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Websites created from scratch require a fairly detailed understanding of HTML coding, but you can easily create a website by using a free hosting service like Weebly, Wix, WordPress, or Google Sites. Website creators tend to be much easier for first-time designers to use than HTML. If you do decide to code your own website, you'll need to learn both HTML and CSS coding. If investing the time and energy to create your website doesn't sound appealing, you can also hire a website designer to create your site for you. Freelance designers can cost anywhere between $30 an hour and well over $100 per hour. Before you even open a website creator, you should know approximately how many pages you want your website to have, what the content on each of those pages should be, and the general layout of important pages such as the home page and the "About" page. Your website's pages may be easier to visualize if you draw rough pictures of each of them rather than just determining what content should appear. While there's something to be said for fresh ideas, your website's basic design should follow established guidelines such as the following: Navigation options (e.g., tabs for different pages) should go at the top of the page. If you use a menu icon (), it should be in the top-left corner of the page. If you use a search bar, it should be near the upper-right side of the page. Helpful links (e.g., links to the "About" page or the "Contact Us" page) should go at the very bottom of each page. Whatever text font, color palette, image theme, and design options you choose, make sure that you use the same decision throughout your website. It can be incredibly jarring to see one font or color scheme used for the "About" page when a completely different one was used for the home page. For example, if you exclusively use cool-tone colors for your site's home page, don't implement bright, loud colors on the next page. Keep in mind that using loud or clashing colors, especially when the colors display in a dynamic (e.g., moving) fashion, can evoke epilepsy in a small number of web users. If you decide to use such colors on your site, make sure you add an epilepsy warning before any relevant pages. Placing direct links to important pages on your website at the top of the home page will help direct first-time visitors to the content that matters. Most site creators add these links by default. It's important to make sure that every page on your website is accessible by clicking through options on your website rather than only being accessible via the page's address. Like any other kind of design, website design relies on visually pleasing combinations of color; because of this, picking theme colors which go together is crucial. Black, white, and grey is a good combination if you don't know where to start. Minimalism encourages cool-tone colors, simple graphics, black-on-white text pages, and as little embellishment as possible. Because minimalism requires little in the way of fancy elements, it's an easy way to make your website look professional and attractive without requiring much work. Many website creators will have a "minimalist" theme you can select when setting up your website. An alternative to minimalism is "brutalism", which uses harsher lines, bright colors, bold text, and minimal imagery. Brutalism has less of a following than does minimalism, but depending on your website's content, it may better suit your design needs. Straight lines and grid-locked web elements are safe bets, but making a few unique stylistic decisions will both lend personality to your site and help your site stand out. Don't be afraid to buck trends by placing website elements asymmetrically or using overlapping elements to create a layered appearance. While elegant, sharp corners and squared-off elements (also known as a "card-based" presentation) are less favorable than are rounded, soft elements.
Determine whether you want to use a website creator. Map out your site. Use intuitive design. Be consistent. Add navigation options. Use colors which complement each other. Consider using a minimalist design. Make unique choices.