What size should my site be?

A question we commonly get involves the best size at which to build a website. What size will allow most users to see it without appearing tiny to users with larger screens?

At this time, we recommend building a site 1 of 2 ways:

1) Target 1024x768. At this time, around 50% of users user browsers at this resolution, and nearly 40% use browsers at larger resolutions - which will display fine. Fewer than 10% of users are on screens smaller than this.

2) Go Elastic. An elastic site stretches to the width of the user's browsers. These sites take considerably longer to build as great pains must be taken to ensure that all sizes flow correctly... but for some sites, it may be worth your while.