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neocities guide - why you should build your own html website

do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again? try neocities!!

what is neocities?

neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words: "we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."

why should I make my own website?

web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!! building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.

what would I even put on a website?

the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !! here are some cool example sites to inspire you: recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content! space bar | local interstellar dive bar creature feature | halloween & monsters big gulp supreme peanutbuttaz | personal site dragodiluna linwood | personal site patho grove | personal site

getting started: neocities/html guide

sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics w3schools | html tutorials templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles

fun stuff to add to your site

web revival manifestos & communities

also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web! melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival? melonking manifesto | status cafe | share your current status nightfall city | online community onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance sadgrl internet manifesto | yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience

in conclusion

i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :) say hi to me on neocities

honk

neilnevins-deactivated20240617

Had a dream that McDonald’s had a big ad campaign that just said “WE HAVE IT” in black cryptic writing. So I went to a drive thru and said “I saw the sign. Can I have it” and the speaker was silent for a solid ten seconds before saying “do you think you’re ready” in my voice and I screamed and drove away

yuginarumon

@one-time-i-dreamt

shittycryptids

A nekomancer- Someone who summons multiple kitties

Literally any other colour would’ve been a better choice guys.

minty-mayhem

I’d like to point out that the colour red has more positive than negative meanings.

prescribedburning-deactivated20

im sorry but this reply absolutely killed me

red can mean whatever the heck you want it to mean, that is never going to change that this straight up looks like they DRAGGED A BLOODY BODY ACROSS THE FUCKING FLOOR 😂

elsegame

Hi fun fact, colors do have meaning and there is a legit thing called color theory. Red does has more positive connotations than negative like the @mintymaiden said. Red is associated with more love, lust, passion than blood and death just like the chart shows you but If you want, here’s a link for you to check it out yourself. Also, check out “The Designer’s Dictionary of Color” by Sean Adams. Have fun learning something

Xoxo

-Designer

What isColor Theory? Color theory is a term used to describe the collection of rules and guidelines regarding the use of color in art and de

youngdiasporan

I think y’all are missing the point here.

forlovefromfear

You can theorize to Nebraska and back but that doesn’t change my immediate reaction which is that someone is literally dragging a corpse around

jhenne-bean

I like that the presumption here is that “No One On Tumblr Has Heard of Color Theory, Let Me Explain in Depth” rather than simply acknowledging that the VISUAL EFFECTS of this particular color choice, applied in the manner it was, can still amount to “this is a hospital and that looks like blood”

like, color theory doesn’t exist in a vacuum. If your design of choice for Blood Red Paint is asymmetric splatters and sploches against the wall, or in this case, a snail trail on the hallway’s floor, an infographic won’t override the viewers’ instinct.

eternal-dannation

this post is the perfect summation of tumblr’s reading comprehension and critical thought abilities

uncle-beanbag

wildhaunt

Homicide detectives: why are you dragging that bleeding corpse around?

Me, an intellectual: well you see it’s basic color theory…

mxnrique

everything i have ever known about james charles i’ve had to learn against my own will.

officialunitedstates

im communist mostly because i hate shopping and want the government to give me 3 bean tickets and 1 bread ticket each day so my choice is made up for me

rebel-in-tartan

Why have I been laughing at this for a solid 5 minutes?

protect-and-love-cats

tallwife

Voldemort Roleplay 18+

Ah, ‘ello there… Would you like to join me for a cuppa tea?

neenarchive

‘ello mister voldemort gov’na two sugars please! could u say a little somefing for my yewchube channel?

tallwife

Voldemort’s smile fades as he stares deadpan at the fellow British YouTuber. Tracer’s channel has more subscribers than him, and it does NOT make him feel Gucci.

…….. of course, but first follow me into my cellar filled with delicious cheeses.

neenarchive

tracer squints into the cellar and takes a greedy handful of cheese from a barrel marked ‘dairy free’. she’s not real hungry but she can’t afford to show weakness in front of her new friend and possible future YouTube collaborator….

oi fook yum how did u know how much i love cheese? this dairy free gouda sure is tastie mister voldemor-

wait…. wot are u doin’ love?

tallwife

neenarchive

lacticus doloricus… the fourth forbidden curse

HNNNG OH FOCK NO MY LACK TOES INTOLERANTS

tallwife

HAH wench! Now how will you make those pizza review videos? I own the British pizza review YouTube niche now.

Now go make some second rate ‘Let’s Play’ series like every other mediocre YouTuber.

neenarchive

oi……. don’t forget……… to loike….. comment….., an subscroibe…..

watercolorworld-kit

Hey, you. You’re finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there.