Web Site Hosting

[Winglets747]

Hi everyone,
I would like to start my own web site for my the various airline items I collect. There will be a handful of pages, but most of the site will consist of images so I am looking for a considerable amount of storage space (100MB+, unless I upload the photos to Photobucket and link from there).

I have limited experience with websites so I'm a novice going into this.

I would like to have my own domain (http://www.example.com) rather than an off-shot of Geocities, Freewebs, .Mac, etc. My understanding is that I'll need to purchase the domain and then use a hosting site. There are a ton of such places--can anyone recommend a good and relatively inexpensive provider for either?

Also, I will want to use software to create and edit the page. I have not used web software for years now, so recommendations with that will also be much appreciated.

Thanks!

-Will

[PhilDernerJr]

GoDaddy.com is probably the cheapest place to buy domain names. You can get some for less than $10, but I recommend getting a private registration so people don't look you up on Network Solutions and contact you.

Web hosting is a different matter. I'd refer you to the one I use, but I've had some trouble with their sales team and though I'm happy with my service, I would not recommend them to others.

Look around and let us know what you find. We'll let you know if it's a good deal or not.

[MarkLawrence]

My domain is through WebHostingBuzz (http://www.webhostingbuzz.com/) - they have some good plans - I have a pretty good size plan with them (30Gb is my storage) and I'm very happy.

[Winglets747]

Thanks for your replies.

Does anyone have any experience with Award Space or Dream Host? I've read they're good, but I don't know anyone personally who has used either.