Here's a tutorial from 2004, but it should still be relevant with basic info. Unfortunately some of the links no longer work. I'm pretty sure this is the tutorial that got me started with freesites:
http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=318405
Here's some more good tips:
http://www.hqpornlinks.com/webmasters/articles/LL.htm