability should be stated first, as in "Reliable, Fast, Affordable"; but I have to admit that no matter how Reliable a server is OR how great support is, I still want it to be fast... so maybe "Fast" IS the most important.

Is "Affordable" or "Reasonable Prices", etc. really even necessary? Won't people go ahead and look at your prices anyway and make up their own minds?

I gotta admit thought I'm more impressed with those host like pwebtech that advertise "more than 15 diverse connections". Wait a minute! They also use the word "fast", as in "no one gets your data there faster".

Darn it! I left out "Price" in the poll. Would the mods please add it. TIA

It really depends on what the customer is looking for... some customers may need a lot of support so they will look for a hosting company that provides the best support even though the company lacks slightly on the speed of their servers or the reliability when using a lower end dedicated server provider.

But other customers may already know what they're doing and just want to host their website, in this case they'll probably look for a company with fast servers, good quality hardware and fast, reliable connections to the Internet.

A lot of the virtual web hosting companies online today either concentrate on one or the other, but not both. Companies try to offer both, reliable server/connections and good 24/7 tech support, but they find that concentrating on one usually affects the other. Like if they give the best support to customers, then they'll have less time to look after the servers.

Just my thoughts :).

Alan