Hankering for a Web site? Know You Need a Site?
I recommend you do some serious Googling for a few days, and learn all about what hosting is and is not. HostGator has an excellent page of tips to help you avoid being scammed. Or if you have a host you are not happy with - how to slip away and set up on a new host and have it running before you close your account at the old one.
Review the hosting-review sites, but remember that they might be doctored up. Look for more than one. Make notes. Compare facts AND your gut reactions.
Look for recommendations from happy customers. Usually, if the host provides forums, you can have access, and can see if they have more than a few people complaining of problems.
Lastly, prices are dropping all the time. Server space is cheap. But it’s the Customer service that matters! Go where you can trust they will do their best to help your solve problems.
If you know me, you know that I bend over backwards to do all and more than is expected of me. I can fix a lot of ordinary details regarding a site, but I do have access to the Support Desk if my clients have problems too big for me. So if you want to talk to me about hosting, let me know. We might be of help to one another.
If you are not sure I’m capable enough, go up to HostGator! HostGator