geocities

[jes]

Can you use a Geocities site to promote your business? If not, what about tripod and other free websites?

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"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer a Rolls Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." - Robert Cringely, InfoWorld Columnist

[pentachris]

Sure! I'm sure they be glad to sell you banner and/or popup ad space! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

OK, OK...

One the many Terms of Service (http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/geoterms.html) at Geocities is:



[You may Not...]

(q) engage in commercial activities without enrolling in Yahoo-approved affiliate programs. This includes, but is not limited to, the following activities:

offering for sale any products or services;
soliciting for advertisers or sponsors;
conducting raffles or contests that require any type of entry fee;
displaying a sponsorship banner of any kind, including those that are generated by banner or link exchange services, with the sole exceptions of the GeoGuide Banner Exchange program and the Internet Link Exchange; and
displaying banners for services that provide cash or cash-equivalent prizes to users in exchange for hyperlinks to their web sites.




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Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.

[bassman]

Here is a LINK (http://dreamwater.com/terms.html) to Dreamwater's (http://dreamwater.com) TOS.
You CAN have a commercial site with them.
See mine in my sig http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif

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[jes]

So you can advertise your business but you can't do business on a geocities site. I'll try that other place. Thanks.

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"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer a Rolls Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." - Robert Cringely, InfoWorld Columnist