Dropbox “Dropping” HTML Rendered Hosting… Now What?

You may have seen the same email from Dropbox that I received today, essentially explaining that they will no longer support “the ability to render HTML content in-browser via shared links or Public Folder.” Although I’ve never actually considered permanently hosting a website on Dropbox, I absolutely love the ability to quickly and easily share static page content with others (e.g., my team, clients, manager, etc.) while designing. It’s also a great way to easily display several prototype designs in a presentation. But based on the below email, it appears this will no longer be the case.

But don’t you fret, there are other options

If you look around a bit, you will probably find a number of free static page (or general) web hosting services available. However, many are limited in terms of what you can host, as well as how you can design your site. Google Sites (https://www.google.com/sites/help/intl/en_GB/overview.html) is one such example. It is free, but as far as I could tell when I tested it, you can’t upload your own HTML, CSS, or any other resource folders or files. That will not meet my needs. Many other free website hosting…