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If you’re still not ready for paid webhosting and building your website from scratch, there are a lot of impressive free web hosts with website builders out there. The only problem is that there are so many options that choosing the best is probably a task, but this will help you out. Here you will find the best five free web hosts for both beginners and somewhat experienced users, and why they are so great: just keep reading.

1. Freewebs

Owned by Webs, Freewebs is probably the most user-friendly free webhost out there. From the moment you visit their website, you will be guided through the creation of your website. You can create your website through their website builder, and the end result is both easily updatable, and pretty decent. You can even add a blog and a forum to your website and customize your template if you have some CSS knowledge. They do place one ad banner on your website, but you can get rid of it if you pay for a premium account, which includes better bandwidth, storage space, and domain name. The only issue with Freewebs, however, is that you are not allowed to upload your own website to their servers, so you are forced to use their templates (they do have a wide selection, however) and you have to use a sub domain such like freewebs.com/yourusername.

2. SynthaSite

SynthaSite is newcomer into the free web hosting world, but they do not center themselves in webhosting, but in website building. SynthaSite is a powerful, intuitive online website builder that allows you to easily build great-looking websites in minutes with a wide variety of templates and widgets like YouTube, Metacafe, Flickr, etc. You can host your website with them, but you have the option to download it and upload it to any other server (but that’s something a little more technical). Oh, and they don’t place ads on your website!

3. Jimdo

Jimdo is like a simplified SynthaSite. They have a flexible, simple, and easy to use website builder that will allow you to have an astonishing website in minutes. They do place two small ads on your site, but you are also allowed to place your own as well. They also allow you to pay for a JimdoPro account, which gets you a domain name (standard domain name is username.jimdo.com), 5 GB of storage (vs. 500 MB on a standard account), and gets rid of their advertisement. Best of all, it’s not very expensive, and the end results are just beautiful and web 2.0ish!

4. SiteKreator

Similar to Jimdo and Freewebs, SiteKreator allows you to build and host your website with them for free, or you can pay to get some advanced features. When it comes to building websites, SiteKreator is not too shabby, impressive even, resulting in web 2.0 styled website. They have over 60 templates to choose from (and increasing) with different designs. You can also add forums, blogs, mailing lists forms, etc. to your websites, as well as many e-commerce features such as PayPal and shopping carts. If you’re willing to start a business without the hassle of getting a designer, a coder, webhosting, and domain, SiteKreator is the best option for you: but you have to pay to get the best features.

5. Weebly

Last but not least, there is Weebly. Their website builder is simple and easy to use with their drag and drop interface (although its main competitors use a drag and drop interface as well) but the end result is not as impressive as the other four options. It is perfect, however, for landing pages, promotional pages, and product descriptions. It’s worth taking a look to see if it fits your needs.

These are the best free web hosts with site builders out there. Try playing around with all of them to see which one fits your needs, and don’t be afraid to upgrade to the paid memberships! While it’s true all these are free, sometimes upgrading might be worth your while. Good luck finding the best one for you!

Respective websites for each web host mentioned throughout the article:
• Freewebs.com
• Synthasite.com
• Jimdo.com
• Sitekreator.com
• Weebly.com