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| Thread ID: 112284 | 2010-08-30 15:12:00 | Free Web site builder? | Snorkbox (15764) | PC World Chat |
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| 1133175 | 2010-08-30 15:12:00 | Just been watching Channel 1 BBC News and they advertised a site that looked interesting. Like Geocities I think. Free but you have to change content every six months. I don't work for them and I probably will never use same. I post this mostly as a number of members want free hosting etc. I had a quick look but never went through all their terms and conditions etc. http://www.moonfruit.com/ I did visit the site BTW. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1133176 | 2010-08-30 15:35:00 | The free version of Moonfruit has some restricted features and your site will carry text based advertising. There's usually a catch. |
SoniKalien (792) | ||
| 1133177 | 2010-08-31 02:30:00 | There's usually a catch. True. I didn't have time to catch up on that. But if you just want a web presence it may be useful for some. I did say it is not likely I would use same as I would want something a little more professional. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1133178 | 2010-08-31 02:39:00 | There are heaps of those types of websites. It is also in flash, which is useless for search engines as they don't index flash websites properly. Not only that, but flash websites won't load on ipads or iphones. You also never own the website, you only rent it, so when the comapny fails or closes, like many of these businesses do over time, you lose the website forever. These type of flash builders have actually been around for at least a decade. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 1133179 | 2010-08-31 03:32:00 | There are heaps of those types of websites. It is also in flash, which is useless for search engines as they don't index flash websites properly. Not only that, but flash websites won't load on ipads or iphones. You also never own the website, you only rent it, so when the comapny fails or closes, like many of these businesses do over time, you lose the website forever. These type of flash builders have actually been around for at least a decade. Hence the term "flash in the pan" and "Flash Harry".... :D |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1133180 | 2010-08-31 04:31:00 | Hence the term "flash in the pan" and "Flash Harry".... :D Certainly that is the case with that sort of business. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 1133181 | 2010-08-31 04:43:00 | If its too good to be true it probaly is. Seems a lot of people are allergic to actually paying for stuff on the interweb. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1133182 | 2010-09-01 11:57:00 | I have used numerous free hosting templates/sites over the years, and have found blogger, wordpress, and hub pages, to be sufficient as free template/hosting platforms - as they are also constantly upgraded with features, and I'm sure Google quickly indexes those platforms. Others like squidoo, helium, blogvertise, ezines, etc are also good for articles - can get paid with Hub pages by sharing ad revenue. Trouble is, Google did a recent massive 'mayday update (www.searchenginejournal.com)", because the web is cluttered with irrelevant, similar or insufficient searched for targeted content -many which are found on free sub domains and "made" for templates - this I know resulted in 1000's of sites being buried in the serps (search engine results pages), particularly if ads were displayed too soon, resulting in a massive loss of search engine visitors. I have learnt it's searched for, quality keyword targeted content will get a site/blog ranked in the serps, even for paid hosts. Which can take 3 months to 2 years, depending on the level of authoritative competition. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1133183 | 2010-09-01 12:04:00 | I have used numerous free hosting templates/sites over the years, and have found blogger, wordpress, and hub pages, to be sufficient as free template/hosting platforms - as they are also constantly upgraded with features, and I'm sure Google quickly indexes those platforms. Others like squidoo, helium, blogvertise, ezines, etc are also good for articles - can get paid with Hub pages by sharing ad revenue. Trouble is, Google did a recent massive 'mayday update (www.searchenginejournal.com)", because the web is cluttered with irrelevant, similar or insufficient searched for targeted content -many which are found on free sub domains and "made" for templates - this I know resulted in 1000's of sites being buried in the serps (search engine results pages), particularly if ads were displayed too soon, resulting in a massive loss of search engine visitors. I have learnt it's searched for, quality keyword targeted content will get a site/blog ranked in the serps, even for paid hosts. Which can take 3 months to 2 years, depending on the level of authoritative competition. Those sites are fine, but you have to put up with ads. The best thing to do is just to pay for hostign with a web hosting company, and install your own CMS, such as wordpress or silverstripe, and be totally ad free. You can also install it under your own domain. Hosting and domain registration isn't expensive. I am sure ads don't help with SE rankings. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 1133184 | 2010-09-01 12:22:00 | Those sites are fine, but you have to put up with ads. The best thing to do is just to pay for hostign with a web hosting company, and install your own CMS, such as wordpress or silverstripe, and be totally ad free. You can also install it under your own domain. Hosting and domain registration isn't expensive. I am sure ads don't help with SE rankings. I agree, I intend to convert some of my high traffic blogs, later on, to paid for hosting and CMS; Also researching Joomla for a start. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
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