Website Design Guides
Last updated 2026-07-01 · By CheapCheck (KTLYST Labs)
These guides help non-designer founders answer one question: does my website look professional, and if not, why? Each is answer-first, plain-English, and grounded in established design principles. Start with the diagnostic, or jump to the tell you already suspect.
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- How to Make a Good Website: A Step-by-Step Checklist
The full checklist for a site that looks professional: hierarchy, typography, whitespace, color, and imagery, in the order that matters.
- Is My Website Good? A 5-Minute Self-Diagnostic
A quick, honest test you can run yourself before paying anyone. Spot the tells that make visitors bounce.
- Why Websites Look Cheap (and How to Fix Each Tell)
Generic fonts, gradient text, weak hierarchy, no whitespace. The concrete reasons a site reads as cheap, each with its fix.
- Website Critique Tools Compared: CheapCheck vs the Alternatives
CheapCheck vs hiring a designer vs generic AI vs reviewing it yourself. What each is good at, and what it costs.
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