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Do I Get Free Stuff?
2.
Where do I get free webspace for my site?
Answer:
The
major providers of free webspace are
The amount
of space these providers offer varies at times, but it is between
15 and 150 megs. That's a lot!
Comments:
We use Angelfire,
with 50 megs, because their registration is brief, directories
are easy to set up, they have great FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
ability, and their editor, called the Webshell, is so great to
work in. They offer both basic and advanced Editor.
You don't
even have to know any html to use the Basic, but it's very limited.
With any knowledge of html at all, the Advanced Editor is really
easier and better. I've heard from other kitties that they much
prefer the the simplicity of the Angelfire Webshell over the difficult
yahoo-geocities File Manager. (Yahoo owns geocities.) Also, not
all browsers can bring up yahoo-geocities pages because of the
Java banners they put on them.
You would
also want to read the TOS (Terms of Service) very carefully before
you decided to build there. Also you might want to count all the
promotional banners and popups on geocities pages, as opposed
to one ad on the top at Angelfire. We are not familiar with Tripod's
Editor, but we have known humans who got their Tripod websites
deleted for very unjust reasons or no reason, so we don't go there
at all. We are really very happy with Angelfire, and I recommend
it highly.
~ Mewsette
There are
tons of places - our favorite is geocities at http://www.geocities.com
or angelfire at http://www.angelfire.com both are very easy to
use.
~ Nikki
& Nichie
A lot of places
where you can get free e-mail addy's also will give you free webspace.
Yahoo and I-Love-Cats are 2 of the places where you can get free
webspace.
~ Jazzy
Best try is
your ISP provider, then there are the freesite hosts such as homestead,
yahoogeocities, angelfire, fortunecity and so on. The major free
hosts have extensive advertising and/or limited site size, and
are very slow loading. Angelfire* will not let you call for graphics
on this site to another webpage, such as those used in a guestbook.
( * note from Jacky: I experienced that Yahoo/Geocities and Fortunecity
do the same)
My recommendation
is to use a search engine, such as Google
and look up free web hosts. Be prepared to spend some time at
this and also click on a few members pages to view the sites,
and see if there are adverts etc. There are still some good free
hosts to be found, but they need finding. Also examine what is
offered at the host. Do you need to use a file server to change
your pages, or can you upload via FTP? What size web site do you
have or intend to have. How much space can you have? Is there
a free e-mail address? Do they have other services such as SSI,
cigi bins, Guestbooks? Can you use java on your site?
Many of these
questions/answers will depend on your expertise and the site design
that you have. Sometimes its worth paying for a web host. www.rivalpro.com
charges US$5.00 a month and has a fast server and no adds. Its
my choice for a site and I have had no problems with this host
yet.
~ Sherpa
Note from
Jacky:
Once again:
Please, read the TOS of the providers really carefully.
Geocities, Angelfire and more providers take the liberty to use
all your material (words, graphics and other stuff you provide
on your pages) as royalty free.
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