Where do I begin there are hundreds of hosting services but be careful. If your product or service is for your own country then I would suggest sourcing a service provider that has it’s servers in your home country as this will help you further down the line when it comes to targeting these customers.

However if  your target market is outside your own country then it is advised to host your website in the country it was intended for. e.g. If  target market is Irish based then it is best to host your website on Irish Servers whereas if your target market lives in the USA it is best to host in the USA.

As for hosting companies I have found that some like to group their customers by country this means that even if you sign up for a service in a particular country you might find that you will end up on a server in Europe so be careful and get what you pay for.

The best way to find a host (and I made a few wrong choices) is to look at some other web sites and generally they will say where they are hosted on their home page or use the Whois look up service.

Also see what support services are available, do they have contact numbers with 24hr support, do you have the option for live chat etc, etc.

Just make sure you fully check them out before you hit the sign up button and get recommendations from where you can.