[Riceman]

I beg to differ on your opinion about "small-fish".
Using a reseller is often the cheapest option to go for when starting up your community, they often dont have limits on database sizes and will provide adequate storage space. My last host was a reseller, and I'm upset I had to switch hosts after HIS "BIG-FISH" crashed their server and lost all the data (and the small-fish even kept a backup for us).

Also, in my experience dealing with my previous reseller, I was able to talk to him on IRC with any problem I had (this wasn't the official means of communication) and he (or his worker) responded within 5 minutes of making a ticket.

I know one person who has gone with a reseller and been scammed, however I know even more people who have had a successful hosting experience with them.

Other then that, I really liked the article. Its a great thing for people who arent too technical or are just starting out as a webmaster.