Thanks for both responses. I admit, that the forums page here on www.remarpro.com looks to me more than a product support page; and forum searches didn’t so far seem to me as effective as I am used to from other kinds of forums (no matches for “free hosting”, for example, and the searches don’t seem to be forum-specific either or have an advanced version, nor is there a “newbies” forum — and web searches on WP-related questions have never or rarely led to these forums). I have the impression that one is well served here as a tech-support needing blogger without coding ability and — in this particular forum — perhaps as an advanced WordPress builder and coder, too. I currently place myself in between, and hence perhaps a little out of place. Still, I am giving this forum a try, and appreciate the welcome messages. I should perhaps also check out the “Everything else WordPress” forum here.
While real life meetings may have their benefits, they are rare while online bulletin boards (the ancient name for forums *wink*) are available every day. ?? — To be precise, what I am looking for, forum-wise, are online meeting places for WordPress builders, PHP coders, designers, etc., of all expertise levels for relaxed conversations without “we” rules that exclude, for example, the sharing of personal experiences with free hosting places.
I myself, for example, have had good experience for several years with a service that has been hosting my non-CMS sites for free while I was out of the workforce. I can’t guarantee its benefits, but I can share with others that I have been really happy to park my old sites there for years without any problems and later to start rebuilding my skills on there since last summer, all for free while I wasn’t making any money. I could possibly install my WordPress demo site there too, but I prefer not to put all my eggs in one basket, and it might not be all that well-suited for WordPress sites that go beyond mere blogging.
I understand that purely free hosting services can probably not be trusted. What I am currently looking for is a freemium service that will host my tiny-traffic demo site for free on an entry level, providing convincingly good hosting for it (not term limited, not artificially slow, and ideally not blocking the PHP-mailer, but OK to restrict the storage space and traffic volume which — with a mere demo site — are small). It would simply be part of my growing portfolio while I am searching for employers or clients; and as a possible benefit to the hosting service I would be getting familiar with its qualities and possibly be buying its advanced services later for myself or clients when those upgrades (for high traffic, for example) become sensible and beneficial to all involved parties and the service has so far given me a good impression. — So, I am not looking for an organization’s official recommendation, just shared experiences from fellow site builders and good online meeting places for such exchanges. ??
As said, I am just rising from the ashes and looking around in the new world. ??
