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When you purchase a car, you don’t ask for a custom machine, instead you’re shown a choice of well designed and engineered models that took years and years to design and develop. However, websites seem to be a different affair altogether. Most people assume that their site will be planned to their rigorous specifications. This is perfectly natural, and in a lot of cases it’s unavoidable.

But wait a second - is this truly the best way to go about things for all cases? Ask yourself this : how can I sell stuff online? Take into account e-commerce websites for example : feature-rich websites, with strict security necessities, a backoffice area so the site owner can update the content. All of this, while requiring the website to be simple to browse and buy products for website visitors. Resolving all those needs is no insignificant chore, and if one thing goes wrong, you’re going back to the web designer to request fixes. Custom-made websites in this light carry a large burden.

Nevertheless, there’s an alternative to this method which is much more cost-effective, potentially gives you a lot more facilities, and offers more reliability, stability and security - shopping cart templates.

People recognize these days that custom-made website design often isn’t required and that in numerous cases, it’s best to adjust your business plan even ever-so slightly so they match a strong, proven website template than to take chances with a bespoke web design to match your plans. So why is this the case though? Because of the demands a modern website asks for. You want a solid, well-tested codebase that powers your site, not recently written code that hasn’t had the benefit of months and years of real-life testing. Not just that, but templates ordinarily come with free updates, so your website is following all the contemporary technologies presenting your Facebook status on your site.

Perhaps most compellingly, templated solutions are far cheaper than tailor-made websites. Why would you drop £4000 on a website if you can get a ste with more features for only £150, as an example?

The above issues should cause you to think twice about your business plan and whether to choose a tailor-made site or a templated site.

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