Hiring a web design company is an ideal option for ensuring the best possible and most professional looking web site. Many web designers will continue to maintain the service for a monthly or yearly fee, while others will provide the option for the web site owners to take over the management of the website. Talk to the web designer and provide ideas and information that you want to have included.

If you have never done your own web design, start by looking around at websites to find out what you like. This means looking at colors, layout, graphics, fonts and even structure of the website. Look at the overall impression the website gives as well as what parts of the web page your eyes are drawn to. Keep this in mind when designing your own.

The font size and style is one of the most important aspects of your website. If the font in difficult to read or too small it is often not worth the effort for the consumer or reader to bother working through. Keep the font simple and easily read. Good options include Ariel, Verdana, Helvetica and Times New Roman. Avoid fonts that look like handwriting or are full of curls and embellishments.