sachmo71
03-26-2004, 08:11 AM
In the past, people have been curious about where they can find free web space for posting images and webpages. If found this article in todays Lockergnome, and thought I would pass it along for anyone who was interested.
GNEWBIE GNOOK: Free Parking On The Web
By Brandon Watts
Q: I would like to create my own Web site. Can you suggest a FREE site where I could simply copy the site and change the text and graphics?
A: After being a netizen (net citizen) for a while, you may start to develop an interest in making your own personal Web site. This can seem like an overwhelming obstacle if you have never messed with Web site construction. If Web terms such as HTML and CSS give you the heebie-jeebies, you can take comfort in the fact that there are services out there that will take you by the hand and guide you through the sometimes-confusing Web development world. There are companies on the Internet that will provide you with free Web space and even give you templates and building tools to get you up and running. In most cases it's as easy as copy and pasting code and then making changes to the content. Bada bing, bada boom - you have an online presence. Established Web developers will probably want to look elsewhere due to some limitations in these services as to space and bandwidth (data transferred from your site) allotments, as well as imposed banner ads. But for a complete newbie, the services and space provided should prove to be ample. Here's a listing of three free services that'll help satisfy your Web site craving.
Angelfire
This service has sentimental value for me because it's what I used for an extended period of time when I first started making my own Web sites. I was surprised to find my account from several years ago was still active and contained all of my old files. I took a trip down memory (or should I say laughing stock) lane by looking at my relic files from when I started experimenting with HTML. Your sites will look better than my attempts by leaps and bounds because of the nice templates that are provided now. You will receive 20MB of space with which you can store your files. This is more than is needed for a basic site. There's also a blog creation tool that is crazily simple to use. I built a working blog in around 30 seconds. Unlike some of the free blogging tools out there, comments are integrated right into your page. You can also add to the list resources such as image and script libraries. Angelfire is a fantastic place to start for the first-timer that wants to get a little coding experience.
Yahoo! GeoCities
If you've never heard of GeoCities, then you are part of a very small group. The chances are high that anyone that has been hanging around on the 'net for a decent amount of time has visited a GeoCities page at least once in their online career. This service has been the place that most people have turned to when starting to build their own Web site. Their free service will give you 15MB of disk space, and a generous 3GB of bandwidth. They have a nice wizard and a more comprehensive page builder that will allow you to lay things out in a graphical way through your Web browser. Statistics on your site traffic are available, and so is a virtual toolbox of add-ons such as guestbooks, counters, and weather reports. GeoCities also contains a beginner tutorial on HTML that will teach you how you can customize your page even more.
FreeWebs
One of the irritating things about these free Web hosts is that they contain banner advertisements. What do you expect for free? Well, now you can expect no banner ads. FreeWebs offers entirely free Web hosting without any of those annoying graphical banner ads or popup windows. And there was great rejoicing amongst those with small bank accounts. All kidding aside, FreeWebs offers you an initial 40MB right off the bat, and this is upgradeable to 100MB by just e-mailing them and telling them why you want the space. I have heard people raving about this service recently and it appears that their joy is warranted. The online builder is simple and produces quality results. You'd think that the sites might be slow due to the amount of workload on these servers, but the content arrives swiftly. It also appears from their testimonials and easily accessible contact form that they promptly reply to questions and comments. A generous amount of free Web space without banner ads, containing an easy online builder and employees who really care about support - it appears that this is no longer a dream.
I hope that this has given you some direction toward where you should head in looking for a free and easy template based Web host. Who knows, maybe in the future you'll become a big shot with Web programming technologies. When this day comes you can head on over to our Web Developers newsletter for an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet of information. Be sure to try the salmon.
GNEWBIE GNOOK: Free Parking On The Web
By Brandon Watts
Q: I would like to create my own Web site. Can you suggest a FREE site where I could simply copy the site and change the text and graphics?
A: After being a netizen (net citizen) for a while, you may start to develop an interest in making your own personal Web site. This can seem like an overwhelming obstacle if you have never messed with Web site construction. If Web terms such as HTML and CSS give you the heebie-jeebies, you can take comfort in the fact that there are services out there that will take you by the hand and guide you through the sometimes-confusing Web development world. There are companies on the Internet that will provide you with free Web space and even give you templates and building tools to get you up and running. In most cases it's as easy as copy and pasting code and then making changes to the content. Bada bing, bada boom - you have an online presence. Established Web developers will probably want to look elsewhere due to some limitations in these services as to space and bandwidth (data transferred from your site) allotments, as well as imposed banner ads. But for a complete newbie, the services and space provided should prove to be ample. Here's a listing of three free services that'll help satisfy your Web site craving.
Angelfire
This service has sentimental value for me because it's what I used for an extended period of time when I first started making my own Web sites. I was surprised to find my account from several years ago was still active and contained all of my old files. I took a trip down memory (or should I say laughing stock) lane by looking at my relic files from when I started experimenting with HTML. Your sites will look better than my attempts by leaps and bounds because of the nice templates that are provided now. You will receive 20MB of space with which you can store your files. This is more than is needed for a basic site. There's also a blog creation tool that is crazily simple to use. I built a working blog in around 30 seconds. Unlike some of the free blogging tools out there, comments are integrated right into your page. You can also add to the list resources such as image and script libraries. Angelfire is a fantastic place to start for the first-timer that wants to get a little coding experience.
Yahoo! GeoCities
If you've never heard of GeoCities, then you are part of a very small group. The chances are high that anyone that has been hanging around on the 'net for a decent amount of time has visited a GeoCities page at least once in their online career. This service has been the place that most people have turned to when starting to build their own Web site. Their free service will give you 15MB of disk space, and a generous 3GB of bandwidth. They have a nice wizard and a more comprehensive page builder that will allow you to lay things out in a graphical way through your Web browser. Statistics on your site traffic are available, and so is a virtual toolbox of add-ons such as guestbooks, counters, and weather reports. GeoCities also contains a beginner tutorial on HTML that will teach you how you can customize your page even more.
FreeWebs
One of the irritating things about these free Web hosts is that they contain banner advertisements. What do you expect for free? Well, now you can expect no banner ads. FreeWebs offers entirely free Web hosting without any of those annoying graphical banner ads or popup windows. And there was great rejoicing amongst those with small bank accounts. All kidding aside, FreeWebs offers you an initial 40MB right off the bat, and this is upgradeable to 100MB by just e-mailing them and telling them why you want the space. I have heard people raving about this service recently and it appears that their joy is warranted. The online builder is simple and produces quality results. You'd think that the sites might be slow due to the amount of workload on these servers, but the content arrives swiftly. It also appears from their testimonials and easily accessible contact form that they promptly reply to questions and comments. A generous amount of free Web space without banner ads, containing an easy online builder and employees who really care about support - it appears that this is no longer a dream.
I hope that this has given you some direction toward where you should head in looking for a free and easy template based Web host. Who knows, maybe in the future you'll become a big shot with Web programming technologies. When this day comes you can head on over to our Web Developers newsletter for an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet of information. Be sure to try the salmon.