Free Web Site Hosting Services
Welcome to FreebieList.com's free hosting category. In this section we review those services that provide free Web space on the Internet. Before you pay through the teeth for a brand new Web site, be sure to check out our listings below. Producing a Web site is less complicated than people imagine, and with so many services available that automate the process for you, even inexperienced users can produce a site that's worthy of an audience. It may be that you'd like to set up your own blog site to record your thoughts. Alternatively, if you're particularly knowledgeable on a topic, you could do what many people do and produce a site dedicated to your specialist subject. Or perhaps you would like to showcase your photographs in an online album? Whatever your reason for wanting to start a site, the companies below are an excellent starting point for establishing yourself on the Web. If you happen to stumble across an outdated link, we'd very much appreciate it if you could report it. If you would like to suggest a site for inclusion in this category, please submit it here. Thanks for visiting and enjoy your time freebie hunting!
Yahoo! Geocities
- The Internet's largest free Web space provider. Here, you will receive
15MB of Web space, along with a short URL resembling something similar to:
"www.geocities.com/yourname". Beginners will find their online
Web site creating tools useful and there's even an option to upload custom
pages. However, direct FTP access is no longer supported here. This service
is advert supported.
> Yahoo! Geocities provides 3GB data transfer
per month, enough for small, low traffic sites.
> The Yahoo! 360° blog feature allows users to
quickly create an online blog site. They provide over 85 different templates
for this type of site and also support RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.
Freeola Web Space - Register at Freeola for a free Web hosting package with plenty of useful features, including unlimited hosting space with no irritating advertisements. Freeola can also support MySQL databases and includes a range of complementary scripts, ranging from CGI to PHP. Over 500 sub-domains are available, so you can choose the most appropriate one to match your site's content.
My
Blog Site - This free blog hosting service from FortuneCity combines
ease-of-use with advanced features for the more Web savvy. A variety of
templates are available so you can easily customise the look and feel of
your blog. All the most common features can be found here, including the
ability to upload photographs. If you want to set up your own blog site,
this is a good place to start.
Free-space.net - This free site hosting service provides reliable and friendly Web hosting for everyone at no cost. They offer 200MB space, 2GB data transfer per month, 5 e-mail accounts, Awstats (site statistics), an online control panel (cPanel) and also FTP access. In addition, the service supports a variety of popular languages, including PHP, MySQL and CGI/ Perl. You may either use an existing domain name or opt for a free sub-domain.
WebClickGo - This free service allows users to create a professional-looking Web site, such as a blog or personal homepage, within minutes. They provide 10MB storage space and an intuitive Content Management System, which makes "adding and editing navigation and page content as easy as using a simple word processor". The "free" service is supported by advertisements, although these can be removed for a small upgrade fee.
Tripod - Owned by
Lycos, Tripod is a popular free homepage provider and ideal for beginners
who wish to build their first site. They offer 20MB free Web space, an online
page creator and 1GB data transfer, which is enough for small, low traffic
sites. Tripod's free services are advert supported and you may choose between
pop-ups or embedded adverts when registering. Support for FrontPage extensions
is also available at Tripod.
> Tripod's most recent developments include a
blog and online photo album builder.
> A number of templates are offered here, allowing
beginners to create a simple site in minutes.
> The Tripod
UKsite offers a slightly different package than its international counterpart:
1GB free Web space, PHP support, site stats, FrontPage extensions, ready
made templates and a Web-based file upload manager. They also provide a
number of site add-ons, including a guestbook, counter and customisable
404 error pages.
Imgspot.com - This
popular free image upload service, currently hosting over 4 million images,
supports GIF, PNG and JPG file types. Unlike similar services that compress
images and lower their quality, Imgspot.com ensures your pictures appear
exactly as intended. You may upload as many files as you like for use on
social networking sites, auctions, message boards and blogs. There is a
650kb file size limit per image.
Notice: this site has a tendency to experience technical
difficulties, and on occasions you may not be able to connect.
NormBlogs.com - A free blog hosting service that allows you to set up and maintain your own blog site, quickly and effortlessly. Upon registering, you'll be given a free sub-domain (yourname.normblogs.com), so visitors can easily remember your Web site address. NormBlogs.com also offers over 30 templates, so you can customise your site with a colour scheme and imagery. Multiple language options are also available.
Blogger - Blogger
allows you to create your own online Web log (or "blog" as it
is commonly referred to). For our visitors unfamiliar with the term, blogs
resemble an online diary where you can share your thoughts, stories and
pictures with the rest of the world. However, the format of a blog is so
versatile that you don't necessarily have to post comments about yourself.
Blogger, like similar services, makes an excellent content management system
and allows you to create a site on virtually any topic imaginable.
> This popular blogging service, now owned and operated
by Google, also provides a number of templates, which you can use to customise
the look and feel of your blog pages.
