Monday, October 16, 2006

Get more done with templates

Creating a nice looking website is a lot of work, especially if you do everything from scratch. Knowing how to manipulate HTML, DHTML, CSS and how to use a web editor like DreamWeaver takes a lot of time and if you don't do it frequently, it's tough to keep your skills current. I like to use templates for my web sites because they allow me to get my work done much faster than if I started over every time and designed a site from the ground up. The templates can easily be modified for particular needs and they save you lots of work. Just add your own logo, photos, graphics and other content, and you have your own unique site in a fraction of the time it would take to do from scratch. Here's a solution for your web site design needs -- The osCommerce cafe is a subscription based web template site for web designers. You can join for three months, six months or a year and during that time you can download as many osCommerce templates as you like (there are currently 70 available, with more being added all the time). The templates are organized by category -- Pets and Animals, Art and Photography, Flowers, Sports and more, and they are visually appealing and complete, so you will be up and running very quickly. Tutorials will help you use the site, so it's easy to get going right away. They've also got an online button generator to help you customize your site easily. The FAQ will tell you everything you need to know about how the site and the membership works. You can even modify and re-sell the templates if you want to start your own customization site, but if you are in need of some web designs and you don't want to do all of the work yourself, starting with a template from the osCommerce cafe is a great way to start.


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