How to set up a professional website on your own using web templates

Written by bizbrim.com


To create professional websites is not an easy task by any means. There are many things that you got to take into consideration like easy navigation, strategic links, clean coding, professional layout, easy downloading, scanability, usability and so on. These arerepparttar elements that differentiate a professional website from a mediocre one. So in a way it’s not designingrepparttar 132524 website that counts but howrepparttar 132525 website is designed.

The only option that most of us have in order to design a good website is to hire a web- designer. Web-designers can help you come up with a great website that looks professional and is coded to perfection, but what aboutrepparttar 132526 time factor, leave alonerepparttar 132527 costs. Here’s where web templates come torepparttar 132528 rescue.

What are web templates?

Wondering what web templates are? Well, to put it in simple terms, web templates are semi-finished, pre designed web pages that can be used to create and host websites in less time. They are coded and have everything from graphics to logos and can be customized if required to add new pictures, content etc.

Why are web templates considered semi finished WebPages?

Web templates are semi finished inrepparttar 132529 sense that they are not ready to upload as they are. You need to add certain elements to make them look complete. Some ofrepparttar 132530 main elements that you need to add include

1.) Links 2.) Page content 3.) Page titles/header/footer and Meta tags 4.) Company Logo, images etc

After adding these detailsrepparttar 132531 web template becomes ready to be uploaded using a web host forrepparttar 132532 world to see.

What isrepparttar 132533 price range of web templates?

Web templates range in price depending onrepparttar 132534 type of templates, terms of usage, package deals, membership deals, files provided etc. Typically a professional template with non-exclusive rights could cost you anything between $20 to $100. This is way lower as compared to what a web designer would ask you for designing your website, not to mentionrepparttar 132535 time factor. Copyrighted templates with exclusive rights could cost you anywhere between $350 to $1800 per template. Some template providers like http://www.buytemplates.net can offer you high quality templates for much lower costs.

What arerepparttar 132536 files I should get withrepparttar 132537 purchase of a template?

The files that you get onrepparttar 132538 purchase of a template differ from vendor to vendor depending onrepparttar 132539 type/feature ofrepparttar 132540 template. Regardless ofrepparttar 132541 type of template some files that should accompany your purchase are as follows,

1.) Index.html file 2.) Jpeg/gif image files, font files 3.) External CSS Style sheets 4.) PSD files

In addition to these some other files such as .js file (for templates that use JavaScript) and readme.txt files can also be provided. Generally these files are provided in a .zip format and you may need to unzip them for usage. You can make use of unzipping software like WinZip to unziprepparttar 132542 files. This software can be downloaded from winzip.com.

What kind of rights do I get overrepparttar 132543 web templates?

Basically there are two types of templates; exclusive (copyrighted) templates and non- exclusive (non-copyrighted) templates. An exclusive template gives you ownership rights overrepparttar 132544 template whereas a non exclusive template does not give you ownership rights but only usage rights. Exclusive web templates are a bit costly and will ensure thatrepparttar 132545 template is not resold to any other customer. You may userepparttar 132546 template as your like and even resell it to other customers. A non-exclusive template onrepparttar 132547 other hand is cheaper and gives you only usage rights overrepparttar 132548 template. This means you can modifyrepparttar 132549 template as per your needs but cannot resell them to a third party. Non-exclusive templates also mean thatrepparttar 132550 same template can be resold byrepparttar 132551 template provider to more than one customer.

How do I editrepparttar 132552 web templates?

Basically editing involves insertingrepparttar 132553 content, changingrepparttar 132554 style and adding/changing graphics. This can be done usingrepparttar 132555 psd, index.html and other files thatrepparttar 132556 web-template provider gives you on purchase of specific templates.

The 5 key steps to promoting your website

Written by Robin Eldred


Promoting your website can seem like a daunting, complicated task. The truth of it is that it's not a trivial undertaking. But with some well laid plans, you can be sure that you're leaving no stone unturned and working towardrepparttar best possible results.

Step 1: Preparation - Prepare your website forrepparttar 132522 search engines - This is a critical phase where elements such as keyphrase selection and web page optimization come into play. Whether you have a website already or not, this is where you need to start. Your site must be prepared and optimized to ensure that whenrepparttar 132523 major search engines and directories visit your site, they index it properly and favourably.

Step 2: Popularity - Establish a network of incoming links from other sites - It is crucial that you establish plenty of quality, relevant links to your site. This typically means approaching websites in your industry (be they indirect competitors, vendors, suppliers or directory owners) and asking for a link, or offering to exchange links. Having a strong initial link popularity greatly increasesrepparttar 132524 chances thatrepparttar 132525 major search engines will find you before you even let them know you’re out there. During this phase you should also consider purchasing pay-for-inclusion memberships at some ofrepparttar 132526 major directories. Althoughrepparttar 132527 costs can add up and typically need to be renewed yearly,repparttar 132528 links that they provide are often extremely valuable.

Step 3: Broadcasting - Letrepparttar 132529 search engines and directories know about your site - This step is essentially web site submission. You should be submitting not only your site, but all pages within your site torepparttar 132530 major search engines and directories. You can do this both manually and automatically (if you haverepparttar 132531 tools). Getting listed withrepparttar 132532 major players typically takes anywhere from 2 to 12 weeks. As such, you should continue this step until all your pages are indexed on allrepparttar 132533 search engines. But be careful: once a page is indexed, don’t keeping submitting it to that search engine; your work there is done.

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