Blog Host?

I'm really starting to warm to the idea of hosting my own blog with WordPress. I'm a control freak who likes to tweak things, so that would be right up my alley. The only problem is, my current webhost, as I have mentioned in the past, is kind of flaky and doesn't offer enough monthly bandwidth to support everything -- because, ideally, I'd host the blog (and any future blogs) as well as my website on the same server. I'd obviously have to find a new host.

Argh.

I came across WebHostingGeeks.com, which is a web host directory and rating site. It looks like a great resource for finding good, cheap web hosting. (I like cheap! My wallet does, too!) The editors rate and rank hosts, and then users chime in with their own reviews, so it's very democratic. Best of all, they allow you to refine your searches based on your needs, and the individual hosts' features are plainly laid out to compare. I've already looked at a lot of their tops picks, and they blow my current host out of the water with their features and prices. And although I've been down this road before, I could always stand to learn a thing or two, so I've also been perusing some of their educational articles, like this one.

I wish I'd known about this site a couple of years ago, when I was beating my head against a wall trying to find a host. I ended up with a not-so-great one. Hopefully my next one will be much better, thanks to these Geeks! (Gotta love geeks!)