April
11, 2001
"Hillwalking Scotland"--If
you live in Scotland, you'll want to check out this site
to find the best places to get your exercise by walking
hills. If you don't live in Scotland, you'll want to check
out the design of this Web site, which uses multiple frames
to provide for easy navigation as well as a pleasing visual
effect. To see this Superb Site and get ideas for your own
site, go to http://hillwalkingscotland.8m.com/.
March
28, 2001
"Carousel Nursery "--If
you run a service business, a Web site is a great way to
give potential (and current) customers information about
what you do. This nursery is an excellent example of a service
business Web site, as well as having a fun design. To see
this Superb Site and get ideas for your own site, go to
http://www.carouselnursery.8m.com/.
March 14, 2001
"Music of China"--What
do you know about the music of China? If your answer is,
"Not much," then you need to go to this site.
This Superb Site is a great example of a clear,
eye-pleasing design. To see this site and get ideas for
your site, go to http://www.musicofchina.com/.
March 1, 2001
You
may not be a big fan of the Idaho
Steelheads. (In fact, you have probably never even heard
of the Idaho Steelheads WCHL hockey team.) But this fan
web site is very well-designed, and is a great example of
a sports fan web site. To see this site and get ideas for
your site, go to http://steelheads.s5.com/.
January
31, 2001
"Becoming
Digital"--Ever
wonder about what the future might hold in store? Robots?
Artificial Intelligence? Becoming Digital explores the possibilities,
linking you to cutting-edge news about robotics and AI research.
This site is well-designed, and uses a customized Freeservers/Moreover
newsfeed. To get some more ideas for your site, go
to http://becomingdigital.net.
January
17, 2001
"MHT
Prom 2000"--Why not create a special web site for
your upcoming event? Take a look at this prom site to get
some ideas. This site is well-designed, and uses the Freeservers
guestbook utility. Go
to http://prom.faithweb.com.
January
3, 2001
"Exploration"--This site is well-designed,
and uses the Freeservers guestbook utility. You'll also
see how the site designer chose to use a pop-up banner instead
of the normal Freeservers inline banner in order to preserve
the design of the home page. To visit this site and get
ideas for your own site, go to http://explorations.freeservers.com.
December
15, 2000
"Toz's Deepspace Nebulae Photo Gallery"--You'll
get a chance to see some fantastic pictures from the Hubble
Space Telescope, as well as a great site design. To visit
this site and get ideas for your own site, go to http://deepspace.s5.com/.
November 20, 2000
Daisychain
Designs' Web site--A great example of using a Freeservers
site to sell products. Daisychain Designs sells invitations,
cards, and paper sets for special occasions. The company's
site uses a simple design to directs visitors immediately
to the purpose for its site--the products. Daisychain Designs
has also added a merchant account to their Freeservers site
so they can accept credit cards. A Freeservers' sister site,
Bizhosting, is almost ready for launch and will give members
this capability. To visit this site and get ideas for your
own site, go to http://www.daisychain.itgo.com.
November
8, 2000
This
winner of the Superb Site Award tells you everything you
ever wanted to know about the military and more, including
information about ranks, ribbons, badges, ettiquette, and
terminology, all supplemented with plenty of military images
and a colorful design. "Grunt," as the site is
named, truly lives up to its claim to be the "ultimate
military site." Grunt also uses the Freeservers Guestbook
and Form E-mailer to get feedback from site visitors. To
visit this Superb Site for ideas on improving your site,
go to http://grunt.8m.com.
October
2, 2000
This site was created by Nathan for one of his high school
projects. The site is an oasis of information, pictures,
and maps on the Berlin Wall, including the situation before
it was built, its construction, its effects, and its fall.
The site uses Freeservers' feedback form, as well a free
streaming video by Clipscom, as described in the Enhance
Your Site section of this newsletter and of your My Member
Area.
To
visit this Superb Site for ideas on improving your site,
go to http://berlinwall.itgo.com.
