Do's and Don'ts of Web Page Design

Do's

• plan ahead by deciding what will be on your website, and how it will be organized
• use a common font
• add images, background colours
• make sure that your first page loads in under 15 seconds; statistics show that users won't wait longer than that length of time and after 20 seconds, you have lost half of your audience

Don't

• use unique and interesting fonts;  if the computer where the Web Page is being viewed does not have this font, it will compensate by using an alternative font, and may distort the formating of your page
• use images with a large file size;  the page will take too long to download, and the user may get discouraged, and give up
• use extremely bright colours;  although they may be appealing to get someone's attention, the page may become too difficult to read