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  1. May 16th, 2006, 09:39 AM #1
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    Looking for cheap/free web hosting for my club

    I am seeking recommendations for a web host for a club I belong to. The website would be for club news, events, etc. We have only about 100 members so I assume the monthly bandwidth would be small. Something free would be great but we would be willing to pay a small fee to eliminate pop-ups or banner ads. When I do a google search for hosting I get hundreds of hits, but I would like to get some idea of the best picks.
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  2. May 16th, 2006, 10:33 AM #2
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    GoDaddy is one option
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    I just took a look at the ads for hosting services and something that struck me is that the so-called budget hosts are as expensive as the bigger ones. I'm a bit dubious about my host. They are so cheap and have too many good intro deals! Excellent technical support response. I pay by the year at about $8 a month for 10Gb storage and 300Gb bandwidth, no ads. That is a good yardstick when you look at the cheapos.

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  4. May 16th, 2006, 12:24 PM #4
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    Have you looked into setting up a group page on MSN or Yahoo? You can have everyone join and post messages.
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  8. May 16th, 2006, 10:37 PM #7
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    Thanks for the suggestions, I'll check them out.
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    Since this thread started and I reported my host was charging about $8 for 10Gb and 300Gb/yr, they've now upgraded to 25Gb and 300Gb/mo. Getting cheaper per Gb by the minute!

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