by Doreen Martel

Created on: March 15, 2009   Last Updated: February 13, 2012

On line business opportunities have resulted in thousands of new websites cropping up every month. If you are considering an Internet based business, you might be wondering how to establish a website. Since you are just starting out, chances are you do not have a lot of funds available for investing. Today, having a dependable website is a requirement. If your business is going to be entirely Internet based, then you have no choice but to have a website.

There are hundreds of options available to you. Sites like Google, Yahoo, Comcast, Verizon and more offer free webpages for subscribers. Many of these sites have limitations but if they work for your start up internet business they can be great conduits. Many users like GoDaddy which offers a minimal package for free.

For those who want a full service website, there is another possibility. Doteasy offers a completely free website. You set up your domain name, you have full access to their tools and you can put up a website within a short period of time.

What Doteasy service includes the following features:

• Free website designer - This is a great tool for those who do not have a lot of HTML experience. You can select a variety of templates and layouts that will establish your website in a short period of time. If you do have HTML experience you can also use their FTP access tools and upload your own website;

• Free blog - If you are interested in having a blog on your website you can use the automatic plug in to create your blog.  Blog links can also be set up in the template to automatically direct readers there if desired;

• Free Email - You can set up to ten (10) email addresses free of charge with Doteasy hosting services. This can be very effective for setting up an information message portal, customer service, etc.;

• Plug-Ins - For those who need contact forms, guest books, mail list builders or hit counters you will find them free of charge on Doteasy.  These simple to use plugins are not complicated and can be added to any portion of a website;

• Customer support - In spite of the fact that DotEasy offers a basic package for free, their customer service is second to none.  Their customer service is done through a ticketing system and in most cases, concerns are addressed within twenty-four hours;

• 100 MB of storage space - This is a significant amount of storage. Whether you have documents or photographs you can store them on the Doteasy server. Storing documents online does require the use of FTP;

• 1 GB bandwidth - Your traffic count can reach 1GB per month before you are asked to increase your service to a paying service. If you have an occasional "blip" that creates and overflow you can simply pay a small fee for the overflow;

• No banners - One of the challenges of most free websites is they flood you with their own advertising banners. DotEasy does not add banners but does have a small line ad at the bottom of the website;

• Media - DotEasy offers Streaming Video/ Audio, Real Media Audio & Video Support, Flash Support, Macromedia Shockware Support and MIDI File Support.

You will still have to pay for your domain name if you use Doteasy as you would for any other type of website.  However, If you are looking for a free website where you control your content and you have control over all of the features, Doteasy may be the business website that you need for starting your internet business.

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