Must have

[dsgdevil]

What do u think is a must ahve service on websites?

[Damoose]

depends what site it is but short url would have to be the most important

[CareBear]

*looks for the 'frequently updated content' option*

short URL isn't that useful, most people won't remember an URL long or short :)
a forum is nice if it's busy and has a good amount of people visiting it regularly and actually posting. An empty/unused forum looks worse then none at all to me

I'll vote for my option even though it isn't in the list :p
if people come back to a site a few times and don't see any changes the time between their visits will just increase until a point where they don't visit you at all anymore

[Blank Verse]

My vote goes to a nice looking, clean design.

[byrdgirl13]

Originally posted by CareBear
*looks for the 'frequently updated content' option*

I'll vote for my option even though it isn't in the list

I second that vote and call for an amendment... frequently updated {good} content. ;)

Nice, clean design comes second.

[aphel aura]

Content is king, and you know my vote...

[EpidemiK]

Content! Isn't it obvious?! ;)

[conkermaniac]

I actually don't think any of the above options are necessary for a website. However, as others have already pointed out, a clean design with updated content is what visitors are really looking for. :)

[zoobie]

None of the above :D

[manni]

The only thing needed is frequently updated content, or just very good content. Clean design and fast loading time are always important features but without good content they're useless.