Aardvark Question – Tip for Web Design

I’m new to web design and looking to have a website built for my business. I heard its essential to develop a good structure and architecture – any tips or recources you’ve found useful on planning and ‘wireframing’ for a new a website?

Alan M., Nottingham, U.K.

When considering architecture, there’s technical:

1) Server type, recommend Linux/Apache/PHP
2) Domains, recommend GoDaddy, but you can work with any registrar

Then for wireframing, consider the layout of your homepage. Focus on this at first, becuase once you have a homepage design you approve, it’s relatively simple to cast an “inner” page design from it so that your website has a consistent feel as visitors navigate.