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Absolutely, ofcourse they are helpful.

http://theseoforums.com/

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Nice, I'll have to check you out.

I don't really work with agencies, instead I work with SEO freelancers and consultants instead - I get better results I feel.

Have a look around on Google, I suggest you work with GoDaddy. Affordable, and good servers.

Godaddy. Some say there support is terrible, but I personally think it's pretty good.

For free? There's a few places which give minimal space, but you won't be able to host much.. static html site?

I have always used Godaddy, a lot of people dislike them though :/

I like go daddy, seems like a lot of people dislike them tho :/

It will be very difficult to start off with, competition is very high..

You will need some software which supports cpanel, that's what I would recommend. Get some cheap web hosting from like godaddy.

Google it.

A link within your site which links to another page on your website.

Godaddy with a coupon code - 99p for a .com domain.

I'm not to sure what profile linking is, will have to look into this.

How much is affordable?

Godaddy for the win.

It can be used to generate some pretty good backlinks.

Customer support is the most important thing in my eyes.

You can buy a domain name off a provider like Go Daddy or 123 Reg.

I agree with Brett, I don't really know why people seem to dislike Go Daddy. I like them!