The best advice I can give anyone starting out in web design is to sepnd some time surfing and making notes on the sites that you like and the sites that you don't like. Try to out down in words what makes them appealing to you or what turns you off about them. Then when you start a new design pull up the sites that really stand out (I keep a bookmark list) and use them as inspiration. You will find over time that you will develop your own stlye based on the designs you admire. A word of caution, getting inspiration from someone eles's work does not mean copying their code or design but just getting ideas on what works.
Hope this helps and let us know how it's going I am always willing to help those getting started.
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