Free web hosting services
If you’re not a large company expecting a high level of traffic, you may not need to pay for web hosting. There are several services out there that offer web hosting for free, usually supported by advertisements on the page. These advertisements are often considered unprofessional on corporate websites (especially when they’re not related to the content), but if you just want to paste pictures of cats in hilarious poses, chances are that you won’t be too concerned with them.Free web hosting does have some limitations. First, you usually won’t be able to choose a second-level domain (www.yourname.com), but will be limited to subdomains (yourname.example.com) or directories (www.example.com/yourname). This can make it difficult to build brand recognition with your site. There are also limits on hosting files on free sites, usually determined by the size of the file or the type.In conclusion, if you’re looking to turn your website into an extension of your business, you’re going to have to pay. However, free web hosting is a great way to get your feet wet in the waters of the World Wide Web.Free Web Hosting Providers
- Angelfire (www.angelfire.lycos.com/)
- Doteasy (www.doteasy.com/)
- FortuneCity (www.fortunecity.com/)
- Google Sites (sites.google.com/)
- Host1Free (www.host1free.com/)
- Jimdo (www.jimdo.com/)
- Tripod.com (www.tripod.lycos.com/)
- uCoz (www.ucoz.com/)
- Webs (www.webs.com/)
- Weebly (www.weebly.com/)
- Yola (www.yola.com/)
The popular free web hosting site Geocities was shut down in North America on October 27, 2009. The sites can still be viewed on mirror sites and in archive torrents, but no new updates can be applied.
