Web Hosting is another important decision to make. There are heaps of companies on the internet that provide paid or free web hosting services. Most free web host companies want you to upgrade to paid web hosting, so they impose bandwidth or storage restrictions, and use advertising popups to make money from your website.
Free web hosts I have tried are:
FreeWebs - no popups
Geocities - popups
MySiteInc
Friends have recommended these for free web hosting:
Brinkster - no ads, not for commerce
Portland - no ads
Sites listing free web hosting companies include:
0Hosts
FreeWebSpace
100Best Free Web Space
If your host does not come with FTP (File Transfer Protocol) software for uploading and downloading your files, the easiest one I have used is Coffee Cup Free FTP Software at coffeecup.com. FileZilla is also excellent.
If it is important for you to be listed in the local version of major search engines, you may need to use a local hosting company. For example - Web Hosts Australia has hosting in Australia, which is invaluable for getting into google.com.au, when people search by country.
Paid Web Hosting should provide a high level of site uptime (99%+), web log statistics and helpdesk support.
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