Building a website requires many decisions. Besides from the structure, other aspects need to be taken into account.

How you use the space provided is of great importance when putting together a site. You should try to build the site to fill the majority of the space but also be able to adjust itself when the user resizes the screen. In addition, screen resolution also needs to be thought about. You'll find most systems these days use a widescreen monitor rather than the old 640 x 480 resolution. This causes issues if you are building your site on a widescreen monitor as other people might not have the same size screen.

Colors are useful for separating different sections of a site. For example, a common method for laying out the page is to have the information on one colour in the center and the rest of the page set to a specific background color. This way the main content stays in the centre of the page if the browser is resized. This deals with the widescreen problem as a bigger monitor will show more background color and a smaller one will show less but the centre content will be the same on both.

A common mistake in site design is not aligning images properly. Many designers position images without thought and do not wrap text around them correctly. To code images onto the page the tag is used but further coding is required to wrap text around the pictures correctly. The align attribute can be used to embed images within the text making the layout more appealing to the eye.

Images and text need to be balanced correctly on the screen. Overpopulating the page with images can make the site difficult to view. Remember that the pictures are part of the design as well when determining the look of the page. As you design your site think about where you are placing them.

You should also consider the text width. This is most commonly known as the scan length which is how many words are displayed on each line of the page. 7-11 words is a standard amount. Any longer than this and it becomes difficult to read, any less and text looks disjointed. Keeping the text in line as you design your page is also important. Some designers choose to centre all the text but this should be avoided. If all the text is centered it can reduce the readability of the page.

As a final wrap up make a list of the 'most wanted actions' you want your website visitors to perform, and remember them when designing your website layout. If you want to collect their personal details you'll need to ensure that the form or a link to it jumps out at them on the first page they arrive on. If you want them to go to a certain page after arriving at your site, you'll want to ensure that you have included a banner or icon that takes them to that page.