Free hosting

[Sievert]

probably the most popular free hosting service is geocities, but I choose not to use it. What's your favorite non-geocities service and why?

[Dynamoo]

This isn't answering the question exactly - but my *least* favorite is envy.nu/0catch.com who tend to laden their pages with spyware and sell your registration details off to spammers.

No good will come of using a free host. Geocities is one of the least bad, but I've tried a lot and most of them suck. If you're serious about promoting your website then you'll need to find a *paid* host.. even a cheapie one will be better than a free one.

[bcolflesh]

Tons of decent hosts have entry level "quick start" type plans that are minimal yearly fees - look for reliable hosts, not "free" plans.

[HelenDev]

I now use tripod lycos for free hosting because they give php/mysql support.

While it's probably true that a serious business venture probably needs proper hosting and domain, sometimes for hobby sites you might want to use a free host.

[humpingdan]

clawz.com

php cgi mysql, 50mb 1gbandwidth, ftp,

have a simple banner at the top of the page ad-words which can be poitioned where you like using <-- echo banner -->

[oilman]

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