• FreeServers.com - This is a free, ad-supported Web hosting service that offers you your choice of any one of six domains. Your site address here will be (for example) http://(YourSiteName).freeservers.com. FreeServers.com gives you 12 megabytes of space and "unlimited" E-mail addresses. You also get a free counter, a free guestbook and direct FTP access. (Members are required to display FreeServers.com's 468-by-60 pixel banner on their pages).
  • Channel21.com - A new free Web space provider that offers you 11 megabytes of space for your personal or business Web site. If you're a beginner, there's an easy "point and click" utility for building your Web site. There's also an "Expert Builder" that allows more experienced users to create their own HTML coding. No spamming allowed.
  • ACMEcity - A new free Web space provider that encourages users to build fan sites for their favorite celebrities, TV shows, music stars, etc. Here, you get 20 megabytes of space, message board, free E-mail and "official artwork and photos" of top celebrities. You may either build your site with their "Homebuilder" utility or you may upload your own content via FTP. ACMEcity is a joint venture between Warner Bros. Online and FortuneCity.com (Web sites here are required to display 468X60 pixel advertising banners).
  • Angelfire Communications - A major free Web space provider, Angelfire recently decreased the amount of free Web space it offers from 10 megs to 5 megs. However, if you use graphics from their stock collection, they're not counted against your space limit. This service is paid for by sponsored annoying pop-up banner ads (Thankfully, you can opt to switch them off). You may advertise your business, but you may not have paid advertising banners on your page. Angelfire offers lots of helpful advice for getting you up and running with your own Web site, even if you're new to Web site authoring.

  • Basic Ministries: Free Web space - Here's a free Web space service that is mainly oriented towards Christians. You get five megs of space and there's no pop-up ads to contend with.
  • Crosswinds Internet Communications - This site offers free ad-free personal Web pages, with "unlimited space," free E-mail and other goodies, like free Majordomo mailing lists. Free Web space for businesses is also available, although for these types of sites, there's a 25-megabyte limit and you must display a banner on your main page, "above the fold." You may upload your page via FTP or with their upload service that you access through your browser. No porn, "warez" (pirated material) or spamming allowed. We've had a number of complaints from our visitors, who've reported problems uploading their pages here lately.
  • Escalix Free Web Space - This speedy free Web page provider offers you six megs of space. Here, you upload and edit your Web page with their easy-to-use "Homepage Manager." Access is quick, thanks to their OC-3 (155 mbps) connection. Members are required to display a 468-by-60 pixel banner at the top of their pages, as well as two standard-sized (88-by-31 pixel) icons at the bottom of their pages. No porn sites allowed. Escalix recently upgraded their servers and service has greatly improved.
  • Family Point - Here's a free service that lets you set up a "meeting place" for your family in cyberspace. Just sign up and set up your own space on Family Point and then you can take advantage of features like a calendar for keeping everyone up to date. There's also a place to post your photos, an address book, chat, discussion groups and E-mail.
  • Fast Free Webs - Promising new free Web hosting service that offers you 10 megabytes of space (or 30 megabytes, if you get more than 5,000 visitors/day). Offers "unlimited" upload access, data transfer and Web page traffic. (Most free Web hosters that make this claim eventually retract it: here's hoping that Fast Free Webs can break the pattern.) Fast Free Webs also offers a fast server and 24-hour monitoring. You're required to place their banner on your pages.
  • FortuneCity.com - Stake your claim at this major free Web space provider that uses a city theme. Some people will probably find this concept appealing; others are annoyed by it, judging from our feedback. Fortune City.com offers 20 megs of space and they've added subdirectory support, making it easier to manage your files. (However, although you get 20 megs, no individual file may be larger than one megabyte).
  • Free Sites Network - These people offer 20 megs of Web space and "unlimited" data transfer. You also get server side includes, nightly backups of data, FTP uploading and 24-hour monitoring. No files over 100 kilobytes allowed and no "warez" (illegal software, cracks, serials) allowed.
  • FreeTown - Free Web pages available ``for personal or commercial use, providing the content is legal and rated for general audiences.'' Has a Web page creator form that lets you build your page online.
  • FreeYellow.com - A fast-growing free Web site provider, Free Yellow offers you a hefty 12 megs of space. There are a number of free Web page enhancements available as well: free animated graphics, a free counter, FTP uploading, free E-mail order forms, a free autoresponder and a "WebSite Wizard," to help you build your pages. FreeYellow.com is also CGI capable (as long as you use their scripts). On the downside, the process of signing up for FreeYellow.com's service is time-consuming and cumbersome. We've recently received complaints from FreeYellow.com users who report problems in updating and accessing their pages at times.
  • GeoCities - The Web's largest free space provider, with over 3.4 million users, GeoCities offers you 11 megabytes of space. You start out by staking your claim in a GeoCities "neighborhood" that offers pages with similar themes to yours (there are over 40 to select from). You then submit an application and are given a password for use in creating your own personal home page. You are then able to use GeoCities' file manager utility to create your home page. Or, you may submit your custom home page and GIFs/JPGs graphics files using the "EZ File Upload Utility." You can also upload your Web page and other files using an FTP client such as this. Like many free Web hosters, GeoCities requires members to either display an annoying pop-up banner, or a regular banner at the top of their pages. They also place a "watermark," image at the bottom of your pages, which some of our visitors have complained causes problems with their HTML.
