Template Vs. Custom Web Design: Which is Best for a New Zealand Company?
Business owners and marketing executives tore their hair out trying to decide how much or how little to invest in revamping their shamefully out-of-date websites every day in offices throughout the nation. We frequently witness it. The decision between a customized website and a website built using a template, however, should not be painful.
Website templates are, in fact, excellent solutions for some businesses, just as unique websites are required for others.
Custom Web Design
Every component of a website that has been specifically built for you will meet your needs. The design is constructed around your strategy and content. All of the Mojo Media Labs websites have unique designs. Without a template, we begin.
Pros
- You can build your website around your marketing plan with a bespoke design. Because the website was created specifically to meet your goals, you may be more selective about how you build it.
- Fully customizable.
- Working with an agency and an agency partner typically feels like having an additional member of your team..
Cons
- More expensive.
- It takes a lot of time.
- Some marketing teams may find it to be overly complex..
Template Design
The best way to explain this is that a template-based design offers you pre-defined boxes to plop your content into. You basically find a template that most closely matches what you need and make small customizations with colors and images.
A template-based design provides you with pre-defined boxes to place your content in, which is the easiest way to explain this. Basically, you choose a template that most nearly matches your needs and make minor colour and graphic changes.
Example: Almost everyone provides a selection of templates, some more pricey than others.
Pros
- Relatively affordable..
- Can be built or implemented more faster..
Cons
- Finding a template that exactly fits your needs will be challenging..
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Custom Web Design with WordPress
In WordPress, the majority of users will work from a template, although custom design is also an option.
WordPress can be used to create almost anything, which is perhaps why organisations like The New York Times, BBC America, Sony, The Walt Disney Company, and Mercedes-Benz utilise it.
They are not the only ones, though. More than 30% of ALL websites run on WordPress. That number should really shock you.
Or not. It might not be that shocking after all. WordPress is quite safe, scalable, and lends itself nicely to contemporary designs. And it’s easy to use. Having WordPress running in the background is great if you want to go into your site and make adjustments, add material, and delete anything out of date.
Even better, there’s a good probability that several members of your team already know how to use it, perhaps because they were bloggers in the past.
All right, that’s a brief overview of custom web design. Does it go on beyond that? Of course, but we’ll reserve that discussion for a later post. We’re going to look at the alternative right now.
The Bottom Line
How do you determine which is best for you? Here is a fast test to determine whether your company website should be personalised or template-designed.
Template: A template design might be your best choice if you have a limited budget and need results quickly. Some companies only require a website that serves as a digital brochure because they don’t have sophisticated strategic objectives. Use a template if custom design isn’t important.
Custom: You should invest in a strong custom created website if you have sophisticated company needs and are seeking for a marketing strategy to complete the website. Additionally, if your content structure is extremely complex and requires considerable organising, you should absolutely choose bespoke design.