What do you want from ur web host

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I operate a Web Hosting service, and I'm interested in finding out what people really want in a web host. Post your suggestions here.

Cheers,
Leigh McCulloch

http://www.startyourownwebsite.net
use discount code FREEHOSTING40 for 40% off (5 months free)

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a) reliability
b) knowledgeable, helpful support staff.
c) loads of tech (i.e. support for ruby on rails, php, mysql etc etc).
d) fair pricing

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Ofcourse reliablity, 99.9% uptime (i will though prefer 100%), fast servers, less load on servers (shared one's), 24x7 support.

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1. Everything works exactly like it's supposed to 99.9% of the time.
2. In the other 0.1%, help is easy to find, quick to respond and honest.

Aside from that, standards like control panel access, mySQL database, PHP capabilities, etc.

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There has been a discussion about this recently on the Web Design List[1]. One subscriber summarized this in the form of "questions to ask your web host" and published the list as a PDF.

The list is not meant to apply in every case. It does list concerns that may arise when considering a new host. Hope you find the list useful, even though only a few items on that list may apply in any particular case.

[1] http://webdesign-L.com/

Cordially, David
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Stability first of all. It must be stable web hosting and value of money of course.

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the web Hosting have a lot of useful information and you can find any thing in one subject.

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Personalized attitude to my needs, 99,99% uptime, prompt and sufficient responses to my questions, I don't need any cutting- edge technologies to run my site. I'm glad hqhost.net has been providing me with that so far.

Do not click my links - this might be damage your PC.

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True 24x7x365 support (True being the operative word)
Knowledgeable support rep's
Uptime (although most hosts have very good uptime anyways.)
Positive reviews on google

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