How important ....... ?

[pvtspanky]

I think load times should always be considered with everything you build. Broadband or not, get a gallery listed on thehun and try submitting anything else while it's on the main page. If your shit's not optimized, your screwed.

I don't have a dedicated server yet, I cant wait to get one. ATM to get around server lag, I have multiple domains on different servers/hosts. If one slows down, I switch to another to even the load.