There are literally hundreds of places to register and host top level domains. Your sponsor may have a favourite and it's always a good policy to check with your sponsor before making any decision in your quest for good tools. It's my personal policy to always get into the affiliate program (if available) before making any purchase. Make that your policy, too. This is a great way to save money, plus it helps build your monthly advertising budget.

I've used Doteasy for hosting for years. They are based in Burnaby, BC, and have been a good, stable, cost-effective host for my many websites over the years.

The basic program provides completely free top level domain hosting for you with no catch when you register with or transfer your domain to Doteasy.

Furthermore, with the basic, free program, there are no banners, codes, pop-ups, or any other kind of advertising displayed on your pages by your host. You have full control over all your content.

With your free account, you also get a full suite of tools, including a fully configurable guestbook, web (links) directory, counters, faq page, tell-a-friend page, email form, and mailing list server. No other company I know of will give you all of this free.

Simply transfer your domain to Doteasy or register a new one with them, and your hosting is free.