Be sure what you want to put on the website. be sure of what peopel want/expect to see when they open your site(this is a hard one).. make a checklist of all those things and start. make evrything brief. put bright and vibrant colors(but not toomany) .. the 1st page overview of ur site should specify all about your site. think of something that anyone else hasnt yet thought of and include it in ur site. it shouldnt be predictable..