I've wrote a guide/review that breaks down what is
hidden behind the low sign up fee's these site's provide. They're not as low as they seem.
There is a
better alternative out there which offers better service and on average
1/5 to 1/10 faster loads than the other shared/vps hosting out there, they're also one of the very few who actually provide a near 0% downtime history.
Along with giving you access to WordPress and the 30,000 plugins available within the back-end along with the 2,400 different themes, they also give you training on everything.
Their servers are optimized for WordPress, as its the most arduous platform to host (most hosts are offering generic hosting servers, not optimized for WordPress, even though they might say they are)
If you're not running WordPress, you can still host your website here via FTP settings, which is easy as pie and takes about 5 minutes to do, and about an hour to propagate.
I'd recommend reading the guide and doing a comparison for yourself.
www.lucrativeonline.com/best-web-hosting