Family Tree Maker - Free Website Hosting
Family Tree Maker can be used to create a free website, this allows you to share your findings and link to other researchers who can view your website.
As well as names and dates, notes, images, books and reports can be added to the site and for those with a sense of adventure it is also possible to add a link to a video.
Creating a homepage takes just a few minutes and a couple of mouse clicks, the style of the homepage can be selected and changed as often as you wish, updating the homepage is a simple task and again can be achieved in just a few moments.
Visitors to your site can view any item you have placed online so remember that you should only include details that you wish to see available on the internet. The sites are password protected, this prevents anyone from editing your page pr changing the information you place on the site.
Websites and Homepages Explained
Click the link below to learn more about creating a website and the sections within a homepage
- Create a Homepage
- []Homepage Sections Explained]]
Get the most from your homepage
Add your site url as a signature
Many forum type websites allow you to add a signature, if you add your site url as a signature then this allows people to find your site with just one click.
Get search engines to list your site
Registering your site with the major search engines means people can find your site.
Webcounters
Installing a webcounter will show how often your site is visited, webcounters can be found for free, the more advanced counters can also tell you which pages have been viewed and how people have found your site.
