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Let's get started. First let's keep some keypoints in mind:

* Try to make your webpage or website perfectly imperfect:

a banner on the first page, but not the second
long texts, lot's of bold and strange color combinations
html only, so ugly default fonts, unless you want to fast forward to the late nineties and use CSS
create your own bullet points (any symbol you like) and add some spaces
lot's of gif's and pictures anyplace, anywhere, anytime
have a look at 90s sites , geocities stuff

* Add some nineties stuff:

a counter
banners
slow loading "dialup speed" pictures (create a gif)
a repeating image background , it doesn't have to be seamless
add a sitemap, or a links page
ugly buttons
easter eggs
a never ending 'under construction' banner somewhere (let's keep some part of our website under construction until the next decade)
a broken or wrong hyperlink

* Techy geek stuff:

for charset, use utf-8 , it wasn't invented yet, but we want to show off our 90s site in this decade
don't use vulnerable mechanisms like http instead of https, oldschool guestbooks vulnerable to sql injection, ... we want to keep things secure
do a quick validation check (don't stare yourself blind at the obsolete stuff, we want to go back :-) )
work with forms instead of mailto links
use websafe colors (in the 90s devices could only display 256 colors) --> also think of images, no obligation at all, it's your creation
html tables can help you give the layout a 90s look and feel. Do keep in mind that mobile devices now exist and your page needs to be diplayable on mobile as well

* For the noobs:

Learn html coding (you can even use notepad)

Keep tips and tricks above in mind

Code your webpage or website

Get a domainname and hosting

Publish your site

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