Bespoke Websites vs Template Websites: Which Is Best?

Thinking of refreshing your website or creating a completely new website?

Navigating the world of website building is often very complicated. There are generally two avenues to choose between.

1.    The ‘DIY’ method: This means doing-it-yourself, often with the use of a template website from one of the many template website companies out there.

2.    The ‘Hiring a Web Professional’ method: This means starting from scratch with a website designer/developer in order to build a bespoke website.

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What Is A Template Based Website?

Treat a template based website as an ‘off-the-shelf’ solution. Meaning that a pre-constructed template of a website is available for anyone to use, no matter what their industry or website needs.

Templates are becoming more and more popular with companies that are looking for a simple solution to just get their product or service out there quickly and cheaply.

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The Advantage of Using Templates:

• Using a template is often quick, cheap, or free. 
  

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The Disadvantages of Using Templates:

• The code used in a template is often bloated with features that you don’t need. This often causes slower page loading times. 
• Although you will be able to change a few things on a template, you won’t have full control in changing functionalities and the finer details of a website. 
• Some cheaper or free templates might have functionality issues when it comes to displaying the website on mobile devices. If any issues arise, it’s usually difficult to fix them, as they have been created by a third party, meaning that many web development teams won’t want to touch them.