The amount of web host services and providers around on the internet now a days is huge, there are new ones appearing all the time all trying to out do the other in terms of how much webspace they are offering and unlimited bandwidth, but which one do you go with to host your website with?

Well there are many reasons to go with who you choose and what is right for you and your webhosting needs, the price is always a determining factor for most in search of a reputable hosting provider as is the quality of the up time as no one wants a site that is down every other day.

First you have to evaluate what you need the host provider for, how much webspace you require or whether you just want a domain hosting account that is all managed in one place.

Free webhosting is becoming increasingly more popular, even though some of the sites advertising may be out of the publishers or webmasters hands, people are still searching and obtaining free web sites that are seemed to be easily managed just for the sake of personal use or even business usage.

Obviously free web hosting gets rid of the hosting fees, but is it really an advantage to get a free hosting account when you want to start an online business that looks professional?

Again it's up to what you need a web host account for, so you could start off on a free hosting platform and move up to a paid hosting plan after you have experimented possible web creation with the free hosts.

Domain hosting is were you get a domain name and have it hosted within the same account as your web host account, meaning the name servers point from your domain name usually straight away after signing up for a new account, most domain names have to be set up manually most times and can take 24 to 48 hours to become linked to your webhost account, so that your website appears properly online.

What follows are the top 5 web hosting services, according to my own recommendations and what the search engines showed as the top page rank results.