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a guide to conceiving, creating & publishing your own website

Why you should be cliche

While there are plenty of reasons not to copy others, there are plenty of reasons to stick with what you know. If people don't know how to use your website, they might just leave instead!

That is to say, common elements are common for a reason. If someone wants to learn more about you, they'll surely look for an about page—it's your choice to make them work for information by browsing the rest of your site or to collate it all in one page.