Hi there,
Base on experience with a number of so called big brand names and industry leaders (wordpress services). I think ionos is the best in terms of cheap to start and reliable. The one which I discover here at 1hack. They offer an incredible service and uptime.
You can also a give a try to EasyWP by Namecheap, Hosting personal domain with them and I think its starter friendly.
Here is an invitation link for a one month to try it, I hope you will find it useful
My suggestion will be never go with a cheap shared hosting. In my experience I found that in some cases they are lagging at certain points.
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