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The easiest way to set up a
free webpage or small website is to register (i.e. give your e-mail
address and pick a user-name and password) with a site like
Freewebs
(see
other
free pages
)and use one of their
professional-looking webpage templates (like filling out a form). It
is that simple.
If you choose a user-name
with Freewebs like 'Barbauchlaw'!! for example, your website will be
called
www.freewebs.com\barbauchlaw For most
people, at least initially, this should be OK. But, if you have a
business or club etc, you may wish to have your own domain name. So
you would have your business name followed by .com , .co.uk , .org.uk ,
etc. For example, see
www.oneandone.co.uk.
Many of these free website hosts, like Freewebs,
post adverts on your website. This can be
intrusive and inappropriate. You can pay for having your website
hosted without adverts, see
HERE for
example. However, normally, the best choice is to use your internet
service provider (ISP) as your free host.
With
a word processor like Word, or the free
AbiWord,
simply type out your first page and use
the 'save as' option to give the page the title 'index'
and save the page as a 'webpage' (some programs may say 'save as HTML'
instead of webpage). Then upload the page to your ISP (see
FTP
program below) or Freewebs etc. There are also dedicated programs for
more professional website designs like the free
Nvu.
This site uses tables, as found in most word
processors, to format the pages.
Nvu
Free
dedicated wysiwyg html (webpage) editor
AbiWord
Free word processor
with 'save as HTML' feature
OpenOffice
Free office suite
with wysiwyg editor for setting up a website (very large download).
Also available
Here
FileZilla
Free FTP
program to upload webpages to the internet (eg to your internet
service provider)
Google Sites
Freewebs
Family home
pages (For your family history webpage -
Free)
FreeWebSpace
Other Free pages
If you develop a large website and
want more services and efficient technical support you may want to buy
webspace from an organisation like
Ware Welch Web Hosting, for example.
Other
UK broadband providers. See also Satcoms
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