I highly recommend HostGator as your web hosting provider. I run servers in the same datacenter as theirs and know firsthand that the quality is as high as it gets.

Their shared hosting plans are perfect for your new site and start at $6.95/mo. I personally recommend their “Hatchling” or “Baby” plans. These are both large enough to host your site and offer all the features you’ll probably ever need.

HostGator offers 24/7/365 phone support, 99.9% uptime, and have a 30 day money back guarantee. Your site will be on a top of the line Dual Xeon server that provides INSTANT backups of your site. Their control panel is one of the best in the industry, and has over 39 scripts that can be installed with a click of the mouse.

HostGator offers free site transfers and is one of the main reasons why I recommend them. If you don’t want to lose your site stats then it is crucial to choose them. During site transfer they can transfer all stats, email addresses etc.