At some point, you
will have to switch to paid hosting if you want a truly functional website. By then, you'll probably have figured out how to find some decent hosts (search on Google for starters). I also list a few recommendations for paid hosts further down.
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<h3>Free Website Hosting</h3>
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1 ASP Host -Simply set up an account and you get about 100MB of free space. Back when I used it, it was one of the few hosts that put nothing on your pages, allows folder structured-site, very generous.
Domain DLX - Looks strangely like 1 ASP Host and I've tried them both. Well I guess you could have two accounts then if you wished.
Freewebs - Many people recommended freewebs back when I was learning. The one thing I remembered was it never really allowed you to create your own site through FTP or anything similar - just modifying templates. It was very restrictive and not something you want to stick to if you plan to get better at web-design (though for less serious users - it should be just fine).
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<h3>Free Media Storage</h3>
The following may not allow websites, but they allow you to upload videos, pictures, etc to save you bandwidth on your free site if you wanted to.
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Photobucket - Very generous space and easy to use for image uploading. Lets you hotlink (embed directly) images onto your webpages or anywhere else you want to use them.
PutFile - Lets you upload multiple file types. If I remember correctly, they even allowed you to create a homepage, but it's very limiting.
Rapidshare - Upload any type of file, but for a short duration before they're deleted. Also very slow connection.
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<h3>Paid Hosting</h3>
And if you ever get around to paying for a full host and service, here are a few recommendations depending on your needs. A good site for further research is
WebHostingTalk.com.
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MDDHosting - More expensive but very reliable, performance-oriented. Very lightly packed servers, and the person running the company has a reputation for almost never sleeping. I currently host with them and highly recommend their service if you're looking for quality.
Stablehost - Seems a bit newer but also has a very strong reputation in the community, similar to MDDHosting.
ServerPoint - Good for enterprise/dedicated solutions on Windows, if you're running a lot of applications remotely or doing a lot of heavy number crunching work.
Hostony - Good for cheap shared hosting with plenty of space. I used them for quite some time before having to upgrade to a faster server. Their support is pretty quick, but like with most shared hosting, there's a bit of luck involved in being put on a server not packed with too many users.
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