Essentials for Building a Solid Web Site ?

Iwill start a new website in a few days. i have already 5 websites.
Please can you sugest me what should i do.

What are the essentials?
thanks

 

i would suggest starting with content. What will the site be about

 

Thx..content is on my mind too..I was thinking at a dir. submission site !!!

 

I already have 5 mate..but, I was asking for another opinion, and I got it.!
Content...is a step..
next.................................)))