Frequently Asked Questions
General Questions about AOL Hometown
Questions about Adding a Home Page to AOL Hometown
Questions for AOL Hometown Member
Questions about Building a Home Page
General Questions about AOL Hometown
AOL Hometown is the
best place to find home pages made by people like you on AOL and the Internet.
You don't need to know anything about Web publishing to get a free page in AOL
Hometown. We've made it as easy as 1-2-3
In our communities,
you'll find home pages about everything from how to start your own business to
how to start a herb garden. AOL Hometown is all about community; it's a way to
find people who share your interests, who are fascinated by the things that
fascinate you. Search for the home pages of your friends, browse through the
AOL Hometown communities, or get help creating your own home page - it's all here!
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How is AOL Hometown organised?
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When you first go into AOL Hometown, you'll be on the Main screen. At the top of the page, you'll
see the AOL Hometown toolbar. It has four links: Create, Resources, Browse and Help
. Those links together are called the AOL Hometown toolbar.
No matter where you go in AOL Hometown, you can get to any of these main areas
with a single click of your mouse.
The Create link takes you to a page that explains the two tools we have to create pages.
The Resources link takes you to an area that contains beginners guides, links and tips about
building Web pages.
The Browse link takes you to a page which lists all the categories and communities in Hometown.
You can browse through members' pages from here.
The Help link takes you here, to AOL Hometown's Help area.
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Who can visit AOL Hometown?
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Anyone (not just AOL members)
browsing the Internet can visit and join AOL Hometown! Our doors are always
open. This means that if you add your home page to an AOL Hometown community,
anyone on the Internet can come to see your home page.
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How do I become an AOL Hometown member?
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It's easy. Simply
click the Create link above any Hometown page to become a member. If you
have a Screen Name and password for use with AOL, AOL Instant Messenger, or other AOL Web Products, you
can login. AOL members using the AOL software will be automatically logged in.
After logging in, you'll be able to use AOL Hometown's
publishing tools and join our communities.
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Who can see my home pages in AOL Hometown?
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Anyone (not just AOL members) with
an Internet connection and access to the World Wide Web can visit AOL Hometown
and see your home page listed in our communities. Your home page can also be
visited directly from any Web browser.
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Who can add home pages to AOL Hometown?
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It's easy. Simply click the Create link above any Hometown page to become a member. If you have a screen
name and password for use with AOL, AOL Instant Messenger, or other AOL
Web Products, you can log in. AOL members using the AOL software will be automatically
logged in. After logging
in or creating a name, you'll be able to use AOL Hometown's publishing tools
and join our communities.
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What are categories & communities?
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AOL Hometown is organised by categories.
These categories are made up of sub-categories or communities. For instance, a
site dedicated to films would fall into the Entertainment & Games category.
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What are the Community Guidelines?
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AOL Hometown's Community Guidelines are the
rules for what's appropriate for home pages found in AOL Hometown. Both AOL
members and non-members can quickly report pages that are inappropriate or
violate the Community Guidelines by clicking the Notify AOL link that appears
on the toolbar of member home pages. Simply fill in the information requested
to send a message to AOL's Conditions of Service team. They will take
appropriate measures in accordance with the AOL Hometown Community Guidelines
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Can I report objectionable pages that I might find?
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Yes. AOL Hometown has developed its own
rules of the road for what's appropriate for home pages found in AOL Hometown.
Both AOL members and non-members can quickly report pages that are
inappropriate or violate the Community Guidelines by clicking the Notify AOL link that appears
on the toolbar Hometown pages. Simply fill in the information requested to send
a message to AOL's Conditions of Service team. They will take appropriate
measures in accordance with the AOL Hometown Community Guidelines
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Why does my page have a toolbar?
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A toolbar has been
introduced to help Hometown members find their way around. From the toolbar you
can create a new page, mail your page to a friend, find other pages in your
community or in Hometown and access the help pages, all one click away. In
addition, people visiting your page will be able to do the same. All these
features will help your page get more visitors.
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Can I remove the toolbar?
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You cannot remove the
toolbar from your page. However, AOL members can always access their FTP web
space at Keyword: FTP. Here you will be able to upload your pages and there
will not be banners. These pages will not be part of the Hometown community and
therefore will not be listed.
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Questions
about Adding a Home Page to AOL Hometown
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Who can add home pages to AOL Hometown?
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Anyone with an AOL or AOL Instant
Messenger Screen Name can create and add a home page to AOL Hometown. To create
and add a page using AOL Hometown's publishing tools, simply click the Create
Page link on the toolbar.
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I don't have a home page, how can I get one?
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Creating a home page
and adding it to AOL Hometown is easy and FREE. Click here to get
your home page today!
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Why should I
add my home page to AOL Hometown?
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Millions of people
visit AOL Hometown every day.
With your page listed
in an AOL Hometown community, Internet surfers from around the world who share
your passions in anything from antique cars to jelly beans to science fiction
will be able to visit your home page. Your small business or fan club page will
be listed for millions of AOL members and the rest of the Web to see. And if
you've got a long lost loved one out there, your page might even help them find
you!
The best reason of
all to list your home page in AOL Hometown is the cost -- it's absolutely FREE!
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What do I do
if my home page wasn't listed when I tried to add it to AOL Hometown?
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If you've created a home page that you'd like to add to AOL Hometown, but the page isn't
listed at Step 1 of the Add process, you'll need to make sure you've actually published
or uploaded that page. Only pages that have been uploaded to your AOL Web space
will be listed. If you created your home page using
1-2-3 Publish or Easy Designer, your page is automatically uploaded and
published when you click Save.
Saved pages are also automatically added to an AOL Hometown community. If your
page doesn't appear in the list, be sure to click Save when
using 1-2-3 Publish or Easy Designer.
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How much does it cost to add a home page?
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Nothing. You can
upload as many pages as you wish (up to the 12 Mb limit) to AOL Hometown for FREE!
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Will my home page address change if I add it to AOL Hometown?
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When you create a page with AOL Hometown
you'll be shown the address of the page. Take note of this and share it with
family and friends.
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You can use the File Manager to delete your page.
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We have just increased the web space from
2Mb to 12Mb. You receive 12MB per Screen Name when you
sign onto AOL.
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Questions
for AOL Hometown Members
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Can I change communities?
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Yes. Please use the File Manager to do so. At the moment though,
we place your Web site in a particular community for you.
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How many pages can I add?
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You can only use each
template once. However, you are free to create as many pages as you want, with
lots of different templates, unless you use up your 12 Mb allowance.
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How do I make my page(s) searchable?
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At the moment, the AOL
Hometown pages are all searchable.
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Can I remove
my page from AOL Hometown?
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You can use the File Manager to delete your page.
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Questions about Building a Home Page
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How do I
create a home page?
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Click here to
get started building your home page today!
Creating a home page
and adding it to AOL Hometown is easy and FREE.
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How do I
delete my home page?
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You can use the File Manager to delete your page.
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How many pages can I create?
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AOL Members:
If you add a page to
AOL Hometown, or make a page with 1-2-3 Publish, you get 12 Mb of
space for the screen name you published with.
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Where do I get tips & help on building a page?
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If you are an AOL member, you can get great tips and techniques by visiting Keyword: Web building on AOL.
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What can my home page be about?
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Your home page can be on any topic that you choose as long as the contents of the page follow our Community Guidelines.
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