There is a lot of hosting available on the net, obviously, and many sources praise different providers.

The general advice is to avoid anything free, the reasons being that it  might cost you much more in the long run either through buying additional necessary services you thought you would get for free or through investing money into transferring to better providers.

Dishonest providers spent tons on advertising however the customer service can be a disaster and will cost you not only headache but money as well.

After getting my wallet badly burned using different providers I found THE ONE and now I can sleep much better.

It’s called HOSTGATOR.

Here’s why I think HostGator.com are the best value:

• First of all – no stupid “in your face…we promise you heaven…we’re the best…free this, free that” advertising,
• They will not force you to buy anything you don’t want or need,
• From the start you will get way more than you’ll ever need especially if you’re just starting your webmasters journey,
• They provide immensely stable environment,
• Setup is very straight forward and EASY!,
• The best part probably is the Customer Service – they just know everything an will help you in any way they can,
• You have multitude of options available to expand in any direction you want, from a simple user to being a hosting provider yourself,
• Loads of help, tutorials , videos,

Since I started with them I never needed to use the customer service. HostGator are really reliable in terms of service.