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Easy to build, calander, security, Email List, Great Support, Photo Albums, Videos, Blogs, forums, games, apps, widgets, customizable HTML, 50mb space, LOADS of templates and a members login and you can send messages to them and they can send messages between themselfes, and add them as friends. You can also send emails to all your members at one and you can do templates and a very easy site builder. Theres no need to learn HTML!
Honestly, I have built 4 websites, and they are absolutely fabulous!
You can also use your own templates
have a look at my non-profit:
http://www.eastrosevillescouts.com (i paid for the domain, but if you dont want to, you can have a
www.[yoursite].webs.com
Have a great time, I know you will LOVE it