No-cost web hosting for home business

[jack-rp9/bkPP+cDYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org (Jack Coats)]

I use google sites ( sites.google.com ) for several sites, for me, our church,
some NPO's, etc.  It is free (for small sites), and you can use their default
name, or do something similar like I do.  I use godaddy and forward the
domain to the google site.  It works nicely for me.

The base name was:
             sites.google.com/site/sitename

My son uses these sites for secured development of projects with partners.

The only issue I have is you don't just ftp or scp web pages, you use their
IDE to make it work.  Not bad, but my slow internet connection makes it
a little cumbersome at times.

Still, I am sold on google sites, and love it for the price!

><> ... Jack
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23


On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:44 PM, Daniel Hedlund <daniel-fKF+LmlhkCtg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 13:23, Rob Hasselbaum <rob-IdUdaS/NwSyQrzRDRVclEQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> Hi all. Can anyone recommend a company that offers very basic web hosting
>> for a home business at no cost? I have experience with several large hosting
>> providers, but the features they offer are overkill and too expensive for
>> this project. All that's really needed here is a single HTML page with a
>> form that generates an email. Very little traffic expected. I took a look at
>> Google Sites, but they force you into using their WYSIWYG interface to
>> create and style pages, which is a little annoying.
>
> Have you tried looking into pages.github.com? ?You can commit static
> HTML files got a git repository and they'll host it for free. ?You can
> point a custom domain name to their server, or just use a
> 'username.github.com' hostname. ?The catch? ?Unless you spend about $7
> a month for a micro account, you git repository needs to be "public"
> and visible to anyone. ?For a collection of static pages, this
> shouldn't matter.
>
> Never had any experience with email form submission services that are
> compatible with static websites so I can't recommend anything. ?One of
> the following links might lead to something that works though:
> http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2010/09/free-contact-form-services-generators/
> http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/16-free-ajax-contact-forms-for-a-better-user-experience/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Daniel Hedlund
> daniel-fKF+LmlhkCtg9hUCZPvPmw at public.gmane.org
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