Free Web Hosting and Webspace and links to free Software downloads

Our Aardvaak Web Site Builder enables anyone to build a high quality, professional looking web site in just a matter of hours. No design or technical skills are needed.

1. Sign up now for a free 30 day trial account
2. Simply choose one of the hundreds of templates and then customise it online
3. No software is needed - simply drive the system using a web browser
4. Customise your page graphics, headings and buttons in seconds
4. The system can even build online photo albums for you
5. Upload and edit your digital photos and add smart picture frames
6. No web design skills or software or programming is needed.
7. We even supply free customer support via live chat & email
8. Optional domain registration if you want your own domain name

We offer you use of the Site Builder completely FREE of charge for 30 days and after that you can choose to purchase it on a monthly basis from as little as £5 per month using a credit card - remember it includes free web hosting with no traffic limits.

Click Here to signup for a 30 day free trial.

Note that you have to be dialled into Aardvaak via modem or ISDN to access this service.

Note: When you sign up for your trial you can choose your own unique username. This will form part of your Web Address or URL in the format http://web.smartemail.co.uk/{username} however you can choose your own Domain Name (pay option) if you wish.

Examples of Web Sites created using Site Builder

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We offer you 25MB of web space completely free of charge.

To setup your webspace you will need to have registered for a free Aardvaak account and then click the Admin button to access the SelfCare pages. Sign in with your account details (email address and password).

Step 1 - add WebSpace to your account
You can add webspace very easily. When logged into SelfCare click on the SERVICES button. Then click on your Email Address under Primary Account. Then click on SETUP WEBSPACE and choose a Webspace Password and a Webspace Directory. This password will be used when you FTP files to your Webspace and the directory name will form part of the Web Address or URL of your webspace. You will then be taken back to the Main Menu and within a couple of minutes you will receive an email providing you with all of the details of your Webspace and FTP account.

Step 2 - upload your files
FTP is the method of transferring your files from your computer to the Web Server and you need some software to do this. We recommend either WS-FTP or CuteFTP (click the names to access the sites to download). You will need to tell the FTP software where to upload your files to, so start by giving it a memorable name such as Aardvaak WebSpace. The FTP Servername is ftp.smartemail.co.uk. Your username will be your primary email address @smartemail.co.uk and your password is the one you chose above. You don't need to add anything in the directory box but you need to specify the name of the FTP Server which is ftp.smartemail.co.uk. Then click to connect and you can start uploading.

Remember that the first page that you want people to see must be called either index.htm or index.html.

Step 3 - check your web site
When you have uploaded your site you can open a Web Browser and enter your web address - all webspace starts with http://www.{username}.smartemail.co.uk/ where {username} is the name you selected in step 1. For example

http://www.example.smartemail.co.uk

Assuming your first page was called index.htm or index.html then it will appear in the Browser.

Remember, when you have built your web site we recommend that you submit it to the Search Engines. We use and thoroughly recommend PagePromoter (well it works for us!)

Helpful Links

Below you will see some useful links to software companies who supply web building software etc.

Recommended Software Xara WebStyle Web Graphic Editor Download Here Xara Menu Maker Interactive Menus Download Here WS FTP FTP software Download Here CoffeCup Web Page Editor Download Here Animation Factory Web Graphics and Animations Download Here Hits4Me Free Guest Books etc Download Here Logo Creator Yes, create your own logo Download Here PhotoSpin Photographic libraries - 30,000 images Download Here Photos.com Photos to use on your Web Site Download Here