Free Hosting

20m.com (http://www.20m.com)

With 20MB of free space, no setup fee, and a 512Kb file
size limit, 20m.com is a decent solution if you need to
quickly setup a web site. Two major drawbacks of the
free version of this hosting solution, are the lack of
FTP access to your site and limited technical support.

20m.com's member page area is intuitive enough that the lack of technical support should not be a problem for most users.

Actually building a site with 20m.com begins with their recommendation to "bookmark" your new site. You are provided with a "to do list" which will guide you through the basic process of building your site. You have the opportunity use any of four pre-existing templates or you can design your own.

When you out grow the 20MB space or need added features, 20m.com keeps a banner at the top of your member and design page. Through links on the banner, you are easily guided through upgrading. 20m.com is an easy to use and easy to upgrade web hosting service.



DotEasy.com Http://www.doteasy.com


DotEasy.com provides free hosting on both Linux and NT web servers, something
you will not likely find even on pay web servers. This may not sound like a
big deal, until you find that perfect CGI Perl script, but it only works on
UNIX/Linux based servers. Using DotEasy.com, you have options to utilize ASP,
Perl, and other server operating systems dependent applications.

DotEasy.com claims they will not place banners or other advertising on your web
site. Because DotEasy.com seems to target business users, the fact that they
will not pepper users with banner ads helps maintain a more professional look.

Though DotEasy.com is a free web server, they do offer advanced features for a
monthly fee. If you don't currently own a domain name, DotEasy.com will register
one for you for a fee. If you will be transferring a domain name, DotEasy.com
will allow you to transfer for free; however, if you have not referred two
clients within 30 days charges will apply.

The bottom line for this free provider, is the bottom line. Basically DotEasy.com
will provide you space for free, but you will probably end up paying for a domain registration or transfer (unless you refer two new accounts, who activate within a month).



FreeHostSpace.com (Http://www.freehostspace.com)

With FreeHostSpace.com you get free hosting for life.
What you will not get is a free domain name. To transfer
a name, you will need for a onetime transfer fee
plus the annual renewal fees. You will get 60MB of space, FrontPage Support, no banner ads,
60 POP E-mail Accounts, and more. FreeHostSpace.com is
member based; to get the space free members agree to
receive daily e-mail newsletters from various sponsors.

FreeHostSpace.com provides templates for members who
wish to build a site on-line. For members who don't have
the time and possibly want more, FreeHostSpace.com offers
101 templates costing about or dollars. Purchasing
one of these "custom" sites, members get the services of
professional web consultants and programmers.

For members who might want a little more, FreeHostSpace.com
offers optional services for a small fee. For prices ranging
from to per month, members have access to a "MySQL
Database," Dedicated IP address, SSL 128-bit Encryption, or
Secure Server Certificates.

If you don't mind registering a domain name, and are not sure
what your needs are for web hosting services, the 60 MB offering
at /home/free/cgi-bin/util/sitebuilder per month is a good place to start.



FreeServers.com (http://www.freeservers.com)

Though you may be tempted to take the default offer at the bottom of the sign up page, or the registration of a "dot.com" name, but you really don't need to do this in order to receive your free space. Using the free, offers only, I was signed up in less than 5 mins. And was ready to create a site from templates, copy an existing site to the server, or up-load a site from any one of many web site creation applications. For those who are considering an up load or a large site, one of the paid options may be a better solution. FreeServers.com only allows fewer than 12 MB of space and less than 256 K file sizes.

When you grow tired of the banners and pop-ups, FreeServers.com has a complete line of packages to fit your growing needs. Rapid registration, page development (from templates), and scalability makes FreeServers.com a strong consideration for those trying to get on the web quickly with a minimum of hassle. One consideration may be for those who cannot live with pop up ads or banners, no matter the savings.


NetFirms.com (www.netfirms.com)

What do you get when you sign up with NetFirm.com? For starters
you will receive the following:

Microsoft(r) FrontPage(r) Server Extensions
25MB of FREE space
Email Forwarding or 1 WebMail account (For domains only)
1GB monthly bandwidth limit
Unlimited FTP uploads
Full CGI usage

NetFirms.com limitations include 256KB maximum file size,
100MB daily transfers, and no multimedia files. NetFirms.com
offers reasonable up grade options, if you find that you have
out-grown their free services. Prices ranging from per
month to per month will allow the up-load of multimedia
files, more space and more e-mail accounts.

When you have trouble with your web site, NetFirms.com is
there to give you assistance with their "support section."
Overall NetFirms.com is easy-to-use for beginners and
flexible enough for advanced webmasters, supporting
Perl/CGI, SSI, and Flash capabilities.