Website design: Which is better, Web templates or Custom design?

[jeri61]

 
Having a website is a must for every business, no matter whether it is operating online or not. Given the great competition in every industry, you have to have a site that will stand out in the crowd and attract more visitors that can be turned into more customers. The main question in front of every business is whether to use a readymade website design template or get a custom web design by a website design studio.
 
The first factors to assess, when comparing the two options, are their features. In general, there are many different types of ready templates that you can use to create a site by yourself. In most cases, these ready to use website builders come with a content management system (CMS) which you can use without technical knowledge. They have customizable layouts as well. It is also standard for these templates to be search engine optimized.
 
A custom web design would be easy to manage and easy to change according your needs and requirements. The main additional feature that you will get, when opting for such a product, is a unique theme. Basically, the website design will reflect its purpose and your business goals. For example, if you have a tourism website, you would want it to have a theme that allows a lot of pictures images to be added on the pages. Even though templates are customizable, you might not be able to get the theme you want.
 
Another important factor to consider is the quality. Not all templates are of the same quality. Similarly, even if you get a custom web design, this does not guarantee that it will be better than a template. For this reason, you should judge every particular product and service on its own merits. Web templates need not be inferior to custom made products. In many cases, they have similar or even better quality, especially when they are developed by professional web designers and developers.

[warsha]

Hey...

Both have their own values...
Some time web templates are very useful to make the web site but some time it is require to make a custom design..

[darkwar]

I think temples are not for experts... its only for new learners...

[markjohnson]

According to me Custom designs are more better than Web templates..The reason behind this is that a custom web design is easy to manage and easy to change according to your needs and requirements.Also choosing custom design provides you an option for selecting unique theme..

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[anupamsaha35]

As a web designer you should know the features of both, as well as each of their individual advantages and disadvantages to select the one that would best serve your client. Let’s stick to the facts and let you form your own opinion on the subject. Each process has it’s own pros and cons and at A Work Of Art, Inc., we believe these need to be carefully weighed for each client to determine the best solution. To determine if a website design should be custom or pre-built, we consider the following dimensions of quality:

[LukePeerFly]

I decided to get a custom design done for my blog and have been very happy with that decision. It makes your site stand out and helps build your brand :)

[paviya]

It's depend upon your business.If you need to build a small website,website templates is suitable for you.Because you can easily develop your website using Predesigned professional web templates within short time.But if you are interested to make a professional website,web designing service is the best option.Recently i launched a small website.So i prefer web builder service.I bought web builder service from http://www.tucktail.com/build-own-website/ They have lot of categories.I have chosen one among them.They provided good technical support.I like their services.

[moloncvui]

we can design websites using the WYSIWYG editor.

[richierich]

there are online sites to design websites.

[moloncvui]

Is templates better or custom design ?