Getting a website

ESCIS is an online database designed for ‘signposting’ the general public. We hold a limited amount of information about your organisation and cannot, for example, list all of your events. Once an individual has found your details on ESCIS, it is useful to have a website they can link to from ESCIS.

If your organisation has found creating a website difficult and expensive, here are some simpler, cheaper options:

Communigate

www.communigate.co.uk/sussex

How much will it cost?	Free
What is their geographic spread?	Sussex and Brighton & Hove.
What do they offer?	Offers hit counter, events calendar, message board, guest book, reader poll and the addition of images and links.
What is their advertising policy?	All pages have banner-ads you cannot change.

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Beehive

beehive.thisiskentandeastsussex.co.uk

How much will it cost?	Free
What is their geographic spread?	For community organisations in Kent and East Sussex.
What do they offer?	Offers bulletin board, contact address book, events calendar, up to 10 news / information pages and the addition of images and links.
What is their advertising policy?	All pages have banner-ads you cannot change.

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Moonfruit

www.moonfruit.com

How much will it cost?	Free with adverts or £22.99 a year with no adverts.
What is their geographic spread?	International
What do they offer?	Offers SiteMaker 4.0 software and hosting, uploading photos, image galleries and effect tools, uploading music (MP3s), site soundtrack and jukebox tools, sell products and take payments online, message boards, chat tools, etc.
What is their advertising policy?	Advertising included in the free website option.

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1 & 1

order.1and1.co.uk

How much will it cost?	From £1.99 per month with no adverts.
What is their geographic spread?	International
What do they offer?	Offers 8 page website, 120 templates to choose from, full FTP access and email accounts.
What is their advertising policy?	No advertising (unless you choose to put adverts on your site yourself).

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Community Website Builder

www.communitykit.co.uk

How much will it cost?	Free to those who qualify as non-profit organisations.
What is their geographic spread?	UK
What do they offer?	Offers free website hosting, free website address ending in .ik.com, free technical support by email, 13 buttons, up to 250 pages, up to 250 images, news, calendar, gallery, links, documents, enquiry facility, guestbook facility and vacancies.
What is their advertising policy?	No advertising (unless you choose to put adverts on your site yourself).

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