Just to spare myself having to look at yet more unwisely designed websites created by well-meaning but horribly deceived authors, I wrote down some advice to new website creators.
Beginners aren't the only ones producing bad websites - armed with big budgets and years of experience, professional web designers can wreak infinitely more havoc than a simple amateur. Below is an ongoing list (nay, freakshow) of some of the more egregious professional offenders: