I used to use Hawkhost but man they've been on the decline lately. Sites get hacked too easily.
I use several shared web hosts but I'll have regular wordpress install with a few plugins on different hosts. It always seems like the sites hosted in hawkhost get hacked with injected viruses and etc. Just from experience.I have a bunch of sites on there, why do you think it was the host?
Paperchase,
Could you tell me what you mean when you say you want him to get the full experience? I'm asking because I have been doing research on here and other places and it seems the consensus was that dedicated hosting was best. Please let me know the difference. Thanks!
I use Hawk Host, MDDHosting, and Downtown Host for some of my sites. They all offer a monthly payment option. Uptime has been good for all of them. My experience with support is limited, so I can't comment on that. However, they do have a good reputation at webhostingtalk.com, which is why I chose to use them. I've had accounts with each of them for several years.
If you decide to use any of these, look for a coupon. I think all of them offer coupons that work on a recurring basis. For example, my accounts with Hawk Host are regularly $5.95 per month, but a 25% off recurring coupon brings it down to around $4.67.
asmallorange has been solid for both shared and VPS plans in my experience.
Asmallorange is owned by HG so I would just stay away. I used to use them though for small 1 site plans at $35 a year.