[NMUG] webhosting advice wanted

[J L Duncan Bradford]

Having written several articles and technical help documents about  
old Reliant cars over the years I'm thinking about putting them up on  
a website which I can control, add to etc. as necessary.  I've played  
with Freeway Pro a bit & think I can just about get my head around  
the building & publishing of a site.  As a complete beginner though I  
have no idea of what to do next.  I guess I need to obtain a domain  
name and find a basic reasonably priced [or free?] host.  I wouldn't  
mind adverts or whatever, to keep the cost down as this wouldn't be a  
site to reflect the public face of my business, just a convenient  
place where I can direct people to in order to read and download  
anything I put up there.
There are loads of things I guess I don't know/haven't thought about/ 
am unaware of needing etc. but searching the internet has just  
confused me, and lots of 'offers' are obviously too good to be true.
The alternative is to pay good money to someone like Netcom who do an  
excellent job for the Company I work for, but are probably a cut  
above what I need, or can really afford.
Any simple guidance, folks?
Duncan