Request For Hosting Advice

[ncjbhd]

Hi, I, as many other hosting noobs around here, am after some hosting and need a bit of advice. I aim to host a website for a business/portfolio, as me and a friend hope to get ourselves self employed doing web and graphic design for local businesses. I also need a bit of space for a website for my band, and for a gateway for a local clothing company. I may offer to host some clients on our own server, should I have excess space, although, we're only just getting going and I don't want to set my sights too high just yet.

I have had my own hosting packages in the past, but it was always cheap hosting, or stuff I'd received from friends-of-friends, so I know first hand that the uber-cheap side of the market tends to evaporate a month or 2 into the contract.

I don't imagine I'd need any more than a gig of space, price isn't the bee-all and end-all but would be nice to get a cheaper host, since I dont have any source of income yet, more of an issue as far as money is concerned is that I need to be able to pay on a UK Debit Card. Also the more parked/external (i think i've used the right terms there) domains the better.

Thanks for any advice you can offer