May 31, 2009
Web Development: Bespoke or Templated?
If you’re hoping to launch an online business, you need to seek out a web development company that can create your website for you. In deciding who to select, you ought to consider one critical factor: do I need a bespoke website or a website template?
Tell me exactly, what is the difference between template and bespoke websites?
A bespoke website is tailor made for you. You tell the developer your needs, and they develop a site developed exactly based on your requirements. A website template uses already-developed code, and you then either build your needs based on how the website template operates, or the website template can be amended to better match your needs.
The advantages and disadvantages of a templated website
The advantages: A content managed website template uses secure, sturdy, proven, and stable scripts, normally has free updates, is very quick to setup and deploy, and is going to be far more money-saving than having a bespoke website created.
The disadvantages: your template might not precisely fit your prerequisites, even with alterations made. The ability of the developer to customise the template will be dependent on his understanding of the template.
Here are the advantages and disadvantages of a bespoke template
The advantages : The site will be custom-made to fit your requirements. As the web developer will have constructed the site from scratch, he will have detailed knowledge of the codebase, which is a massive advantage compared to a website template IF the web designer doesn’t have a great deal of understanding of the website template’s codebase.
The disadvantages : it is expensive, it usually takes time for a bespoke site to be built, and you’re chancing your arm on whether the web designer is gifted enough to guarantee your site is sturdy, secure, search engine friendly and is usable and accessible to everyone.
Whatever you settle on, you must make sure that after your site goes live you centre on advertising the site as without visitors, no matter how great your site looks and functions, it’s useless without a decent amount of traffic to convert to paying clients!
