Geocities Free Web Page Hosting
A Web Hosting Article Contributed by Frances Rhea
Yahoo! Geocities Free Web Page Hosting Plan
One great place to host your first web site is through GoeCities Free Web Page Hosting Plan. There you can publish your resumé, share family photos, or share your interests. They provide a point-and-click PageBuilder or a step-by-step PageWizard to make your web page hosting easy. You can upload files from your computer or use File Manager to customize your own HTML.
It is Easy to Use
The web design tools allow you to have web pages in a matter of minutes. The add-ons give your web page hosting those extra touches.
You don't need to know HTML. After you answer a few questions, PageWizards quickly creates a professional-looking page for you. Their PageBuilder is a drag-and-drop editor where you can create a more full-featured web page.
Web Page Hosting Using Pagewizards
PageWizards will help you choose and personalize your choice of template to create a web page. You will be taken step-by-step through adding text and/or images. You need to be online to create the site but with a little patience and almost no skill you can have a web site in a few hours.
Web Page Hosting with Pagebuilder
With PageBuilder, you don't need to know any coding or design. All you do is drag and drop elements into your page, choose your colors and images, and add your text. PageBuilder creates your personalized web site. Your browser must be capable of supporting Java to use it.
PageBuilder allows you to have more flexibility over which elements you can edit. You can add a guestbook and even change the layout.
PageBuilder has a WYSIWYG environment. Point and click to edit, or drag and drop elements onto PageBuilder. There are also libraries of clip art, photos, and add-ons.
Try starting with PageWizards, which guide you through some simple steps. Answer a few questions and you will quickly have a completed web page. Then use PageBuilder to tweak your pages. Remember that once you open and save a file in PageBuilder, it will not work with PageWizards again.
Using File Manager
To create, edit, copy, rename, and delete your HTML files, as well as see your disk space usage and site statistics, use File Manager.
Using Add-Ons
It's simple to add a guestbook, stock quotes, your webcam, and other interactive features to your site. Simply select the one you want and it will be added to your web site.
Add Your own Images
Before adding any of your own images, you have to upload them to a collection first. Then all you do is click on the "Pictures" button on the PageBuilder toolbar. A pop-up window appears for you to select the Collection and the picture from the List. You can also browse through thumbnails by clicking "View Thumbnails". When you find the picture you want, click "OK".
Getting Help
GeoCities has an extensive Help area. When you click on a topic, the most common questions are answered. Get instructions starting or see the frequently asked questions.
