# need advice on free web hosting. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 1, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863 "2002-06-01T05:56:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![biker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce7236/32.png) [@biker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/1 "2002-06-01T05:56:03Z")
i have several free sites on yahoo/geocities, such as a fraternity alumni site. geocities is doing everything it can to piss me off so i will buy a subscription site from them. they have introduced huge pop up ads, download on their ftp sucks, they routinely shut the site down for a day or two, etc. i have been looking at a lot of other free hosting possibilities but wondered if anyone could suggest a good one, hopefully free of pop ups. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/2 "2002-06-01T06:32:09Z")
I don’t have a free web hosted site, but everyone I know who has one ends up running into something that pisses 'em off – either the pop-up ads, or the click-through ads, or the site’s suddenly unavailable because of bandwidth, or it just disappears off the face of the earth. I say avoid 'em like the plague; I pay $12 a month for my site, and I’ve never had any problems. And the knowledge that I have a right to complain if something goes wrong gives me peace of mind. As the old saying goes, “you get what you pay for.” ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/3 "2002-06-01T06:39:10Z")
Yep I finally paid for my ezboard so those pop-ups wouldn’t bother my visitors (I originally had my own user account but due to higher traffic I just got a paid board). The bandwidth ain’t free and it’s gotta be paid for somehow…hopefully they want YOU to. I used this site for image hosting occasionally, I’m not too sure how reliable it is compared to Geocities… [http://www.lycos.co.uk/](http://www.lycos.co.uk/) ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/4 "2002-06-01T06:48:19Z")
The **free** is/was just a come on. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. You pay for it in the end, in your case it’s pissed-off-edness. A quick google search found [this!](http://www.webhostingtalk.com/) ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/5 "2002-06-01T13:58:39Z")
sometimes [register.com](http://register.com) has a $20 special. For that you get your own name, three page website & a redirect for a year. Thats the best I can think of. They dont always have that special. Use that then some other website for storing files if you have a lot. ---
**Author:** ![ThesaurusRex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThesaurusRex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThesaurusRex)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/6 "2002-06-01T14:12:45Z")
biker, If you are interested in investing about 30 bucks, I can tell you where you can get your own Web site with 20 megs of space and a search engine with free hosting for life. I’ve had mine for over 2 years now and recommend it to everyone. They have fast servers, no pop-ups, and a great support forum. IM me if you are interested in more info. I don’t want to step on any toes for posting links. TRex ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/7 "2002-06-01T14:38:00Z")
I have no answer, just a follow up question to add because I’m sick of my earthlink site that doesn’t let me do anything but fill out their own crappy wizard. Does anybody know of a decent (relative term) free host that supports Frontpage 97? Yes, I know, a lot of people don’t like frontpage but I do and I’m too cheap to spend $5 a month for a host that supports it, so I’m not going to buy new design software, especially for a basic family/fun website. I’ve found a lot of them doing a search, but I’m not familiar with any of them. Anyone know of anything out there or have some experience with any? ---
**Author:** ![biker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ce7236/32.png) [@biker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biker)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-on-free-web-hosting/111863/8 "2002-06-01T16:27:11Z")
a friend of mine in the hosting business told me about this page describing lots of free hosting sites the one that looks the best to me is “host department.” [http://thefreesite.com/Free\_Web\_Space/](http://thefreesite.com/Free_Web_Space/) as a web designer i have paid sites now. i am just looking for a decent free host for family stuff and as i mentioned, the frat boy site.