All About Website Templates
May 26, 2004

In the competitive internet marketing world there is no longer room for ugly HTML only sites. Viewers and customers know a credible looking site when they see one. Unfortunately, many webmasters just don't have the knack for good web design or the thousands of dollars to pay a professional to design them a professional looking site. Fortunately for left-brained webmasters, and those of us who would just like to save precious time, there are web site templates.

What is a Web Site Template?
A web site template is a web page without any content, like a greeting card template, or business form template. Like these templates, web site templates help you quickly get started on your project.

Designing an actual layout for an entire web site can take a while, and coding the layout in HTML can be a real head-ache. Using a pre-made web template takes care of these design issues, giving you more time to focus on the content of the website.

Web site template companies employ talented web designers to create (usually) great looking shells for web sites. They have numerous layouts, designs, colors, images, buttons, etc. to fit the varied preferences of webmasters and needs for all types of web sites. Web site templates come ready to go- you just choose your layout, colors, and pictures, download and add your content.

Cookie Cutter Sites?
If you worry about having a "cookie cutter" site that is the same as 100 other people in your category, don't. Most downloadable templates are easy to alter so your site won't be identical to your competitors. If you are really concerned, many web site template providers, such as Template Monster, offer slightly higher pricing for unique designs. If you purchase a unique design they will no longer sell the design to anyone else.

Where to get web site templates
Professional web site templates are available for surprisingly low prices from a growing number of companies. Template Monster, our favorite, offers ready to download templates for low prices. We actually used a Template Monster web site template to design this site. Looks good, eh? Template Monster offers tons of designs, layouts, logos, and fonts for most types of web sites, targeting specifically business sites (as opposed to family/personal web sites.)

Or if you'd rather have your site designed, you can find graphic designers in your area at BestWebProviders.com.

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