Good free website?

As the title suggests, I'm looking for somewhere to setup a website. Mostly it will be somewhere to show my artwork, and maybe post the odd rant, lol. I've found a place called Weebly LINK. It seems pretty good, especially considering I have no HTML or CSS skills. Anybody know of anywhere better?

Thanks :grin:

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A lot of the free websites are going to have very low limits when it comes to storing graphics and such. You'd end up linking a lot of them, which means setting up an account with imageshack or flickr or the like.

I would recommend Blogger, especially if you already have any kind of Google account. You can tie them all together, upload your images directly to Blogger and they would be stored on Picassa, and there are a ton of templates you can get for free. You can customize most of them or use the Blogger Template Designer to make your own. Best part, it's ALL free.

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I'd hoped to avoid using Blogger because it's owned by Google, but it does seem like a better option. Plus I just noticed this in the terms of service for Weebly - These types of sites are not allowed on Weebly:

Adult:  involving nudity in a sexual context, exposed genitalia or adult themes.

There are a couple of pictures that have "exposed genitalia" in them, though it was still kind of artistically done. Or at least I thought so.

Thanks Po. :grin:

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Quoting Starcandy, reply 2
I'd hoped to avoid using Blogger because it's owned by Google, but it does seem like a better option. Plus I just noticed this in the terms of service for Weebly - These types of sites are not allowed on Weebly:

Adult: involving nudity in a sexual context, exposed genitalia or adult themes.

There are a couple of pictures that have "exposed genitalia" in them, though it was still kind of artistically done. Or at least I thought so.
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You may run into issues at Blogger as well, though nothing major.

"As outlined in the Blogger Content Policy, adult content is permitted on Blogger; however, when adult content is flagged by users, we may show users a content warning page before they view flagged material to prevent people who don't want to see this material from stumbling on it accidentally. We feel that this is the best solution in order to maintain a safe online experience for users of all ages and to be a platform for the personal expression and creativity that has come to characterize Blogger and its users."

 

The services that would allow it (without issue or question) are probably ones you want to avoid anyway. I doubt what they are hosting is 'artistic'.

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Yeah, I noticed that. I've set my blog to adult so you should receive a warning before you can view it. There's nothing to the warning really. Just some blurb that absolves Google/Blogger of any blame if seeing a schlong or nads scars some kid's poor, little mind. 8O

The services that would allow it (without issue or question) are probably ones you want to avoid anyway. I doubt what they are hosting is 'artistic'.
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:puke:

 

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Blogging ... Stardock has a site... JoeUser.com  https://www.joeuser.com/ 

If you're registered here you already are - there...;)

Art ... Deviantart.com  [Web's largest art/artist community - sort of a sister site - we shared similar origins - most members here are there too]

http://the-jafo.deviantart.com/ 

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Quoting Jafo, reply 5
Blogging ... Stardock has a site... JoeUser.com
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I've set up a Joe User blog. Is it possible to list more than one website on your Wincustomize site? That way I can use my other blog for Art related stuff, and the Joe User for general rants and such.

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You could setup a blog through Wordpress (I use the software on my own host, not the free one): http://wordpress.com/

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Thanks Bebi, but I've already got two blogs now, lol. I'm just trying to find out if I can list them both on my Wincustomize site, or if it's a one-or-the-other scenario. I'm sure I've seen more than one website listed on someone's Wincustomize site before now, but it may be something that could be done on a previous version of the site, and can't be done now.