There are various technologies available to design a website. Also there are many ways to put content on a website. Making the right choice is very important. Since websites give regular periodic expense and because of the frequent changes in the technology space, making a careful selection is important. Below are 2 fundamental ideas that one can use while designing a website.

1. Choosing the right technologies.
Internet is now in its second generation. Initial technologies made by smaller companies such as Netscape has given way to bigger platforms which are supported by technology behemoths such as IBM and Microsoft Corporation. Also internet in itself has spread to newer devices like handheld computers and mobile phones. Iphone and other such smart phones are fast replacing the older genre of mobile phones. Hence ensure that your website works on all these new devices in addition to the personal computers and laptops. Select technologies which are globally accepted like the Symbian operating system for mobile phones. Stick with the big companies and their products when it comes to selecting a technology. However, do keep an eye on the new ones on horizon. Until Google went online, no one had ever imagined that web searches can be so easy and fast. Hence keep a small budget aside to keep experimenting with new technologies. No one knows from where the next Google like technology will emerge. Also always hire reputed designers if you plan to make money through your Internet website. Not everyone has high speed internet connection with unlimited download limits. Hence, check that your website works for all class of net surfers. This is especially true for wireless net surfers. Learn from Google. Google is perhaps the fastest site in world for any platform.

2. Simplicity.
Have a look at Google home page. It is one of the simplest you can find over the net and it also serves the purpose of doing web searches effectively. Google itself is perhaps the best search engine optimized (SEO) website. A website with tons of information on web pages taking a long time to download will hardly get any sticky net surfer. Most people will close their browsers rather then waiting for such a time consuming site to appear on their screen. Instead keep your content simple and short. Put extra detailed content as downloadable PDFs. PDFs are safe and easy to download