There was a working web before there was so much targeted advertising on the web. People paid for their website which hosted content that they wanted to tell pe

There was a working web before there was so much targeted advertising on the web. People paid for their website which hosted content that they wanted to tell people. Many people got their website thrown in with something else they paid for e.g. their ISP or workplace might provide a webpage which you could use. If you wanted more you paid.