okay so i just registered a .com domain name. they gave me some like one month hosting thing so i figured out what ftp was and i uploaded my html files and created a directory on the server but when i checked out the page, the site worked alright but there was a big abnoxious banner ad at the top from the web hoster (bigdaddy.com) i checked out all the files but nothing seems to be there. any solutions? how do i get rid of the banner. okay so then i had an idea. i have a pretty good internet connection and i have a relatively okay computer that isnt used. is there any way that i can host my own website? i mean i own the domain and so cant i put the html files into a directory on the computer and have it as a server? it isnt a big website so it shouldnt be a problem. i am a total newbie at this website stuff and i need some serious help. serious answers only.. thanks!!

In all actuality, I would go use Yahoo for hosting your page if I were you. It is much easier to use and you put all content on yourself. You download their sitebuilder for free, and as long as you can put together a Word Document, you can put together your own website. I put a link below if you want to check out more.

Hope this helps.

Let me answer your questions one at a time:

1. The reason that there is a big banner at the top of your pages is because this is how the host has decided to pay for your "free" hosting. They allow you to host your web site for free, in exchange for putting their banner at the top of the page. There is no way for you to remove this from the page, unless you perhaps pay for hosting from this company.