This offer seems to be unbelievable! But its by DreamHost, and its a valid offer.
Note: This offer is valid only for the first 1000 GeoCities users. So do not waste your time. Read the complete step-by-step explanation below and hurry up to register an account with DreamHost.
With this offer you will get a 2 year plan (which would otherwise cost $214.80) hosting totally free from DreamHost!
1. Copy and paste below code into a text editor and save it with the name promo.html (not a mandatory name, used just to illustrate)
<html>Dream HostI'm off to DreamHost!</html>
or else
Just right click on this index.html link and click “save Link as“, rename it as promo.html and then upload the file to your geocities account.
2. Log into your geocities account.
3. Click on “Manage” tab.
4. Now click on “Easy Upload” link.
5. Use the Browse button and select the promo.html file that you had created in step 1. Click Upload Files.
Dream Host part:
6. Go to Dream Host Signup page.
7. Click on “Host a domain“(as low as $5.95/month) link.
8. In the “I would like to pre-pay…” section, select “Two Years” plan ($214.80 ($8.95/month), 18% discount + no setup).
9. Next goto “Configure my first domain…” section and select the first option –> “Register a new .com/net/org/info domain for me. (Free with hosting.)”
10. In the same “Configure my first domain..” section, pick a new available domain name @ “Pick First Domain to Host: www” . Remember, its irreversible. We can not modify the domain after we are done with the application.
Also pick a UserName in the same section – “Pick First Server Username“.
11. Fill the contact info @ “My contact information…” .
12. “Finally…” Give the link of this article/post in the “How did you first hear about us?” section. please 🙂
13. Here is the important thing:
In this section – “If you have a promotional code to redeem, or would like to let us know the email address of the person who referred you to DreamHost, please enter it here:” enter the URL of your geocities page with the promo.html page(which you created in the step 1 and uploaded in step 5 🙂 )
14. Check the “I agree” option and hit “Proceed to Payment” button.
You will receive a confirmation email from Dream Host, and a invoice which reads “All paid up – Thank You!” . Owo..you are done with 2 years of Free hosting with Dream Host + a Free Domain Name registered in your name!
NOTE: If you have a @ symbol in your geocities URL then you should replace it with %40 symbol. For more info, read 57th and 60th comment of this article.
What Dream Host promise on their blog is:
In honor of WebRing” or something, we are now offering to the first 1000 GeoCities users who sign up TWO YEARS of a completely free DreamHost account (including domain registration)!
No strings attached.
All you have to do is verify you are an existing GeoCities customer by creating a page on your GeoCities account (or editing an existing page) to have the phrase “I’m off to DreamHost!” on it!
Then when you signup for us, simply put the full URL to that page as your “promotional code” and you’ll get a 2 year plan (normally $214.80) free!
And we promise to never shut down.
With this Free account, you will get Unlimited Disk Space, Unlimited Bandwidth, Unlimited Email Accounts, and unlimited FTP Accounts. What else can you get for FREE 🙂
Another important thing to clarify:
Question is : Can I move my other existing domain to this free dreamhost offer ?
Yes, you definitely can!
Go ahead and move your other blogs in 🙂
Thanks a lot for the help guys: Arpit, Amit, Harsh Agrawal.