Do you really think you can create a website? No? Not true, of course you can! Most people wrongly believe that they'll never be able to create a website. The terms geek, guru and nerd spring to mind and you already feel intimated. Then you think about how to design a website and worry that it takes a lot of training, time and effort. Not to mention a boat load of programming skills!

Nothing could be further from the truth! I won't lie and say that it takes no time and effort, there are some skills that you will need to learn, but it's not as hard or time consuming as you may think.

You know what you want, you can see it in your mind's eye. Now it's time to actually put your website design down on paper. But you're wondering where to start. How do you go about professional website design. To be honest it's not black magic and here are some easy steps to follow.

Planning your website design

First off you should decide on the purpose of your website.