is there anyway i can get a free domain and hosting a saw a post about something from microsoft is there any way i can get that instead of paying 5 bucks a month. Thanks
2006-10-29 05:24:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
And I need a DOMAIN NAME not a sub domain, such as mysite.com not mysite.20megsfree.com
Thanks
2006-10-29 05:43:00 · update #1
Yes. Microsoft gives you a domain for free.
You need a Hotmail account and a credit card to sign up.
The service for building your website afterwards
is still in beta and lacks a lot of features...(It's free
after all.) http://officelive.microsoft.com/
For $6/year, you can buy your domain through 1&1.
They give you a 5 page website and a 1G email account.
Their sitebuilder is easy to use and has many templates.
http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=8292866
2006-10-31 13:17:05 · answer #1 · answered by mea1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only true way to get a "free" domain would be to host a website yourself. Other that that, if a company does it for you, they will usually give you a subdomain, for instance, mysite.freehostia.com. Other websites give you URLS such as freewebs.com/mysite. If this is what you are interested in, there are many websites that are available that allow you to host a website in this manner, especially if you already have the HTML code written. Some sites such as freewebs.com enable you to host the site without knowing the HTML code because they do it for you, but overall, there are many sites available on google if you search for free web hosting.
2006-10-29 13:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by - 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft Offers A Beta Domain... http://officelive.microsoft.com
Try It Out
2006-10-29 13:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by Daymon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, there's no such thing as having your own FREE domain... Imagine how many bots would be out there mindlessly, randomly making sites for their maker? Anyway, not to advertize, but if you want a free, reliable way to host stuff, use Freewebs (www.freewebs.com). I use it, and it is EXTREMELY easy to use.
2006-10-29 13:31:02 · answer #4 · answered by Eric Stephens 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very conditional yes... and it has nothing to do with M$
There are free domains from http://dot.tk - they're ad supported and you have to get at least 30 visits a month.
As for free hosting... there's lots out there. You can compare them here:
http://www.free-webhosts.com/
Angelfire has a pretty bad rating because of their ads, but if you use the ad suppressing code, it's actually quite decent.
The ad coding still appears on your page, but to all browsers it's considered code they're not supposed to use.
Tip: Design for Firefox, then tinker for Internet Explorer.
http://getfirefox.com/
2006-10-29 13:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by AmandaKerik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