I don't know how much FreeWebs has changed, but it seems like so long since I left there. If I remember, the space was very limiting and the "super-awesome-spiffy-cool scripts OMG" that everyone was bragging about didn't seem to interest me. I was at FreeWebs for quite a bit of time, and upon leaving it (probably upon finding another host), I began a long host-jumping period that finally culminated in my finding of Trap17.

Right now, the service seems easy but I'm not sure about their file manager. I need absolute control of my HTML, but beginners wouldn't, so this would probably be ideal for them. Aside from stats, I think Geocities is absolutely losing this contest. I guess Yahoo! has to learn to update their services somehow...

Freewebs is good for beginners, I started out using freewebs. But as I learned more of the "website scripts", freewebs was limited to using mostly HTML and CSS, which proved pretty hard to create an "actual" website. But freewebs is good to use if you're limited to such coding.

Freewebs recently renamed my website to www1.url.com for 3-4 weeks. Then they changed it back to www.url.com. Most of my traffic came from organic search results. Now all the search engines have me indexed as www1.url.com that leads to a 404 error page that I have no control over due to freewebs not allowing .htaccess access. I have been constantly emailing their support(there is no phone support) and receiving a generic "your site works fine" reply three days later. I have been financially affected by this for more than the $100 a year cost of the hosting. In my opinion, stay clear of freewebs!

-Jalal

5/10

i had a freewebs account once .but i then found it was just useless and only for beginers.It is easy to use.It has got a easy to use editor.but it provides less space and the pages which u can make i also less...its just round about 20 or some.

i also made a website on it but then then suddenly when i was adding a new page a popup came that no more pages could be added RGISTER FOR THE PREMIUM ACCOUNT....
I got so annoyed because i built a great website on music.

also u cannot upload files all at a time...and it takes a lot of time for the files to get uploaded
and also u cannot upload music files.
Told u na it is just for beginers...i would like have a webhost with cpanel rather and with more features like this one..

This post has been edited by musicmaza: Dec 12 2007, 09:50 AM

I remember when I used my freewebs. It was indeed limited, but I used it as clan gaming website.
You couldn't really use your own css, or any Php. I was tired of uploading the files 1 by 1, so I gave up and just left the site.

i created my first website on freewebs. it was GREAT. it allowed you to edit the code or use their wysiwyg capabilities. GREAT for beginners and i rate them a 10 for anyone who is just starting out trying to learn how to build a web page and a website. they are limited in their free service, but that is good too since beginners shouldn't be too everwhelmed with everything at once.

i recomend freewebs highly as you can see. for the advanced user, it's good as well when you can put a page or two together in minutes. after i learned html, i used freewebs to create personal pages for people @ $25 minimum a pop. so it's good for the advanced user as well. i don't know why someone rated is 5/10. i rate it a flat 10 and a rarely rate anything the highest # since most everything can be improved, but freewebs has a great service for the beginner. best out there if you're just getting in to learning how to create a web page and an html novice

freewebs is my first web hosting provider as of now my very first website is still active. it is html format its just a simple website and its great web hosting to a newbie but then again when i learn php and mysql and know how to use ftp, i apply to other free web hosting but it cant bring satisfaction to me i mean i'm not satisfied on their service and now i want to try trap17 and i want to help the community as well.

Freewebs is good for beginners or novice site builders.
My personal thinking about freewebs is that its features are all good except that it has no my sql ......but it allows you to only add 20 pages,this is where freewebs fails..if it offers its users to add more pages then it would have been good.
I actually wanted to add the 21st page but a popup came telling you cannot add more than 20 pages...this annoyed me , after then I left freewebs,then went to wordpress ...and finally found a fantastic free webhosting provider,none other than trap17