Reasons for using a Website Template

1. You can save countless hours of design when you use a ready-made templates.
2. If you are not a skilled graphic artist, a ready-made template will look more professional.
3. You can use your time more wisely by working on the marketing and promotion of your site and let someone else provide the artwork.
4. You can get a professional looking site up and running very fast.

You really have two choices with using templates ...

1. An Online solution where the web host provides you with the template
2. Download a template and add your content using a web page editor

Online template solutions

The main advantage of an online solution is that you don't need to use any web design software on your PC. You simply sign-up for a web hosting account, choose your template, and then add the content for your site. Here are some online solutions which provide a wide range of good templates.

Site Studio

International Website Hosting also offers Site Studio free with its hosting plans. This is an online web builder with a choice of pre-made templates you can use to create a personal or business website.

Joomla

This is an Open source content management system, and because it is open-source there are hundreds of free templates available. If you already have a website host with PHP then you should be able to download the Joomla script and upload it to your site. If you don't have a web host yet, then the hosting package at International Website Hosting includes Joomla as part of the free resources provided and is very easy to install.

Site Build It!

You can set up a very professional Web site using SiteBuildIt. You can visit their site to see examples of websites that have used this solution. This is a good choice if you are looking at building an online business because it integrates search engine optimisation in the solution.

Download a template

If you already own a website and just want to improve the design, then have a look at these ready-made templates

• limited editions website templates
• full flash website templates
• valid CSS templates
• newsletter templates