Few important factors contributing to the selection of hosting solution

1. Price does make a difference and most of the times budgetary constraints forces individuals to compromise on hosting services.
2. Server Platforms- windows based servers arent recommended if you wish to extract the maximum out of your Joomla Installation.  
3. ServerEnvironment : Joomla 1.0.x prefers extended PHP settings (safe Mode-OFF,  Register Globals-OFF, Magic Quotes-ON. Installation of Imagemagick, GD libraries complement the Joomla installation (useful in script based image manipulation, used by many modules, components).
4. Good hosting and support services.
5. Experience etc..

Remember, hosting companies are here for business and it takes a lot of investment and years of hard work to break even. Every one has their own security and management policies, some might fit in your requirement and some won't. Based on our evaluation we recommend the following hosting solutions and trust us they just fit the requirements of average users and new webmasters using joomla.

Sr. No.	Hosting Company	What they offer	benefits if through us	Click banners to avail  the offer
1	Servage.net (our hosting company)	360 GB Storage 3600 GB Bandwidth Free Domain Name Unlimited addon domains unlimited email accounts @$ 6.45/month i.e. $77.4/year read more	Additional 25 GB webspace (conditions apply, read below)
2	Lunarpages.com	350 GB Storage 3500 GB Bandwidth Free Domain Name for Life! $700 CoffeeCup Software FREE 10 Add-On Domains Included @$ 6.95/month i.e. $166.8 for two years. @$ 7.95/month i.e. $ 95.40 for One year. read more	Discount coupon of $25 Plus $20 from us. So u save $45 for the first year.  (conditions apply, read below)

Please read the following conditions carefully before making up your mind:

Servage.net

1. Please read servage.net's Terms and Conditions, presales FAQ's. We host with them, that is our preference and we recommend to confirm the services with your requirements. It would always be your decision and we take no responsibility for your actions.

Lunarpages.com

1. Please read lunarpages.com's Terms & Conditions, FAQ's, hosting plans. Our recommendations are result of experience of our friends and you are requested to confirm your requirements with their services. It would always be your decision and we take no responsibility for your actions.
2. Discounts ($25) is offered by Lunarpages.com on special request by us, but is subjected to their Terms & Conditions. Use coupon code "25OffHosting" (without the " ") while registering to avail the discount. 
3. Rebate of $20 is offered purely by us and Lunarpages.com is NOT directly or indirectly linked to rebate offered by us. This will be paid to your paypal account once you complete 30 days with Lunarpages.com. This is JoomSpot.net initiative to help clients get top class hosting service at an affordable price.
4. To avail $20 off from us, you need to send us email (webmaster (at) joomspot.net) afteryou have purchased the hosting space. we will pay the $20 after completion of your 30 days on lunarpages.com hosting services.

How to Proceed:

1. Click on the respective banner as shown in the last column to proceed with the purchase.
2. For lunarpages.com One has to mention the doscount coupon code "25OffHosting" to avail $25 off. 

Beware:

1. If you plan to use the above stated privileges for illegal usage as termed in respective hosting providers Terms & Conditions, you would risk suspension of your hosting account or punishments as decided by respective Hosting providers.
2. We are strictly against unlawful activities of any sort.

You wish to add your hosting solutions here? We would happily do it but the hosting solutions should be linux based, supporting Joomla CMS, write us a mail and we will get back to you.