Web hosting is a critical part of a website. However, not all webhosts are created equal. Too many people pick a webhost because of a pretty interface or because they recognize the brand name instead of determining whether or not a host can actually support their website’s capabilities. Even worse, many designers choose their reseller account based on these same flashy interfaces rather than the quality for their customers.

When it comes to Joomla, most webhosts can support Joomla. The actual requirements for Joomla are pretty minimal. However, just because a webhost supports Joomla does not mean that they support it well. In my experience, this doesn’t usually show up until someone wants to modify their Joomla site or add a custom component or otherwise do something special to their site.

In my experience, the more “flash” and pretty interfaces a webhost has, the less likely they are to have the technical capabilities. That is just an observation, but one that has been consistent.
There are two webhosts that I talk about quite a bit: GoDaddy and HostGator.