i'm hosting my sites on my own computer, in my own house...
i have a server though, not an usual situation..

my clients/users are visiting these Local Sites... i even have LAN sites... yes yes, we can do that too... websites that are accessed only by clients from the same ISP... Videotron from Qu?bec offer that gadget...
so i have some friends hosted on shared hostings, mostly at hostgator... the others are convinced i'm the best to host sites i build myself..