# What is the best place to host a relatively simple website? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 11, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610 "2020-05-11T22:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610/21 "2020-05-13T20:41:22Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Your “controversial politics” seems to mainly be being a hard-core MRA. Have you tried [the Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/)? I have. At this point I am not looking for a large Social Media platform. I am just looking for friends to talk to. I am trying to built a small support group – perhaps a few people to talk about the problems we face as individuals. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610/22 "2020-05-13T20:42:28Z")
> [@Dorjan](#): > > If you have a Google account, just use Google Sites. I can’t think of an easier platform, and you don’t have to bother with domain name registration and webhosting. Thank you. I do not intend to build a large site – just a small platform with a gateway to virtual conferencing. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610/23 "2020-05-13T22:27:15Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > At this point I am not looking for a large Social Media platform. I am just looking for friends to talk to. > > I am trying to built a small support group – perhaps a few people to talk about the problems we face as individuals. The problem will be people _finding_ your site. That’s what I meant by the needle in a field of needlestacks comment earlier. _Creating_ the blog is the easy part. Getting traffic to your blog out of millions and millions of others is the sticky wicket. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610/24 "2020-05-13T23:15:01Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The problem will be people _finding_ your site. That’s what I meant by the needle in a field of needlestacks comment earlier. _Creating_ the blog is the easy part. Getting traffic to your blog out of millions and millions of others is the sticky wicket. OUCH! I would rather have a few good audio conferencing friends then millions of stalkers. I have many problems related to Autism and Loneliness. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610/25 "2020-05-14T03:38:47Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > OUCH! I would rather have a few good audio conferencing friends then millions of stalkers. > > I have many problems related to Autism and Loneliness. I don’t think Darren Garrison is trying to discourage you, but they do raise a good point: Have you thought about how the folks you’d like to talk to will find your new blog? It is quite difficult for a new website to gain traction because there’s no way for it to be organically discovered by your audience, unless you go through the effort of deliberately sharing it somehow. Do you already have a core group of friends who you can send to your new website, so they can help spread the word among others? Or? For all its flaws, reddit is still an option for finding small communities of like-minded individuals. If anything, it’s a bit _too_ good at that and can be a bit of an echo chamber if you don’t diversify… but that’s the internet for ya. If you’re just trying to find people to send to your new blog, though, and start regular video chats, it might be one place to start? Or are there existing autism communities (forums, chat rooms, whatever) you can announce the opening on, when you’re ready? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-place-to-host-a-relatively-simple-website/853610.md?page=1)