Tips on Basic Web Designing
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Use a reference from your favorite web design sites but never copy it. Observe the things that interest you most like color schemes and layout.
Try creating something unique. But always be careful not to overdo it by adding too much add-ons, gifs and effects
It all boils down to the relevance of your website with its content. Content is king! make it quick, and straight to the point. And always be customer oriented. meaning, the website is not supposed to help you bu to help your customers with whatever they need.
Use the standard HTML protocol and validate whether your website is HTML-compliant. And test your website with all available browsers so as to be sure it is displayed correctly.
Make sure that your site loads quickly in any browser.
Use a color scheme of colors that best describes your company or product but be sure to avoid colors that are too glaring that one should immediately do away from like yellow, red etc.