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Webs has a credits system whereby the user can get 5 free credits every day and spend the credits on things that usually cost money, like expanded bandwidth, or a [[Top-level domain|top level domain name]]. It is also possible to earn credits from the "Freecause" toolbar. Webs also offers a referral system. |
Webs has a credits system whereby the user can get 5 free credits every day and spend the credits on things that usually cost money, like expanded bandwidth, or a [[Top-level domain|top level domain name]]. It is also possible to earn credits from the "Freecause" toolbar. Webs also offers a referral system. |
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==Some of the website hosted by [[freewebs]]== |
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http://www.outjoss.webs.com |
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http://tulonganamwiha.webs.com/ |
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add your website here |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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In 2010, Webs was recognized as one of the Hottest [[Washington DC]] Companies by Lead411<ref>[http://www.lead411.com/dc-de-md-va-companies.html Lead411 launches "Hottest DC Area Companies" awards]</ref> and received “Easy Website Builder – Best Web Tool” award from WebHostingSearch.com.<ref>[http://www.webhostingsearch.com/web-design-companies.php Great Web Design Companies Listed]</ref> |
In 2010, Webs was recognized as one of the Hottest [[Washington DC]] Companies by Lead411<ref>[http://www.lead411.com/dc-de-md-va-companies.html Lead411 launches "Hottest DC Area Companies" awards]</ref> and received “Easy Website Builder – Best Web Tool” award from WebHostingSearch.com.<ref>[http://www.webhostingsearch.com/web-design-companies.php Great Web Design Companies Listed]</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:49, 14 September 2010
| File:Webscomaltlogo.png | |
| Type of business | Web hosting |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Founder(s) | SB |
| Employees | 40 |
| URL | Webs.com |
Webs, formerly Freewebs, is a free website hosting service founded in 2001. The service allows users to build and manage their own "professional quality" sites. Users can use applications, normal pages, and many other features to enhance the quality of their website. Webs competes with other web hosting and creation sites such as Ning, Homestead, Yola (formerly Synthasite), Get ZiBiT, Jimdo, Weebly, uCoz, and Wix.[2] "Webs is listed as one of the 100 most trafficked websites in the world. According to comScore Media Metrix,
History
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Webs began in 2001 as Freewebs just after the dot-com bubble. It was a start-up launched by brothers Haroon and Zeki Mokhtarzada after their last year at the University of Maryland, College Park.[3][4] Their goal was to make the Internet accessible to anyone and to protect user's rights to free speech.[5] As of April 2007, the site recorded 18 million unique visitors a month.[4] Webs sites can include blogs, forums, wikis, calendars, guestbooks, webstore, photo gallery, links, web forms, widgets, games, puzzles, videos, and designer templates. The site includes paid features such as removal of on-site advertisements as well as the inclusion of other features.
Usage
On November 14, 2008, Freewebs changed its name to Webs, but users' URLs remained in the freewebs.com domain unless they chose to change over. Years after the name change from Freewebs to Webs, new users automatically have the domain webs.com. The domainname.webs.com is the domain for every site unless the user chooses to pay money and buy their own domain on Webs, that is www.domainname.com. Webs offers two types of web hosting, one for experienced website makers and one for first time / less experienced site builders. Less experienced users can choose from a variety of "widgets" and premade site layouts. More experienced users can choose the HTML way and avoid Webs' ads that come with premade layouts which will, in turn, appear at the bottom rather than in the middle.
Pricing
There are 4 different service plans. A free one, a starter one at $50 per year, a enhanced one at $100 per year and a pro one at $250 per year.[6]
Webs has a credits system whereby the user can get 5 free credits every day and spend the credits on things that usually cost money, like expanded bandwidth, or a top level domain name. It is also possible to earn credits from the "Freecause" toolbar. Webs also offers a referral system.
Some of the website hosted by freewebs
http://tulonganamwiha.webs.com/
add your website here
Awards and honors
In 2010, Webs was recognized as one of the Hottest Washington DC Companies by Lead411[7] and received “Easy Website Builder – Best Web Tool” award from WebHostingSearch.com.[8]
References
- ^ "Webs.com - Site Info from Alexa". Alexa. Retrieved July 24th, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kincaid, Jason. (June 10, 2008). "Weebly Adds AdSense Support For Drag And Drop Cash." TechCrunch. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ^ "CEO Haroon Mokhtarzada Interview". Social Networking Watch. April 3, 2009.
- ^ a b Hart, Kim (April 9, 2007). "Venture Capital Drawn to Freewebs". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ Sandoval, Greg (April 26, 2007). "The free-speech fundamentals of Freewebs". CNET News. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ^ Webs website, "Premium Services"
- ^ Lead411 launches "Hottest DC Area Companies" awards
- ^ Great Web Design Companies Listed