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Web designers, on the other
class="cap">Why         hand, exist because websites are
would anyone hire a web         so often more than just text on a
designer when we have all these       page. It’s no longer just about
wonderful templates so readily        having a clean look and easy link
available? Many web-hosting          scheme. Websites are tools,
companies now provide access to       potentially very versatile tools,
an array of well-crafted web          and like all tools they are
templates, requiring that the         designed to fulfill certain
user only fill in text and place      goals.

images. And best of all, access

The benefit of original web
to those templates is often free      design, of having a website
with the web hosting services.        created for you from scratch, is
So if you already have all your       that it can be built with your
own text and graphics, why pay        actual goals in mind, not just
the extra money—possibly              the generic goals of running a
several-hundred dollars—to have a     website. Naturally, this becomes
web designer set your site up?        most clear when you want more
First, because templates are just     complex and functional
that—templates. They are             programming in your site.
pre-created layouts designed to       Although ready-made web programs
work for a variety of people.         are also readily available, they
Now certainly, they are well made     can also be inferior to programs
and functional, and the better        designed for your website
ones might even be tailored to a      specifically, simply because they
specific field of business. If       were not designed for your
all you want is a web presence,       website specifically.

then by all means, go the

There is also the advantage of
template route. That’s what they experience to
exist for.

consider—specifically, the web

designer’s experience. When you       check; it will work with you to
are working with pre-made             make sure your site is working
programs and layout templates,        properly, does everything you
you have to determine the             want, and conforms to important
specifics of their information        web standards. A good web
and content. As far as assigning     designer can also expand or
the content appropriate to your       change its code as your needs
business, that’s easy. However,       change—try and get that from a
there are other factors to            template!

consider. Are you using too many

Templates are good for getting
pictures, or images with too          content on the web. However,
large a file size? Are you           they are not substitutes for
taking into account the               original web design, performed by
differences of other monitors         a knowledgeable website designer.
when looking at your product? Is      If you are going to have a
your site optimized for the           website at all, original web
search engines? Can the search       design is the way to go to create
engine spiders efficiently            a site that suits your
navigate your entire site? Will      business.

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different browsers?
Author

Web designers are not only         id="authorbio"
there to create code. If they        class="membersnoticewhite">Dustin
were, then templates would be a       Schwerman is the primary web
much more viable option.              designer at Truly Unique--Custom
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standards of website design. A       om"
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