LarryH57 Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I'm looking to create a website for a local history project, which will be fairly simple in that I want to post text and photos, and nothing as complex as HMVF! Which FREE provider do members recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Take a look here and see which one best meets your particular needs: http://www.webhostingbest10.com/free-web-hosting If you have nothing special needed then the top two are very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Larry, it should be fairly standard these days, but for simplicity's sake get something that has lots of choice of templates that you like, and get something that's based on blogging software like Wordpress or a content management system (CMS) like Drupal, Joomla etc. That way you can set the site up and post stuff on it just like you would post on a forum like this. With 'free' web hosting watch out for the catches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Thanks guys. Being a total novice I thought free hosting was a posability but it seems every domain wants circa £5 to £8 pm when it says free on the advert! Edited September 26, 2016 by LarryH57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 So I must being going wrong somewhere as I thought FREE hosting was er free. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I think you'll struggle to get genuinely free hosting that hasn't got major catches - essentially, their costs are storage and bandwidth, both of which they'll want you to pay for somewhere. The traditional way of doing this used to be to use the free hosting that came with a personal internet account, but I don't know of any service provider who does that any more, or to piggyback onto a favourably minded organisation or company who were happy to support your organisation. I don't have any suggestions apart from that, I'm afraid, but if you need reliable free hosting it'll need a bit of lateral thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Instead of a website, have you thought about just setting up a Facebook page? That can be almost as good as a dedicated site and it won't cost you anything. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Ever found anything "Free" that's worth having? Free websites mean endless pop-ups, ads & generally dodgy bits of code that'll spam the end users. For a simple history page, then Facebook could be the way to go, just remember that not everybody does, or indeed will, use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Instead of a website, have you thought about just setting up a Facebook page? That can be almost as good as a dedicated site and it won't cost you anything. Cheers, Terry That's a good thought, and one that didn't occur to me for some reason. There's also Facebook Groups if you want discussion, Google Plus, Google Groups, and other social media alternatives. People not using Facebook or whatever need not necessarily be a problem as you can set the privacy setting so non-users can read your content, even if they can't interact. Things to be aware of are whether the Facebook, Google or whoever layout and system works for what you want to do; they are very much designed to be used a particular way, which might or might not work for your purposes, and the options you get for layout, image placement etc. are pretty restricted. You also have to remember that, as Pzkpfw-e says, there's no such thing as a free lunch - and there's a saying that on a commercial site if it's not obvious what the product is, it's you. That means with social media you have to do things their way and let them into your life a bit; their interest is in leveraging your personal information and content. That might be a price worth paying, it might not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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