If you were sent to this page, you might have asked me to recommend a web host. Here are a few that I either currently deal with or have dealt with in the past. Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, but unlike your typical host rating site, these are sincere recommendations based on actual experience.  No kiddie hosts… all established businesses that have been around a long time.

Liquid Web is a top-notch web host that owns and operates their own data centers. I have a VPS there and have used their shared plans in the past–but they’re also the way to go if you’re shopping for a dedicated server. They’ve got a great network with impressive uptime and they’re well knows for their quality support.  If stability and reliability is your main concern, Liquidweb would definitely be the way to go.

HostGator is probably the best all around bang for the buck out there… that still offers quality support at a low price.  They offer shared, reseller, VPS & dedicated hosting at very reasonable prices, yet somehow still manage to offer the stability and level of support that you’d only expect from the more expensive hosts.  Regardless of your needs, Hostgator probably offers something that will work for you.

Steadfast Networks is another reliable host that owns their own data centers, but they recently sold off their shared hosting and currently only offer dedicated servers.  I was a happy shared hosting customer of their for years, right up until they sold it.

Dreamhost offers a lot of resources for the price and they’re hard to beat as a budget host. They give you a lot more freedom with things like shell access & customizations than a lot of hosts out there.  They have their own control panel that’s very well setup and easy to use.  Get the maximum discount offered by Dreamhost when you enter MIKESEILER as the promo code.

ResellerZoom is the reseller division of HostingZoom. This is a very popular choice for CPanel reseller hosting. I used the Advanced Reseller plan and never had any problem, but I have read complaints about the budget plans, mostly related to limited resources. If you’re going to resell, I’d spring for the Advanced or Failover plan.

IX Webhosting is another host I used in the past. My favorite things about them is that they use the H-Sphere control panel and you get an IP for each domain, which makes them a great choice for failover DNS.  In my experience though, they do not match the stability, reliability or level of support that hosts like Hostgator or Liquidweb do.

I’m sure I missed a few, so I’ll add more as I think of them.