Is there a REALLY good FREE webhost out there ?

[Webcs-Peter]

I am going to be making up a website or blog to advertise a no. of affiliate programs but because at the moment my funds are all tied up I am forced to use one of the free services.

Years ago I heard that FREE web hosting was not very reliable & the host would put their adds on your website – is that the case today ?

In the future would I be able to transfer the domain name into another web host if I wanted to ?

I should also ask (for future reference) which one of the paid web hosts is the best overall ?
Which one is the easiest to use ?
Which one is the most creative /artistic ?
Which one is the most versatile ?

Thanks

[HTMLBasicTutor]

Confused. Why are you asking this when you could host the site yourself for free at the web hosting company you just placed an ad for in the Marketplace?

[swizzle]

I believe you know an answer for your question mate ;)

[Crook-sam]

Some hosts require you to place a banner on your pages, others display a window that pops up everytime a page on your site loads, while still others impose an advertising frame on your site.