Over the past few years, the number of completely free web page hosting services has diminished drastically. There are still some good hosting services, but the quality of most free hosting providers is limited and shakey at best.

Nearly all free hosting plans require you to place ad banners on your web pages, except for a select few who require forum participation, domain registration, or set up fees in return instead.

While totally free web hosting is becoming a thing of the past, the good news is that if you are willing to pay as little as $6.95 a month you can get top of the line web hosting, with no ads, plenty of storage space, and decent customer support from a top web host provider.   More detail...