I have recently been researching some amateur theatre websites, a lot of which are hosted on free webspace.

During my research I have come across a lot of sites that were originally hosted on free web space that stopped being updated five or six years ago, and now have a website with its own domain. However, no mention of the new website is made on the old free hosted website, so it looks like the amdram society no longer keeps a website.

I started the Blackmore Players website back in 2000 and used free webspace while we were exploring the validity of having a website for the drama group – the following year I bought a domain and web hosting to get rid of those annoying ads you get on free web space.
However, once the new site was setup, I took the old site down and added a page that linked to the new website.

If you have moved on from using free web space, it is important that you let people know about your new website so don’t just leave your previous site hanging around as it may end up being the first port of call for someone searching for your company/group. Make sure you let people know about your new site by telling them that you have moved and letting them know the address!