Well, about 7 or 8 years ago (Sorry, it's been awhile), I started with a Reseller account at HostDime. I got irritated with them, because their server IPs were always blacklisted for spam, so I could never send out email. Then I moved to TotalChoiceHosting, and they were great. I then outgrew them, and I've been providing my own hosting for the last 4 years.