Whlie Freewebs is just fantastic, the best way to get your own space, without the ads, or other nonsense is by buying your own domain. You pick a name for your URL and as long as you keep shoving out the dough, it's yours!
The Benefits
It's yours! and it never changes.
It looks better and a lot more professional. No more being on someone elses site (which is nice for side projects, or for fun, but for more serious or established websites it's ideal
Better email addresses, with your domain! Example: My website is whimsicalous.com, and my email address is catherine@whimsicalous.com!
Freedom, no one telling you where to go or what to do, you decide!
Best of all, no ads, unless you decide so.
How do I get it?
It's easy! While getting a domain is the cheap part, when it's bought usually you pay a host, which is a server that your site will be hosted on. (Even if you own the domain, if you don't have a host, the domain doesn't do much). If you pay your host, and don't like it you can always move. Yay, freedom!Here a few places to get good deals:
1&1.com Who I am currently hosted on, they have marvolous plans. They're fast, easy and have a very nice look. Their lowest deal, for one domain, 10GB webspace and cool tools such as the website builder and photogallery, only 3$ per month, that's 36$ a year!
If you're just looking for a domain:
That's it!
You now have your domain to start putting up your website!