Server to buy from a decent provider ...

[Lobster]

Servers from junedataplace.com and legionbox.com are to my liking and I wonder which plan is the best for hosting a blog?

[MiracleMoff]

Maybe cheaper but better you check out other site as well - say serversbase.com is a nice place to get powerful servers.
Contact them - They will go over your needs and find a perfect fit for you...

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[Upiter]

KVChosting.net and xtremededi.com servers are worth every cdent you pay for their services.
Customer support is quick and efficient. This is the reason I pay a little bit more for their hosting. Obviously these guys have been well trained and have strong product knowledge to even handle some of my stupid questions.

[JissyKarter]

Hostsailor.com and yourlasthost.com servers can be the best options for yourlasthostyou due to their top-notch services.
Full service hosting providers. Great prices, great support, plenty of tools to accomplish almost anything. They make maintaining my site very easy.

[Lougalvi]

I can also recommend you to look through QHoster.com and their server hosting accounts.
The package I use is perfect for me, the pricing is very reasonable and the payment plan fits my needs wonderfully.

They offer 30 Locations: UK (Bristol & Coventry & Maidenhead) , USA (Miami |FL| & Atlanta |GA| & Piscataway |NJ| & Dallas |TX| & Chicago |IL| & Seattle |WA| & Los Angeles |CA| & New York |NY|), Mexico (Mexico City), Canada (Beauharnois).

[Bileator]

For running blogs I know Rockhoster.com is good one. Their servers are located in Netherlands.
Their tech support staff are well-educated, highly-trained. Uptime is great.

[Glaceptra]

How long has the web host been in business? Have they changed management/ ownership in that time or, more importantly, recently?

After one month of using Yourlasthost.com Budget dedicated servers I must say I'm quite satisfied with them.
It should be mentioned that response time on tickets is fast, needed a few times some help and they fixed everything for me.