When creating skins or setting style properties directly on a control, consider using the
CssClass property instead, and then moving all styling-related properties to the CSS for the
site or theme. This decreases the page’s size and makes it easier to make changes to the layout
afterward.
The Export Template feature of Visual Studio is a great time saver. You can use it not only to
create a template for an ASPX page and its Code Behind, but also for other files like classes
and CSS files, and even a complete website. This enables you to jump-start the creation of
new files, saving you from typing the same stuff over and over again.