subject: The Pros And Cons Of Using A Template In Web Design [print this page] For search engine optimization, you will have to come up with a good looking and functional website. Web design pricing varies from $99 a month or a project fee of $15,000. Depending on who you are, what you are trying to do, marketing budget could be a headache. Some people consider using a template, not always bad or good, it depends on the situation.
Pros: The foremost positive aspect of using a template is the savings in time, and potentially money. As an inexperienced user you might not even have the knowledge to create the best corporate websites. You wouldnt have a choice in this manner. It would save you time and the website might not look that bad at all, especially if the template was created by a top firm, with the content management open source capability.
Another positive thing is that there will most likely be less or no errors in the code of the template. This will be beneficial as it will ensure compliance with modern web standards and also cross browser compatibility.
Cross browser compatibility is such an important thing altogether that it deserves its own section. There are 4 major browsers that the public is using and they all interpret websites differently. The differences may be minor, but they can have a huge effect on the look and feel of a website. In some cases it might look completely different and might not work at all. While the top web designers are building a template, they will test it against all browsers at the time and correct for those issues.
Cons: Although there are a few positive things about using a template there are also a couple of negative ones. First of all it can be hard finding a template that will fit exactly what you want to do with your website, especially if you have a unique situation.
Second of all dont expect you website to win any awards. Web designs created by the top 10 online marketing companies are always unique and crafted once for one website. When using a template you run the risk of that template being used somewhere else on the internet. There is a chance that the same kind of business, aka your competitor, is using it as well. This wouldnt look very good for you.
And then there is the lack of customization for your site in particular. It wouldnt be optimized for SEO for your solution. It would just be a generic template and at some point you will need a top web designer to look at it and make some changes for you.
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