Frequently Asked Questions

Why not use a "free" web site?

Because the "cost" of "free" is too high in our book!  We all know there's no free lunch.  So what's you're really asking is, "What's the catch with a "free" web site?"  Well, they are as many and varied as there are "free" servers out there.  Here's a few that we're aware of, but we're also sure that while we were busy writing this someone came up with a brand new catch to burn you that's never been thought of before!

Most "free" sites require one or more annoying advertising banners on your site!  Many who say "no banners required" are now employing "pop-under" advertising windows, so you don't really know what caused them to open!  And they are not required to disclose that since it does not appear on your site!

Almost all sell your domain email addresses to bulk email advertisers, (spammers!).  Some capture information from everyone who visits your site!  We recently became aware that one "free" web host, laughingly named ZeroCatch, (www.0catch.com), actually puts adware/spyware in the system of every user who visits one of their customer's "free" sites.  Without that visitors permission, of course.  Do you really want to do that to your customers?

Some only host sub-domains.  So your URL would be a mile long, like www.freehost.com/users/personal/yourbusiness.htm.  Think you'll get many site visitors?  Some do host primary domains for "free", and even graciously offer to register your domain for you.  How nice.  Until you decide to change web hosts, and find out you can't transfer the domain since it's registered in the "free" host's name.  After all, they paid for it!  So, unless you want to buy back your own domain name, (for big dollars, incidentally), you have to find, register, and familiarize all your customers with a new "second choice" domain and business email address in order to get off their server!

And finally, most every "free" host is deathly slow.  Either too much traffic for their hardware, or not enough bandwidth connecting them to the internet.  But don't take our word for it.  Click here, (and scroll to bottom of page), to have a performance test run by NetMechanic.com.  They'll monitor that "free" server for 8 hours, and email you the results.  Then compare their server to ours.

The bottom line is that although no "free" host that we're aware of is guilty of all the above sins, we're also not aware of any that are guilty of none!  So the question is then, do you really want to put up with even one of these issues just to avoid $7.95 a month?