3 Best Free Sites for Hosting Reach Art Galleries

Initial setup

Step 1: Add at least one image into your art gallery here, if you haven't already.

Step 2: Log in and download your Reach file to somewhere convenient, like your desktop.

Step 3: Follow the steps below depending on which hosting service you'd like to use.

Webs

Demo site

This is probably the easiest and cleanest of the three services here, so it's a great place to start.

Step 1: Click to sign up

Step 2: Click the link that reads Already have a site to upload? Try using HTML-Only Mode.
(Example)

Step 3: Click "No thanks, continue"

Step 4: Click the edit pencil icon next to index.htm
(Example)

Step 5: Paste your Reach code (you can open the Reach file with a simple text editor), erasing everything else

Step 6: Click the disk icon in the upper left to save, and confirm

Weebly

Demo site

Step 1: After you sign up, pick a title and category
(Example)

Step 2: Under "Choose Your Website Domain" select the "Use a Subdomain of Weebly.com" option and pick a name
(Example)

Step 3: Click the "Design" tab

Step 4: Click "Edit HTML/CSS" and click OK
(Example)

Step 5: Copy and paste your Reach code, replacing everything under the HTML tab

Step 6: Click the CSS tab. Select all (CTRL+A or Command + A on a Mac) and hit delete.

Step 7: Click "Save & Exit" and name your style "Reach"

Step 8: Click "Publish" on the upper right, and use the subdomain option again

Yola

Demo site

Yola has the most complicated setup of these three hosts, and it can break some of the Reach styles. You might like some of the options it offers, though, so that's why we're listing it.

Step 1: Enter sign up info

Step 2: Website Category: Blank site

Step 3: Website name: Whatever you want
(Example

Step 4: Click "Skip site setup"

Step 5: Make sure the "Clean slate" style is selected (Layout > Change style > Free styles)

Step 6: Drag HTML icon into center
(Example)

Step 7: Paste the following into the box:

<style type="text/css">
#menu {display:none;visibility:hidden;}
#sys_banner {display:none;visibility:hidden;}
p,div,a,span,a:link,a:hover,a:visited,h1,h2,h3,h4{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;}
.container{margin:inherit;width:inherit;}
</style>

Step 8: Open your Reach file in text editor and copy the contents.

Step 9: Repeat step 6, paste Reach text, save and publish.

You're done!

Without a lot of trouble you can have your art portfolio up and running. If you'd rather not do it yourself, or you're interested in an ad-free site on your own domain with more features, let us help you!

Here are some of the pros and cons of the free version versus our hosted option:

Pros

• 100% free!
• All you need is an image in your Foundmyself art gallery to get started
• Relatively easy setup

Cons

• Ad supported
• Unprofessional URL
• Limited features (no blogging or advanced styles, for example)