Hello,

I know many people offer free accounts. There is an advantage to them for many reasons.

We, as a rule do not host free accounts. We have done it a couple of times for worthwhile causes (fund raising sites in our communities that were only temporary, etc...)

This is a business afterall. If we want advertising, we pay for it.

my $0.02

disclaimer
(I know lots of companies will offer free hosting, and I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it - this is just our philosophy and may not be right for everyone)