I'm pretty happy with Bluehost. Granted I've gotten lazy and havn't done anything with my site, but their setup is simple, they make it very easy to add anything (script wise or other) to your site, they include a bunch of google, yahoo and other advertizing credits so you can start pimping your site.
Comes with things like shopping carts and other e-commerce niceties.
http://www.bluehost.com/
I've been thinking of getting my own site for my Feather, Tosuke, and Iwasaki sales. There are so many options out there. If any of you could give me some recommendations, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
That saved me from having to type my usual rant.There are two ways to go about this.
The first method is to go cheap. The options are usually a new "up-and-coming" host that offers great introductory packages. These start out great. The server is fast, the support time is quick, etc... This lasts for about a year. Then the owner, who is usually the only employee gets burnt out. The support goes down the tube, server response times suffer, your site goes off-line often. You'll finally get fed up and have to move. The other method is to choose a large place with crazy good deals. You know, 4 million gigs of storage, unlimited bandwidth, and free back massages all for $6.99/month. Don't be fooled. These servers are massivly over-sold. Response times are horrible and support will be almost non-existant.
The other option is to pay what it's worth. Large or small hosts, it doesn't matter. Computer equipment and bandwidth costs money. Throw basically unlimited support on top and you should expect to pay something for it.
Go cheap for an ecommerce site and you'll be in for a headache...actually many headaches. Pay for what it's worth and you'll never have to think about your host. Believe me, you have better things to do.