In the Insider Secrets Course , I talk about how important it is to have quick loading web pages. Continuity of Service. Your web host should be connected to both East and West Coast backbones. Unfortunately, most web hosts still aren't connected to both backbones. Look for a minimum of a T1 connection going to both East Coast and West Coast backbones.
Some web hosting companies appear to be a good deal on the surface.
That is, until you sign up with them and start finding out they charge for every little extra service. Things like your own POP mailbox, email aliases, an auto responder, CGI scripts and bins, and your own site statistics. This is when a deal is definitely NOT a deal. A company called Virtualis . They take great pride in letting people know that they are available to help 24 hours a day, seven days a week via a toll free help line.