Free Web Hosting
| Have you always wanted
a website of your own, but you had no idea how to make one. Well, with programs
like FrontPage (by Microsoft) and Homesite (by Allaire) designing a personal
website can be a breeze. If fact, you can complete your first personal webpage
within a day if you can follow simple directions and tutorials supplied by
html programs. Your biggest problem may be which web hosting service to choose.
If you would like a personal webpage, there are many free web hosting services
on the internet to choose from. Having a website on the internet isn't free.
However, if you choose a free web hosting service, you can forget about ANY
web hosting costs.
How is it free? These services are free to anyone as long as they follow the terms and conditions of the web hosting service. These free web hosting services usually place banners or popup menus on your site. Having these banners and popup menus on your site covers all of the costs of having your webpage on the internet. These banners and popup menus usually contains a list of companies who sponsor the free web hosting service. The sponsors of these free web hosting services place their adds on these banners and popup menus. It's the equivalent of having a commercial on the internet. When someone click on these banners and menus, the free web hosting service makes money, money which is used to cover your hosting costs. Below is a list of 5 free web hosting services on the internet There aren't any major requirements to qualify for a free homepage. You will have to provide a valid email address in order to get a free homepage. If you would like to get a free web based email address, you can go to my EMAIL CLIENT page for details. Some of these free web hosting services ask for your name and home address. They fail to use a secure server to protect your privacy, so feel FREE to make up a name and address (make sure the zip code matches with the city you supply). *These ARE NOT the only free web hosting services on the internet. There are over 250 free web hosting services on the internet* Angelfire.com - 5mb of free web space Xoom.com - 11mb of free web space Geocities.com - 11mb of free web space Tripod.com - 11mb of free web space Fortunecity.com - 20mb of free web space There are some major universal rules you have to follow with most free web hosting services. Such as, No posting ADULT (no pornography - some tasteful nudity is allowed on some servers) images, No software piracy (posting software programs without proper permission - This is a federal offense so you can be fined and/or jailed), No posting of ANY copyrighted material (this is another serious violation), No MP3 files. There are other rules you have to follow. Many free web hosting services have their own set of rules. Do not let this shy you away from building the page of your dreams, none of these rules are over bearing. Anyone with a sane mind will have no problem following the rules provided by each free web hosting service. I hope that sums everything up. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected]
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