September
13, 2000
"Skiffstuff"--You'll find pictures, news,
a poll, instructional guides, and tips about performance
skiff and dinghy sailing. Skiffstuff uses Freeserver's counter
and the new pop-up banner option that was announced in the
last newsletter. The
site also has a creative dynamic element that, when clicked
on, gives you the most-recent updates. To
visit this Superb Site for ideas on improving your site,
go to http://skiffstuff.freeservers.com.
August
30, 2000
This winner of the Freeservers Superb Site Award features
the stirring photography of Arif Mahmood. The site has a
simple design that reflects well its content. One nice design
touch is a menu that lights like a camera flash when moused
over. To visit this Superb Site for ideas on improving your
site, go to http://arifmahmood.4mg.com.
August
17 , 2000
"Ancestral
Goa"--This
site features
a virtual tour of Ancestral Goa, India. This site is unique
in its use of map locations and drawings as a menu. To visit
this Superb Site for ideas on improving your site, go to
http://ancestralgoa.8m.com.
July
27, 2000
"shahayscountrystore"--This
site uses a Freeservers’ guestbook and counter and is a
good example of how to use your Freeservers site to promote
your business. To visit this Superb Site and get ideas on
how you can improve your site, go to http://shahayscountrystore.com.
June
20, 2000
"pan:piper"--This site uses the Freeservers counter
and has an interesting example of how to use JavaScript
rollover images for a menu. (Move your mouse over the circles
on the page.) To visit this Superb Site and get ideas on
how you can improve your site, go to http://pan-piper.8m.com/
.
June
7, 2000
"Guitar 101"--This site has a good example of how
to use JavaScript rollover images for a menu. To visit this
Superb Site and get ideas on how you can improve your site,
go to http://guitar101.freeservers.com/.
May
24, 2000
"Rik Smits Dunkin' Zone"--This site is a good example
of a fan site. The site uses the Freeservers counter, and
has a good example of how to use JavaScript rollover images
for a menu. To visit this Superb Site and get ideas on how
you can improve your site, go to http://riksmits.8m.com/.
May
9, 2000
"Not Yet"--Even if you aren't into punk/ska music,
you can still get some ideas for organizing your web site.
Take note of the random picture on the main page--this is
done with Freeservers' special ISML tag, which allows content
to be brought in from another file. (See Freeservers
Help for more information on how to do this.) The site
also uses the Freeservers counter and guestbook. To visit
this Superb Site and get ideas on how you can improve your
site, go to http://notyet.iwarp.com/
April
25, 2000
"Robert's Model Ships and Boats"--This site
is a great-looking site containing some fascinating information
about model ship building. The site uses the Freeservers
counter. You should also notice that this site has its own
domain name, not a Freeservers one. (If you have your own
domain name, you too can host it for free with Freeservers.)
To visit this Superb Site and get ideas on how you can improve
your site, go to http://roberts-model-ships-and-boats.com/
February
18, 2000
"Aegean Yachting Services"--Even if you have no plans
to rent a yacht in Turkey this year, you should still check
out this site. It is an excellent example of a small business
site. The site uses the Form E-mailer to get feedback from
visitors. To visit this Superb Site and get ideas on how
you can improve your site, go to http://bareboat.8m.com.
December
16, 1999
"Mike's Place"--This is an excellent example of a
personal web site. The site uses the Freeservers counter,
guestbook, and Form E-mailer. To visit this Superb Site
and get ideas on how you can improve your site, go to http://mikebaloga.freeservers.com.
October
27, 1999
"Don and Gina's Web Site"--This site is an excellent
example of a family website. It has family pictures, Don's
Offroad Page, and more. The site uses the Freeservers.com
visitor counter and guestbook utilities.
http://donandgina.8m.com
October
13, 1999
"Dan's Lighthouse Page". It has pictures of lighthouses
from all over, information on the history of lighthouses,
lighthouse icons--pretty much anything to do with lighthouses.
http://danslight.faithweb.com
September
15, 1999
"My Kentucky Sky"--This site is a well-designed,
up-to-date amateur astronomy site. Even if you don't live
in Kentucky, you can probably use the tips on this page
to spot planets in the night sky. It also has NASA pictures
of planets and their satellites.
http://mykysky.8m.com/index.html
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