How to Build Your Own Website with a Domain for Free
One of the fastest ways to promote your product or service to the masses is by setting up a website. You may not have much money to spend, or you may not be ready to invest too much into a full service site until you determine how popular your product or service will be. Luckily, you can set up a small website with a sub domain name for free. Ads will probably be displayed on your website, but this is still a great way to do some Internet promotion without spending a dime.
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Instructions
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Sign up for an account at Webs.com and choose a sub domain name for your site. Webs will host your site. If you choose the domain name "mountainbikes4u," your free Webs domain name will be "http://mountainbikes4u.webs.com."
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Webs has a large library of predesigned templates. Choose a template that best suits your website theme. The "mountainbikes4u" site would probably benefit from an "outdoorsy" theme. Choose the free option that requires you to show ads for Webs.com.
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Click "Help Me Build My Site," and then choose whether you want to build a personal or a professional site. You will be led to a website builder that will allow you to put together a 5-page website for free.
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Geocities is another site that will allow you to build a website for free. Geocities is offered through Yahoo, and it allows you to establish and design a free site using its convenient web building tools. Your visitors will see ads displayed on the right or left hand side of your website.
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Tips & Warnings
If you plan on setting up a full service eCommerce website that sells products and services and accepts credit card information from online buyers, it's best to invest in the creation of a paid professional site. You can purchase a website domain name with free hosting for one year for as little as $25 at DotEasy. There are also many website designers who can create your site for a reasonable fee. Be aware that some online visitors might not feel comfortable buying things from a website that was set up for free because of the non-traditional domain name format (i.e. yourname.webs.com). Thus, you may want to set up your free site for informational purposes only and then link to other sites.
