Make your own website for free

There are a number of ways you can make your own website for free.

You do not have to pay someone to do it and you can set up a simple website for next-to-nothing.

Here are the best ways I’ve found to do it … there are many more, but I’ve chosen these because they’re really straightforward, they’re provided by established and good quality companies and they’re a great place to start if you’re new to this game.

Microsoft Office Live

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Microsoft Office Live Basics is the easy way to get started on the Web. If you have always wanted your own Web site, Microsoft Office Live Small Business has just made it easier — much easier.

* Free domain name and Web hosting
* Easy-to-use Web site design tools
* 500 MB of Web site storage space
* 25 company-branded e-mail accounts
* Web site reports

Google page creator

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Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes.

* No technical knowledge required. Build high-quality web pages without having to learn HTML or use complex software.

* What you see is what you’ll get. Edit your pages right in your browser, seeing exactly how your finished product will look every step along the way.

* Don’t worry about hosting. Your web pages will live on your own site at http://yoursitename.googlepages.com

Bravenet

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Lots and lots of free tools and resources … blogs, calendars, guestbooks, web templates, form templates … you name it, they’re bound to have it.

It’s free with advertising, if you pay, you get it without advertising.

There’s free hosting and a free sitebuilder there as well.

Netfirms

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If you’re going to pay for web hosting and want to avoid unwanted adverts that way, Netfirms is a great place to start.

They offer easy to understand packages which get more packed with features as your business grows and they provide NetObjects Fusion software when you sign up to get your website built.

I don’t like NetObjects Fusion, but I do like Netfirms, they’re very reliable.

The other reason I like them … they don’t make a big deal about it, but they offer free website hosting to get you started.

It has adverts with it, but it doesn’t mess up your site too much and it’s a great place to start.

What are you going to do with this information right now?