> Blogger's "Blogger Mobile" feature allows users to update their blog whilst
on the move. You may post photos and text from your mobile phone, and the
content will immediately be accessible to anyone browsing the blog.
FortuneCity.com
- FortuneCity.com offers 1000 megabytes of free Web space to all of its
members and also provides a number of free Web building tools, which are
easy to use for beginners, but also sophisticated enough for advanced Webmasters.
Includes FTP access, sub-domain (you.fortunecity.com), a blog builder, 3GB
data transfer. FortuneCity.com is advertisement supported by pop-up and
banner advertisements.
Note: FortuneCity.com has increased its disk quota
from 100MB to 1GB.
StormLoader - A fast and reliable free Web space provider, offering 50MB hosting space, unmetered bandwidth, page building tools, a file manager and plenty of free help and tutorials. StormLoader also provides a form builder, which allows you to create online visitor feedback forms in an instant. The service is advert supported (with non-intrusive ads). You may choose between two Web address styles.
HostBigger - This high quality free Web hosting provider offers a generous 1GB of free hosting space, along with a free sub-domain, 10GB data transfer per month, PHP and CGI support, 1 MySQL database, FTP access and no pop-up adverts. HostBigger states that banner adverts on your site are kept to a bare minimum, unlike other free hosting services. This is to cover the cost of providing free hosting.
Angelfire - Here's
another veteran free Web page provider. Angelfire provides users with 20MB
of storage and has plenty goodies to help you announce your Internet home
to the world, including online site building tools. FreebieList.com has
had reports that this service is quite reliable as far as free Web hosts
go. Angelfire is advert supported (they insert a banner at the top and bottom
of hosted pages).
> Angelfire now provides a "blog builder"
tool that allows you to create an online blog site in minutes.
> Inexperienced users will find their selection
of free site templates and clipart an ideal starting point. The 20MB storage
space provided is not a huge amount, but is enough for most small, personal
sites.
Free Web Space Inc - Amongst commercial services, Free Web Space Inc provides a free package with 150MB free Web space, 1.2GB monthly data transfer and FTP access. This service is advert supported and places banner and pop-up adverts on your pages, although they aren't quite as obtrusive as some other free hosting providers. The service is ideal for small and personal sites.
Freeservers.com
- Freeservers.com offers short, easy to remember sub-domains and e-mail
accounts, such as "yoursite.freeservers.com", "yoursite.8m.com",
"yourname.freehosting.net" (and many more besides). They provide
50MB of free Web space, e-mail forwarding and also various page building
tools that are ideal for new Webmasters without sufficient technical knowledge.
There is a data transfer limit of 1GB and files are limited to 0.25MB in
size.
> This service is ad-supported with both banner
and pop-up adverts. Freeservers.com no longer offers direct FTP access,
although you may manage and upload files via their online file manager.&
> If you enjoy having a short sub-domain Web
address and require an upgraded service, Freeservers.com offers a number
of ad-free commercial packages for a minimal monthly fee.
Freewebs.com - This service allows you to create a Web site the quick and easy way. Freewebs.com is ideally suited to those unfamiliar with the concept of Web site development. Here, you can create your own online blog or picture album, include polls, create online forms and also optimise your site, all for free. You can also use their services to create an online shop.
Blockstar.com - A free Web site creation and hosting service that allows users to create blogs, photo galleries, or even their own site, without having to possess any Web site development skills. Blockstar's online site building software lets users design pages to their exact specification. By dividing a page into blocks and then adding content to each block, you can publish online.
Doteasy - If you already own a domain name and wish it to be hosted for free, then Doteasy's free hosting package is ideal. They provide 100MB disk storage space, a 1GB monthly data transfer limit, 10 free e-mail accounts, free customer service and also a Web site designing tool that's great for beginners unfamiliar with HTML and Web site creation software.
RedRival.com - Amongst other "paid" packages, RedRival.com offers a free service, providing 20MB of free Web space, SSI/XSSI scripting, an e-mail address and FTP access. The "free" package offered here is advertisement supported and uses various forms of adverts, such as banners, pop-ups, etc. They also offer a "browser upload" facility as an alternative to FTP.
Bravenet Free Web Space - Bravenet's free Web hosting package provides 50MB storage space, a 1.5GB monthly data transfer limit along with FTP access via your Web browser. Please note that this service is supported by advertisements. Bravenet also provide a truckload of other free Webmaster tools, including free guestbooks, free hit counter services, free chat rooms, mailing lists, polls, etc.
UKPages.org - UKPages.org has been established to offer free Web hosting and site design services to UK "not for profit" organisations, such as charities, charitable organisations, clubs, community groups, scouts, brownies, religious groups, etc. They include a free e-mail address, sub-domain (yoursite.ukpages.org), FTP access and PHP/MySQL support. This host is advert supported, although the adverts are not obtrusive. Note: UKPages.org is currently not accepting any new registrations.