In Hand
I actually (shock horror) pay for my hosting now and I even host some of my blogs on my sites - but that's another story. However, in the past, I have used the following services without any problems.
| Google Sites | Google now provides you with all the tools you need to build your own web site. The basic version is free, and it's a great way for the beginner to dip their toes into the wonderful world of site development. You can take a Google domain name, or set up your own with a bit of tweaking. |
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You can use these guys to build and host your web site
and then you can pick and choose which of their free services to use,
this includes forums, blogs, feedback forms ... and then you just copy
and paste the code. I use some of them on my sites. |
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Free webs |
Fast and easy way to create your first web site. |
Geocities |
Part of Yahoo, these guys have been offering free web sites for a long time, so they must be quite good at it by now. You don't get your own domain name, but it is a good introduction to the joys of site ownership. |
On-line Blogging and Forums |
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Blogger |
A good way of finding out if you really
want to run your own web site might be to start with a simple blog. That
way you can fiddle around in a nice GUI environment. I always say, if you
can send an e-mail you can run a blog. |
Yuku |
Beyond the annoying adverts (you can get rid of them by paying) this is a
very good service. Easy to set up and maintain and it gives you real control
as to who can post and who can't. |
Articles |
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| Blogging for Profit | Who'd have thought that talkativeness could pay? |
| Blogging Software | Today anyone who has writing ability or is dreaming to be a writer has written a blog in the net. There is blog software that is simple and easy to use, and technically inclined as well as challenged individuals can easily acquire a blog online. |
Free Web Hosting |
There are hundreds of free web hosting services on the web. You can type “free web hosting” into any major search engine and get an expanded list. However, when you sign up for free hosting account, you are basically signing an expanded advertising agreement. |
| Starting and Maintaining a Blog |
As the online business industry grows and matures, marketers are continually seeking out new sources of internet traffic and the tools to succeed. Blogging was introduced to the web in the late 1990s and it has become a staple of the online marketing industry. |
Web Hosting Bandwidth and Transfer Rates |
So, you have your domain name and you have designed a website or had a website built for you. Now what? Well, of course you need hosting. A lot of people want to start a business online but are not aware of some of the basics like how people are able to view or visit their website. |
What is a blog? |
A good working definition of a blog is
simply a journal or newsletter that is frequently updated and intended
for the timely reading. |