One of my all-time favorite hobbies is designing web-sites for personal use (such as this one), for fun (my ken site), and for the biz i am starting (Room H8). If you enjoy the design of my web-sites, I will be glad to design you one for you personally or your buisness for a small charge. Room H8 also does hosting for websites (this site is hosted by Room h8). We offer CGI capabilities, 10-20mb of space (thats PLENTY), a pop3 email address, and much, much more. Please visit http://www.roomh8.com for more information on design and hosting. NOTE: Roomh8 is currently down due to server changes.

As for tips on designing your own website, I have two major ones:

1. Express yourself in your design, design what YOU think looks good.
2. Look at many professional websites for design ideas