  • The Globe - This major free Web space provider, which claims 600,000 members, offers six megs of space, along with free E-mail and chat. You may create your Web pages here by writing the HTML coding yourself or you may use this service's "PageWizard" to write the coding for you. This service also offers fun, free multimedia Active X objects called "Things" that you can easily place on your page. "Things" come in several varieties, including games, Web site navigation and holiday themes. The Globe reports that it recently underwent a $20 million upgrade. Coming attractions include more chat rooms, a buddy system with site-wide user searches and an instant "Flash" messaging service.
  • Hypermart - This service offers you a generous 10 megs of space and "unlimited bandwidth" for your non-porn business-related Web site (no personal sites allowed). Hypermart offers you CGI-bin access and supports Microsoft Front Page extensions. We've had complaints that it can take a long time to upload pages here. Tech support is not easy to obtain here, our visitors report.
  • The Icestorm Network - This is a reasonably fast, free Web host service that doesn't burden your pages with annoying ads. You get three megs of space, online Web editing & uploading, E-mail forwarding and free tech support. However, you don't get FTP or Telnet access. No porn or spamming allowed.
  • InfoTeam - This site provides free Web space for nonprofit organizations. You get five megabytes of storage space and 200 megs of data transfer per month. However, you're limited to one update per month. Your URL will be http://www.infoteam.com/nonprofit/YourName. Files must be sent via FTP. E-mail attachments not be accepted.
  • Internet Trash - Unlike many free Web host providers, which place restrictions on content, these guys say they welcome "offensive, tasteless, useless, trashy, crude, rude, lewd, adult (etc.)" content. What's more, they don't clutter your site with banner ads or pop-up ads. Definitely a change of pace. Here, you get 10 megabytes of space and you upload your content via E-mail or through your Web browser. (Visitors have complained about a lack of tech support here).
  • Nettaxi - This service that bills itself as a full-fledged Web "community" offers you a free personal Web site with three megabytes of space, a personal FTP "outbox" and an E-mail account. Nettaxi recently introduced annoying pop-up ads on members' sites. Your Web site address here will be: www.nettaxi.com/citizens/youruserid. Note: some of our visitors report that this service is inaccessible sometimes. We've had complaints about their security features (or lack thereof).
  • Ostriches On Line - Free home pages to worthy people and organizations. No commercial sites. They prefer small, (under 150K) heavily-used sites.
  • ProHosting - This free Web space provider offers a generous package. Here, you get 10 megs of Web space, one POP3 E-mail account, an FTP account and CGI access. Your E-mail address here will be [email protected].
  • Spree.com - A free Web space provider that also offers MLM-type money-making opportunities (we're exploring this ourselves and will be posting a report on our results as soon as we get data). Note: click on the "Your Free Website" link to get your free page. Spree offers other features, such as a guestbook, a counter and a directory manager. Spree is also offering a partners program, in which they claim they'll give you commissions for sending traffic their way.
  • Tripod - The second largest free Web page service (after GeoCities), Tripod subjects its visitors to annoying pop-up advertising buttons, an increasing trend among free space providers. You get 11 megabytes of space for your site at this service, which is owned by the major search engine, Lycos. Here, you have two options: if you're a beginner, you can use the "Quickpage" option if you want Tripod to write your page's coding. If you know HTML coding, you can do it yourself through the "Custom" option. Once you've signed up with Tripod, be sure to check with Chris's HTML Tutorial Center for a great step-by-step guide on HTML and Web page making.
  • WebJump - WebJump offers a generous 25 megabytes of space. It's easy to get set up at this speedy hoster. At one time, they appeared to take tech support seriously, although we've had a number of recent complaints about WebJump not responding to requests for help (and WebJump has removed their 1-800 number from their support page). Note that you must display their 150-by-75 pixel banner on each page.
  • WebSpawner - WebSpawner is a free online Web authoring system that lets you design and develop customized Web pages in a matter of minutes - without having to learn HTML.
  • Xoom - Xoom, once mainly known for its extensive clipart collections, offer a popular (3 million members) free Web page service. Here, you get 11 megabytes of space. You may use your free Web space to build your personal or small business home page. You also get free clip art, chat rooms and E-mail. Also note that you may not display paid advertising banners on your Xoom pages. You will need an E-mail account to sign up. You can get a free E-mail account here.
  • Zy.com - A major, speedy free Web hoster and free graphics provider, Zy.com offers users a "trial" account that gives you four Web pages, with a choice of up to 10 template design styles. It's fairly easy to create professional-looking pages here and they offer a nice variety of graphics for use on your pages. Your Web site address here will be: www.ZyWorld.com/(YourSite). Zy.com also offers users a free E-mail service. Technical support here is above average, our visitors report. (Note: they place their banner on all user's pages).
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