Date: 04/07/07 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting

Many of us have seen and even used a lot of those ultra cheap web hosting companies that offer so many megabytes of storage and so many gigs of traffic per-month. I don't design sites too often, but when I do, such hosting companies are fine for my clients, who tend to use the domains merely as advertising platforms and digital brochures.

Recently, I have received a client who requires a little more than that, and I need to be sure the host I pair her with can handle more than the usual "forgotten planet" traffic. Server space for images will be required, and she may or may not offer occasional streaming videos. In the event you're wondering, this project is related to 'adult entertainment,' but it's not a porn site.

I will have little problem with building the code for this client, but hosting speed and reliability is an important factor, obviously. This is somewhat new territory for me.

So, my question: considering the above requirements, I was wondering if any users here might know of a hosting company that would be more reliable than the average "here's my cat's website" grade provider. I'm trying to keep the costs low but optimize the most performance I can. Services like Bluehost or Lunar Pages and so on seem affordable enough, but can they provide a site that can load fast and reliably and handle a medium amount of traffic?

Your opinions, shared experiences or suggestions would be highly appreciated.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1242042.html