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Post December 22nd, 2006, 6:14 am

I heard that free web hosting will provide you the space, but you will also have the advertisement such as banners or google adsense on your web. Is it true? Is there any free web hosting that will not do this?
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Post December 22nd, 2006, 6:14 am

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Post December 22nd, 2006, 9:03 am

Generaly most "free" web hosts will sk you have a link on your site that directs users back to their main page. http://www.freewebs.com used to be quiet good, they said you could either use a text or image based link. I decided for a text based as they didnt say it had to be visible so I made the font colour the same as my background colour.

Think they have changed the rules now though :P
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Post December 29th, 2006, 3:18 am

or posting in forums...
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Post December 29th, 2006, 6:59 am

Lesli wrote:
I heard that free web hosting will provide you the space, but you will also have the advertisement such as banners or google adsense on your web. Is it true? Is there any free web hosting that will not do this?

Anyway, it's still free as in you don't have to pay anything. You just have to give up some things.
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Post December 29th, 2006, 9:53 am

there may be a free webhosting that provides you free hosting BUT you have to use a subdomain of their site. Other word: no such thing as Free lunch.
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Post December 29th, 2006, 10:04 am

All free webhosts need to benefit in some way from providing the service. Generally this means that they'll stick an advertisment on your website.
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Post December 29th, 2006, 10:24 am

There's only a such thing as "free" if there's also a such thing as "getting screwed over".

See, you might be able to get the hosting for free at the moment, but rest, uhh, assured, that you will be getting screwed over sooner or later.
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Post December 29th, 2006, 1:22 pm

Cyberspace, does exist, and will cost somebody something, somewhere - so be sure you'l have plough something back to your host somewhere....
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Post January 4th, 2007, 5:04 am

I know a person who owns a hosting business, and when he has some free space he gives it out for free without ads or posts on forums.
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Post January 10th, 2007, 6:30 pm

Tchuki wrote:
Generaly most "free" web hosts will sk you have a link on your site that directs users back to their main page. http://www.freewebs.com used to be quiet good, they said you could either use a text or image based link. I decided for a text based as they didnt say it had to be visible so I made the font colour the same as my background colour.

Think they have changed the rules now though :P


haha... smart. thanks for the tips :roll:
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Post January 14th, 2007, 3:19 pm

If you're planning on getting a webhost just to give having your own website a try, free webhosts aren't that bad. I'm not sure if they're still online, but back in the days (oh geeze) I used to cruise the FreeWebSpace.Net forums a lot.
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Post January 15th, 2007, 5:09 am

Nothing comes free in this world. There is always a catch behind every offer that is free.
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Post January 17th, 2007, 3:31 am

Tchuki wrote:
Generaly most "free" web hosts will sk you have a link on your site that directs users back to their main page. http://www.freewebs.com used to be quiet good, they said you could either use a text or image based link. I decided for a text based as they didnt say it had to be visible so I made the font colour the same as my background colour.

Think they have changed the rules now though :P

It's a black SEO trick I think. And you can be banned for it.
As for the really free hosting I don't think it exists in the world. In this life you have to pay for everything. Nothing is given for free.
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Post January 17th, 2007, 12:27 pm

i found http://www.evenhosting.com its a really good, relible free host, all they ask in return is that you post 10 posts before you apply for the hosting, and then 2 a month from then on! its not really alot to ask for free hosting.
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Post January 21st, 2007, 5:43 am

Dave White wrote:
Nothing comes free in this world.

That's what my parents ALWAYS tells me; "Nothing is free in this world except from your FATHER & MOTHER"...
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