I am moving some sites onto a variety of free hosts and I am going to start posting comparative notes here.

http://freewebs.com

http://freewebpages.org

http://bravenet.com

http://geocities.yahoo.com/

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Could you repost this in "Good Places to Learn Stuff"? I am feeling anally retentive today

Now, about http://freewebs.com : They are one of the best-looking, most ad-free hosts you can use, BUT I left them a couple of years ago, after not being able to access the editor in my very first web site, and today I am having the same problem.

I will post about this again as soon as it is resolved.

I hope others who are using free hosts will post their host urls and their experience here.

Please keep this thread specifically for posting free host urls and notes of how each one handles tech issues.

Start new threads to get into discussion about specific issues and use the "Good Places to Learn Stuff" thread for resources of tutorials etc, and the "Good Places To Register Domain" for domain hosting.

DO NOT POST ABOUT A REGISTRAR OR REGISTERING AGENT YOU DO NOT ACTUALLY USE, YOURSELF!!!!

The "pinned" threads in this board are going to be more tightly moderated for topic-focus than the other threads, ok?

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freewebs.com editor is back up.

At the free level:

They use a wizard program called "WebsEdit", with a fairly decent selection of templates.

They also permit the insertion of key-words into meta tags, but the tags will be the same on every page. This means that you will have to have text containing the same key-words on every page, so this can be limiting as far as content changes and search engines are concerned.

You can get around this by switching to the "advanced" editor, which requires minimal knowledge of html and then alows you to manipulate your search codes freely. There is no cost to this change, but you have to be fairly sure of yourself because you cannot just click back to the "wizard". Check the "Good Places to Learn Stuff" thread for some posts of good tutorials on html, etc.

Freewebs.com does NOT require those annoying pop-up or drop-down or flashing banner ads. They only require a small credit link in the footer, which allows you to give a very dignified presentation of your site's message without intrusive ads.

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There is also http://www.netfirms.com/web-hosting-free 

It appears to have changed somewhat since I used it. Even though the ads are at the top, they're pretty mellow - not a lot of flashing banners, no popups & only at the very top. I liked it too because it forced me to learn about uploading with ftp. Otherwise, who knows when I'd have even "heard" of it.

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Learn HTML http://www.webtechu.com

Lots of web space globat.com Link on my home page

 http://www.n-carousel.net

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Learn HTML http://www.webtechu.com

Lots of web space globat.com Link on my home page

 http://www.n-carousel.net

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Learn HTML http://www.webtechu.com

Lots of web space globat.com Link on my home page

 http://www.n-carousel.net

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wanted to know more about bravenet.com

and add you as friend but your profile is gone.

laaugher and light

Sandi   beachroamer@wildmailcom

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Not everyone is ready, able or willing to build their own website.

For those who are not quite ready to tackle a website on their own, or who want training in how to design and set up a website, check out the website hosting deal for $1. per month at www.aaawebmaster.us  . Go to the Hosting tab for more details.

Peace,

Eric

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