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Why does nobody talk about how much money those 'free' web hosting sites cost you in the end?
I mean, back in 1998 I thought I was being smart by using GeoCities instead of paying for real hosting. Seemed like a no-brainer at the time, right? But after about 6 months I had this cool little site about my cat's adventures, and then GeoCities started messing with the layout and adding these pop-up ads that made the thing look like a mess. I ended up spending like $30 on those 'premium' template packs they kept pushing, trying to fix it. Then after a year the whole thing got shut down and I lost everything I'd built. So in the end, I wasted about $50 and a ton of time for nothing. Has anyone else dealt with a free hosting service that turned into a money pit later on?
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holly_craig5d ago
Wait, did you actually lose anything valuable from GeoCities though? I had sites on there too and yeah it was a mess but I just saved everything locally so when they shut down I just moved my files to another free host. The popups were annoying but I never paid them a cent for anything. If you're putting your time and energy into a free platform without keeping backups that's more on you than the hosting company. Free hosting is free for a reason. You can't expect them to give you premium features without some tradeoff.
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brian_ward553d ago
Nah @holly_craig I lost a bunch of old code and memories, backups don't always work out.
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