Web Design Steps

Determine The Intended Audience
The colors, images, fonts, and layout should be tailores to the preferences of your audience. The type of site content (reading level, amount of animation, ect.) should be appropriate for your chosen audience.
Determinet the Goals of the Site
Some common goals of the web sites are: to be informational, to create a personal home page, to establish a corporate web presence, and to do business in e-commerce.
Determine the General Content and Create a Site Flowchart
The site flowchart is sometimes called a Storyboard.
Common organizational structures for web sites are: hierarchical, linear, and random.
Sketch a Tentative Page Layout
Be consistent in your overall layout -- color, typefaces, logo location, navigation bar, etc.
Plan your Home Page Layout to avoid scrolling.
Plan your Content Page Layout to be consisten, with easy navigation.