Unarguably, the most important part of your website is content. To draw in clients or customers, you need captivating content and search engines are blind to web design. They only see content. The images, structure and colors of your website go out the window when it comes to search engine placement, which we all know is the single best traffic generator. Your web design is really only a shell that makes your content look pretty. Don't get me wrong, your site's design can be very important. People are influenced by colors they see, and the quality of your design lends credibility to your brand-image.
So why are so many people spending hundreds or thousands of dollars for someone to build them a custom shell for their content? The answer is simple: because they don't know about web site templates. Or maybe more accurately: they know about templates, but don't know how to utilize them. Did you know that many web designers actually buy web site templates that they then customize to meet their clients needs?
A website template is the fastest, easiest, and most cost effective path to building your website. Where custom design can take weeks or months to finish, and can run you in the thousands of dollars, web templates are relatively inexpensive, and can be ready to publish in a matter of days. Many high-quality templates are available for under $100.
There are a few different options for finding web templates. There are membership based dealers that offer a ?ne-time or monthly subscription fee which buys you the right to download their entire collection. Then there are companies that deal on a one-by-one basis, selling a single template for use with one website. Personally, I find the one-by-one type companies offer much higher quality designs. Not to mention the aspect of exclusivity. If ten thousand people subscribe to a membership based template company, and one thousand of them like the XYZ template, how many websites are going to look exactly the same? You do the math.
Many of the single-sale companies offer two separate ways to buy. The first and most common is the general purchase. This gives you the right to use the design to build one website, whether you're building a website for yourself or for someone else. Then there is the unique price. This not only gives you the right to use the template, it also means the company will stop selling the template to other customers. You will be the only one out there with that design.
I know what you're thinking, "Even if I did get a template, I wouldn't know how to edit it." The great thing is it's not hard to find a company that will sell you the template, and then help you edit the template for a nominal fee. Basically, you're getting professional web design at a fraction of the cost. There is really no reason not to buy a web site template.
Visit your local template shop and have a look around. You may be pleasantly surprised to find exactly what you're looking for!
Jon Hancock is the president and founder of HighTide Web Services. We are proud to be a fast growing, California based web services firm, offering high quality web site templates from some of the best designers out there, as well as excellent and affordable web h?sting.
hightidetemplate.com
hightidetemplate.com
You know... Before purchasing your product a person comes to... Read More
ASP.NET is a new programming framework from Microsoft for developing... Read More
Since you'll spend lots of time and money to create... Read More
Web Design is a very subjective process. Your idea of... Read More
Colors are powerful, and create strong feelings. They can also... Read More
Avoid these mistakes and your site will be steps ahead... Read More
If you are anything like me, your website is a... Read More
We've all read the countless publications about effective web site... Read More
The most important person that you need to please when... Read More
If someone doesn't know you personally, will they trust you... Read More
Novice and professional designers alike ? you may probably be... Read More
What Will My Site Do?This is the first of eight... Read More
One of the most popular methods of traffic generation is... Read More
If you are reading this, I assume you either have... Read More
There's no doubt about it - the first page your... Read More
If you've a website but not making a lot of... Read More
There are two camps when it comes to flash web... Read More
Nope. You certainly don't need a website.But you don't need... Read More
Novice and professional graphic designers, we are aware that you... Read More
Designing your website can be a difficult task especially if... Read More
What dollar amount does your web site contribute to this... Read More
Remember your vision for your company and the brand or... Read More
Don't just put your slogan in the title tag when... Read More
Whether you're giving a critical sales presentation to a client,... Read More
You have created your custom error page so now all... Read More
home cleaning services Mundelein ..There is unlimited possibilities when it comes to designing a... Read More
If your Web site doesn't project a professional and polished... Read More
Let's face it. Buying products and services from the Internet... Read More
Everyday we hear that another company goes out of business.When... Read More
Many times I've seen a web site undergo a revision... Read More
Before doing anything on the technical side, you need some... Read More
Drop Capitals are frequently used in many newspapers, books and... Read More
A client asked me, at what point do you change... Read More
So how do you know when your graphic designer costs... Read More
First off, I am a designer. Now you're thinking, here's... Read More
Marketing is not an easy skill to acquire.It requires patience... Read More
A question we frequently get asked is, "how do we... Read More
The time it takes to load your site can make... Read More
If you own a web site or if you are... Read More
I get the occasional web design lead from my website.... Read More
Since I made the switch 6 months ago to a... Read More
When your web site sells more than a dozen items,... Read More
Persons engaged in website design, here's a scoop for you!... Read More
Want to know what the worst thing to say on... Read More
If you have a website, you want your visitors to... Read More
Many websites make the mistake of being all flash and... Read More
Developing a software application is not easy at all; apart... Read More
Being a writer, when I was asked to do some... Read More
Questions to ask when designing a Web Site for your... Read More
When I purchase something from a web site I first... Read More
Web Design |