Press Room

• October 20, 2008

  MyFirstWebsite announces move to new server facility

  Members' sites will stay online throughout. Sign-ups, log-ins and upgrades will be paused for the move. Read more

• August 12, 2008

  400,000 websites and counting

  MyFirstWebsite members have now created more than 400,000 websites, up from 100,000 in June 2007. Personal and family sites remain the most popular category, followed by small businesses and sports teams.

• May 6, 2008

  New comment moderation keeps free sites spam-free

  Comments and guestbook entries on free sites are now reviewed by the MyFirstWebsite moderation team before they're published. Pro and Business members can choose to moderate comments themselves. How it works

• March 18, 2008

  Photo albums get slideshows, video gets easier

  Members can now upload up to 50 photos at once, show albums as slideshows and add YouTube, Google Video and MySpace videos by pasting a link.

• January 15, 2008

  Introducing Pro and Business plans

  New paid plans add custom domain names, email accounts, an online store and more storage. The free plan stays free, with no ads on members' sites.

• June 4, 2007

  MyFirstWebsite passes 100,000 websites

  Eight months after launch, the 100,000th site, a family reunion page in Ohio, was published.

• October 9, 2006

  MyFirstWebsite launches

  A new free website builder for people who have never built a website, with drag-and-drop editing and free hosting.