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How to Make a Free Game Website With Chat

Building a free gaming website featuring a chat tool will drive your visitor count up if done right. While you can build the whole site yourself from scratch, pre-made templates, scripts and games eliminate the bulk of the hard work.

Things You'll Need

  • Valid e-mail account
  • Web host
  • Domain name
  • Web template or WYSIWYG editor
  • Chat room script
  • Games
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Instructions

  1. Making a Free Game Website

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      Use your valid e-mail address to sign up for a free web hosting service. Read the Terms of Service carefully to learn what kind of content you are able to provide.

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      Locate a site template if you do not wish to write your own. Customize your site template or design one in your favorite WYSIWYG editor. Follow the licensing terms provided with the template if available.

    • 3

      Replace the HTML on your site with the HTML in the template file. Research your selected host if you used a WYSIWYG editor to learn how to upload it to your site's storage.

    • 4

      Purchase a domain name if you think it is necessary. Research different providers to find one you like with rates you can afford. Forward your new domain name to your website's long URL.

    • 5

      Decide whether you want to write your own chat room script or use a premade script from another service. Add your chat script to your website by pasting the HTML into each page you wish the script to run on.

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      Decide whether you want to write your own Web-based games or host someone else's games. Choose which programming language you want to use. Find freelance programmers if you don't know how to write Web-based programs.

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      Promote your site everywhere! Attract visitors by constantly maintaining your site; and adding new features, games and incentives. Consider leasing ad space once your site gains a loyal following.

Tips & Warnings

  • Flash games are popular for free online game sites.

  • Find games to host by e-mailing the admins of other sites, asking them to let you host their games.

  • Not all free Web hosts offer services such as PHP or Perl scripting. If you plan to use these features,

  • you may have to upgrade to a paid hosting package.

  • To avoid copyright or IP infringement, do not use another site's content without written permission.

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