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Are there any good free web site hosting option these days?

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Stoic Joker:
I've got a friend with a motorcycle shop that wants a basic web page, that will not be high traffic. Are there any free web site hosting option left these days that are at leased half-added reputable/reliable?

wraith808:
Is https://www.wix.com/ not an option?

Nod5:
If a static page is enough then perhaps https://surge.sh/

Shades:
In order:
https://infinityfree.net/
https://byet.host/free-hosting (no typo!!)
https://www.freehosting.com/
https://www.freewebhostingarea.com/

or

https://cloud.google.com/solutions/web-hosting


Wix was crap when I saw it a few years ago. And then your URL would be:
https://<your desired name>.wix.com

Not everyone is as fond of the subdomain format. Seen Wix once, that was enough. Not that others will be much better though.

Getting a domain, the web hosting, some support, including a (simple) certificate sets you back about 60 USD the first year. Extending the domain after the first year is cheaper (around 50 USD). And if you setup free certificates using 'Let's Encrypt' or similar services, the price drops even further. And I would think that all the money spent can be written (completely/partially) as a business expense. And such a host will have all the tools (for money transfers) in place already, in case the bike shop owner wants to sell stuff online directly.

Transferring domains between different hosts is not difficult, but can be a source of headache.

Dormouse:
Who's going to set it up and maintain it? Seems to me that the greatest limit will be what they are willing and able to do.

Should probably add wordpress.com to the list. Not that I'm recommending it.

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