When I started out making web sites I discovered a web site called Bravenet, and I knew I had found something special. I was searching for a free web counter so I could see how many hits my site was getting, but I found so much more. Bravenet has a bunch of nifty pieces of code that you copy/paste into the html of your website so that you can have interactive guestbooks, forums, chat rooms, email forms etc. The list goes on and on. This is what I did: I looked at every little service they offered, and thought of ways to use them. I even tried to think of ways to use them "wrong"... as in, use them in a creative new way they were never intended for. After a while, I had a good working knowledge of the Bravenet services, and could easily make interactive web sites. Signing up is free, and all their services are free.

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