Why Web Templates May Not Save You Money
The fact is that is if you have the time and patience, than a web template may be for you. If you are willing to learn html, Search Engine Optimization and photo optimization than you should not have a problem with a web template. The fact is that companies hire web developers because they don’t have the desire or time to learn a new trade. I don’t know or want to know how to work on my car – I pay someone who has experience to do it. In the long run I won’t mess something up that I know nothing about. Believe me my husband and uncle worked a year on my brakes and could not figure it out. We would have saved a lot of time, money and frustration if I would have just taken it to a mechanic. Most likely you have a business to run and the reason you need a website is to get your name out there. What is your time worth? Some of my clients have tried to build there own website and never want to do it again. They are happy to let us do the work, and most of the time very ecstatic. I have used templates before and I was so frustrated I designed my own. I have a web design and multimedia degree. I know something about something and I was so frustrated.
Here are some of the disadvantages of using templates:
1. You can get web templates for free or at a low-price. But these templates are not unique. Several people may have already bought or downloaded the template you have chosen. If you can’t change the colors or layout a bit, your site looks like a clone of several sites. If you want a unique template design licensed only to you, you need hire a web designer or buy the template. Which will cost you more than hiring a designer and you still have to do all the work.
Example:
Price: $64
Unique Price: $1895
2. Often, templates don’t look good if you stretch them a bit. For example, if there is space for 100 words in a block and if you try to insert 200 words in that space, the template layout may change. And this may not look good. This puts limitations on text you can place in a template based web page, thereby restricting you from optimizing text or being descriptive about your business. It is well known that the more verbiage in a page the more attention it gets from search engines. A template doesn’t come with Meta tags.
3. Templates are good for static pages. If your site needs dynamic pages with a database and forms than this is probably not your best option.
4. If you are doing customization for yourself, always work on a copy of the template files. Templates are often done with simple HTML. But if you try to edit HTML tags instead of text between them, you might end up with bad page layout.
So if you really want to use a website template and need a basic website and are willing to learn photo optimization, a little html and Search Engine Optimization than go for it.
Here are some of the disadvantages of using templates:
1. You can get web templates for free or at a low-price. But these templates are not unique. Several people may have already bought or downloaded the template you have chosen. If you can’t change the colors or layout a bit, your site looks like a clone of several sites. If you want a unique template design licensed only to you, you need hire a web designer or buy the template. Which will cost you more than hiring a designer and you still have to do all the work.
Example:
Price: $64
Unique Price: $1895
2. Often, templates don’t look good if you stretch them a bit. For example, if there is space for 100 words in a block and if you try to insert 200 words in that space, the template layout may change. And this may not look good. This puts limitations on text you can place in a template based web page, thereby restricting you from optimizing text or being descriptive about your business. It is well known that the more verbiage in a page the more attention it gets from search engines. A template doesn’t come with Meta tags.
3. Templates are good for static pages. If your site needs dynamic pages with a database and forms than this is probably not your best option.
4. If you are doing customization for yourself, always work on a copy of the template files. Templates are often done with simple HTML. But if you try to edit HTML tags instead of text between them, you might end up with bad page layout.
So if you really want to use a website template and need a basic website and are willing to learn photo optimization, a little html and Search Engine Optimization than go for it.
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