HTML Templates
A template could easily offer you the best return on in investment in you web designing efforts.
WHY? Because your time is the most valuable commodity you have. Using a template in your HTML editor will save you countless hours doing repetitive tasks. Hours that could be better spent preparing what really matters to web site visitors – Content!
It’s content that gets people to your web pages; content that brings them back, content that gets you high rankings for your key words. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of “playing” with graphics, colors, layouts, style sheets and the rest.
Hey, it’s fun! But it doesn’t get the job done.
Whether you are a professional web master or a person setting up a hobby site or anyone in between, buying a template will be the best investment you make.
Industry estimates indicate using a template will increase your productivity 5 to 10 times in the site building process!
It’s easy to find a template that suits your site concept (there are so many to choose from), or for a little more money have a talented designer do it for you, exactly as you want. It’s a bargain either way.
Then you can concentrate on moving you visitors through your site logically and to the conclusion you want. Focus on the outcome, not the bells and whistles.
All editors allow you to save a page as a template for use as you build new pages, there’s nothing to it. A good designer will give you complete instructions on the template:
- Save it at the root level.
- What it can and can not do.
- Options for customizing it including colors, graphics, fonts, tables, etc.
- What to leave alone to maintain consistency.
Remember, it’s still your site. There is no shame in outsourcing part of the project. Smart designers and web masters do it all the time. The look & feel will reflect your ideas, your site concept. The template will support your content, not over shadow it.
This is a mistake that you can see every day on the web. There are so many fabulous tools out there now, too many designers can’t resist using them at the expense of the fundamental reality that CONTENT IS KING.
In addition to a great look and feel, a good designer will give you a template with clean code that loads quickly in any browser on any platform. Speed is an essential ingredient to keeping visitor on your site and increasing page views.
So take our advice Think about your online business and how it is going to work. Then let a professional designer create the look and feel that does the job, and save your time and energy for what really matters – your successful online business.