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Bizland
Somewhat basic, great if you think you may want to make money with your web site
Expage
The very best for beginners- easy to figure out, requires no HTML knowledge at all
0Catch.com
An incredible free web space provider offering a whopping 100 mb's of space, free site promotion, ftp support, free stats and tools, front page extensions, and more!
Angelfire
Better for more advanced people. Too many advertisement pop-ups, which is annoying
Chickpages
If you know enough HTML, this is a really great server to use. It's pretty easy, and uploads images clearly.
Tripod
Relativly easy to use, but not so easy for beginners. No ads, which is a really big plus.
Geocities
Not too hard, and not too easy. Nothing very special about it, except it has cool graphics.
There are many servers on the web that allow you to build sites on them, and they vary in difficulty. Here are some of the most popular ones,
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