As I mention in the video, my favorite theme to use is GeneratePress. There are a ton of wonderful themes for WordPress, but I’ve found that for me GeneratePress is the easiest to work with.
Website Hosting
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of hosting options. I use a custom setup that uses DigitalOcean servers with SpinupWP managing the WordPress sites.
But that’s a bit more complicated than most people need so something like SiteGround should work just fine for your first year.
Alternatives
While I haven’t used it I’ve heard a number of great things about Webflow. I can’t compare it to the different uses I need for my sites, but it’s definitely something to check out.