Why make a classic homepage?
- Own your web presence.
- Recapture the joy of the internet.
- Be creative
- Content that does not have to be an update. (But you can still have updates)
- Just making web pages about things that you like.
- A small batch website
My Website Story
I'm an "early Millennial". My first websites were homepages with rainbow dividers. In 1995, when I was 12, my dad bought me a book called Internet and World Wide Web, Simplified. That's how I learned how the internet worked, and that I should pronounce GIF "like the peanut butter".
My first websites were free homepages. The first was on a website called tool-box which didn't last long and I've never heard anyone else mention. I think it only existed in 1996/97. I moved on to other free hosts like Angelfire, and moved from using the basic form page editors to learning basic html. But the real magic happened after I saw the movie Titanic in January of 1998. I loved it so much, I made a Titanic website called Titanic Crazy. My first fansite!
Working on my Titanic website is what really led to my learning more about making websites and how the internet worked. Soon I was making websites for all of my friends. I even got to redesign the website for my high school theatre department.
For my sixteenth birthday, I asked for a domain name. I got my first domain name, shannonkay.com, in 1999 as a present for my 16th birthday.
Links
How can I make a homepage in 2025?
- Your Own Website - My guides to making a website and putting it on the internet.
- HTML for People - Great beginners guide to making your own website with HTML
- Neocities - "Neocities is a social network of websites that are bringing back the lost individual creativity of the web. We offer free static web hosting and tools that allow you to create your own web site." | (My review of Neocities)
- Nekoweb - Free website community similar to Neocities. Upload or edit your website in the browser. | (My review of Nekoweb)
- Personal Domain Name - About domain names. How to get one, why you might want one, what to do with it, etc.
- mmm.page - Dead simple drag-and-drop websites for anything. (Free. Only upgrade if you need domains, private pages, or unlimited blocks.)
- Cow Sites - Fun and simple(no code required) free personal websites for creatives. A domain name upgrade option is available.
- Straw.page - Straw.Page lets you create unique websites straight from your phone for free. Custom domain names are available on a paid tier.
- Leaflet.pub - Code-free website and blog creation platform. Powered by AtProto, so you can log in with a Bluesky account. Free custom domain support(if you already have a domain name).
- omg.lol - paid service includes internet address, profile page, website hosting, and more