Being your own webmaster is the best way to have total control over your website. Who knows better than you what you are trying to accomplish on the Internet. The good news is, doing preparation for your own website is not as difficult as you may think. People like you and me are creating and designing their own websites everyday.

Website design is not rocket science. The web was originally created with ordinary people in mind. Designing a website is something that you can do more easily than you think.

The home page:- So what do you want on this most important first screen? You naturally want the title of your website and you want to let visitors know what the content is as briefly as possible. Use short phrases and short paragraphs. You also want to provide links to the main sections of your site (making sure to include text links).

Set the theme: - In addition, you are setting the tone/theme of your site with this first page. . . what visitors will expect to see carried out on every page within the site. This is also true of the navigation system you use.

Organize the pages: - You want to use contrast to guide the eye around your pages. And, to be effective, the contrast must be bold. Also, any good web page design must have a focal point. Something on the page must be the dominant eye catcher. If everything has the same level of importance, then nothing is important. Group items and information that belongs together using white space so that the eye knows they are together Alignment The alignment of elements on the page - both vertically and horizontally - is also very important. Choose one alignment and stick with it. That doesn't mean you have to align everything similarly, it means things should be aligned the same on the page.

Webpage content:- A webpage should not overwhelm the visitor with unnecessary animations, flash novelties or music. All these things can detract from the content of your page. If you want to present these things, do it on another page where you can isolate the full affect from other elements of the website or use them sparingly. Use white space to lead the eye around the page.

Rules of thumb: - In order for visitors to understand your site you need to follow a few more rules of thumb: Explain everything clearly and briefly Make sure you present information in a logical order Use plain language Dream Consultancy specialises in website design, web design, web application development, search engine optimisation, web hosting and domain name registration services.