How to Build your Business Web Site for Free

You can build a website for free using various tools and resources on the Internet.

Of course this may not be as easy as using one of the dedicated website builders above, but if you are desperate to save costs and have some understanding of how to go about it, these resources will help you do just that.

For articles you can as website content, check these free resources

Make sure you understand and abide by their terms and conditions.

You can get free photographs to use on your site from here:

http://www.freefoto.com

as long as you include on your website a link to the their site or you can get much better photos and a larger range from

fotolia

at a very cheap rate

For basic editing of your graphics e.g. resizing, modifying colours, sharpening - you can use Irfanview which is a free program you can download from Irfanview.com

Heart website hosts have a free basic webhosting account which does not include a database but supports scripting (PHP) so if you need to install a database you will need to upgrade to their standard package. You can get their free hosting here:

Heart Website Hosting

This is one of the few free website hosts that is not supported with adverts. The only limitation is the amount of downloading allowed so upgrade if you expect to have a high volume of visitors

For a free FTP program to upload your files, you can download FreeFTP 4 by signing up to a free account at Coffee Cup

You can design your website for free with this HTML Editor which is completely free for personal, not-for-profit, or educational use

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