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Web site templates can be had for free or for a very affordable price and they save you a lot of time and effort when you want to create a new layout for your website. However, there are many pitfalls you'll want to avoid when using a web template.  Below you will find some guidelines to help you avoid those mistakes.

The first pitfall to avoid is using a template that is very popular. Your goal should be to have a unique web site. So if there are many sites using the same template, your website will not appear unique and your credibility as a quality professional web business will be tarnished - you will appear as a spin-off, a copy of the other web site's business.

Another pitfall to avoid is over customization. The main reason for using a web template is to save time and effort. Just change the title and a few other details and you're done. Don't fall into the trap of over customizing the template. While that may be good in the sense that you're creating a unique web site, you're defeating the main reason for using a web site template -- saving time and effort.

Conversely, if you purchase a template that needs some changes to work for you, then you will have to take some time to make those changes. For example, you find a nice template that fits your business type but the original designer placed an image of trees in the header. You can find images of dogs and puppies to replace the trees for your pet dog supply site. However, only make those changes which are absolutely necessary and don't redesign the whole template.

If after choosing the web site template, you find that you made the wrong choice, don't close the door on obtaining another one. If it appears that there will be too much work involved to get the site properly prepared for your use, don't be against cutting your losses and getting another template. This is a very subjective decision but you must be careful in selecting templates to suit your business. Don't just choose a template because it is pretty, choose it because it serves your purpose.

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