About MyFirstWebsite

We believe everyone should be able to have a place of their own on the web, without learning HTML or paying a web designer.

MyFirstWebsite started in the spring of 2006, when two friends who taught computer classes at a community center kept hearing the same question: "How do I make a website?" Their students had photos to share, small businesses to promote and clubs to organize, but every tool they tried was either too complicated or covered in advertising.

So they built their own. The first version of the editor went online in October 2006 with eight templates and a guestbook. Today more than 400,000 websites have been made with MyFirstWebsite, by grandparents, Little League coaches, church groups, garage bands, bakeries, quilters and fishing guides in over 120 countries.

What we care about

• Simple first. If a feature needs a manual, we haven't finished building it.
• No ads on your site. We will never put banner ads or pop-ups on our members' websites.
• A friendly place. Our moderation team reviews comments on free sites so members don't have to deal with spam and abuse. See our Community Guidelines.

Our team

We're a team of fourteen in Madison, Wisconsin: engineers, designers, a support crew and a two-person Trust & Safety team. We read every message that comes in through our contact page.

Jobs

We're not hiring right now, but we're always happy to hear from people who love making the web easier. Check back in the new year.