Just Web Hosting Tips

It seems like the Geocities, the Free Web Hosting service owned by Yahoo the search engine giant is officially ending service to website owners anytime from now. I’m pretty sure a lot of you have used their service at one point or the other, so it’s kind of disheartening to see them go down with all of the web sites they hosted. My initial web site was on GeoCities, complete with a looping, low-quality instrumental midi file, as well as animated graphics. A lot of other free web hosting services such as GeoCities have risen and fallen over the years because the free hosting business model just doesn’t seem sustainable anymore. Read the full post

If you are just starting out and want no string attached, there are plenty of alternatives. Free hosting allows you to not only create a website, but it helps beginners, no matter how much experience they have. Although there are popup downsides and other annoyances, free web hosting will give you everything that you need. If you are not sure if you even want to extensively design one, Geocities or AngelFire is great to experiment with.

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Take note that, while your domain name on Geocities or AOL may seem like the least expensive way to go, it may also get you dropped from certain search engines. Some search engines ignore domain addresses that reside on these ‘free servers’ or on the ‘cheap’ servers.

Even if your site is recognized and considered by search engines, a professional domain name that uses your primary company name or associated words is likely to get more attention and be considered as a stable business by your prospective customers. Read the full post