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A website template is a professional, pre-built, webpage design with tables, rows and columns already in place, along with complete graphic elements as well.

And all you’ll have to do is edit the template by adding product images and information to that template.

This eliminates the entire design process making it easier for you to get your website up and running as quickly as possible.

And you can edit your template with a simple website design program such as Microsoft Expression Web, Adobe Dreamweaver, GoLive and others as well.
  
Advantages of building your online store with a pre-built template

When using a pre-built template to build your store, you don’t have to imagine what the finished website will look like. You’ll already know exactly what it will look like even before you purchase and download it. However, you can still customize your website template by changing the colors in the color scheme, and by changing images and text as well so that it ends up looking different from the original template. Yet for the most part the design and layout will remain the same.

Then there’s the matter of time. When building your site with a pre-built template, your website will be up and running within a fraction of the time that it takes to build a custom website from scratch. It can take days and even weeks to design a custom-design on your own. Yet with a pre-built template, you can be up and running within a matter of hours. And within days, you can have a complete ecommerce website ready to go.

The cost of building your website with a pre-built template is very affordable as well. You can purchase and download a professionally-designed website template for as little as $30- $65 dollars from TemplateMonster.com, where as a web development company may charge you thousands of dollars for building a similar website design. Furthermore, you’ll have access to hundreds, if not thousands of template designs to choose from. It may take more time to choose a template for your business than it will to edit and upload that template.

Image is another important factor in website design as well. And a professional look and feel builds instant credibility with your website visitors.

Pre-built templates such as those offered by TemplateMonster.com are designed by the same professionals who build and design custom websites as well. But with website templates, you’ll have access to professional designs without having to pay the high cost of a custom design.

You can browse TemplateMonster.com and choose from thousands of professional website templates. You can choose from different template categories as well and then customize it yourself. For example, you can take a template design for an internet book store and customize it to sell software instead.

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The possibilities are endless with website templates when you’re in control.

Many templates come with extra options as well such as extra pages, extra graphics, photo galleries, blogs and more. And many ecommerce templates offer dynamic features such as online ordering, credit card processing and online customer service chat.

Navigation of your website can be previewed and tested before purchasing the template. It’s important to know how your website will function and template providers such as TemplateMonster.com allow you to test drive templates before you buy.
  
   
Quality of website template designs

The quality of template designs can vary from one template provider to another. Furthermore, it’s safe to say that you get what you pay for.

For example, your web host provider may offer its customers free website templates when your website is hosted on their server.

Web design programs also come with pre-installed, website templates to make it easier for the user to build their website online.

And there are many free website template providers on the internet as well.

However, such templates are not designed with a professional look and feel.
  
You can search Google.com for "free web site templates" and find thousands of free website template providers. Yet, these same free website templates will most likely be low quality templates and may also come with some limitations and conditions of use.

For example, you may have to provide a link back to the website template provider from your website. Or, you may have to place a banner or graphic advertisement for that site on your website as a requirement for using their website templates for free. And many times, free website templates are not allowed to be used for commercial purposes. However, it would be very difficult to find a free, website template provider that offers templates with professional designs and layouts such as you would find with a paid template provider.
   
  
Premium website templates

Premium and professional website templates are designed by groups of professional website designers which do nothing but design professional websites for a living.

And since templates can be sold many times over, template designers are able to sell such templates at very affordable prices. The designer benefits and the customer benefits as well.

The designer is able to build and sell professional templates without having to deal with the customers. The customer is able to have a professional website design at a very affordable price. And best of all, you get to see what your website will look like before you purchase the actual template.
  
  
Furthermore, the customer won’t have to pay expensive hourly rates for website design as rates per hour and per page can be very expensive. But with a template, once you pay for the template, you can download it immediately.

You can also purchase and download an exclusive template as well in order to ensure that no one else will have that same website design. Once you purchase the template with an exclusive purchase option, the template is removed from display and is no longer available for anyone to download. And with an exclusive template, many designers of those templates are available to make changes to the template as well. However, you can also make your own changes to the template to create a unique template as well.
   
   
Ecommerce templates

Professional ecommerce templates are also available online. And there are many types of ecommerce templates to choose from as well.


Magento templates: Magento is a very popular, open source, PHP ecommerce template which runs on the Magento eCommerce platform. And Magento templates can also run on Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows as well. And since Magento templates are open source technology, templates can be downloaded for free. And premium Magento templates can be purchased and customized as well, not only for design and layout but also for search engine optimization.


VirtueMart templates: VirtueMart, which runs on a Joomla-based eCommerce engine, is an open-source, ecommerce solution which supports all major payment gateways. VirtueMart is a cost effective, professional and easy to set-up, storefront solution for big businesses and small businesses as well.


osCommerce templates: osCommerce is a very popular, easy to use, Open Source solution that is available for free. And with an osCommerce template you can be up and running within minutes. osCommerce templates allow website owners to start, build and run an online store with little effort and no costs. Professional and customized osCommerce templates are also available as well.


CRE Loaded templates: CRE Loaded templates run on the CRE Loaded eCommerce platform and have much more to offer than your average ecommerce templates. CRE Loaded templates are one of the most advanced eCommerce templates on the Internet. The CRE Loaded shopping cart is fully equipped with multiple ecommerce features as well. And with CRE templates, you can switch from one design to another with ease.


Zen Cart templates: Zen Cart is another open source ecommerce software that allows you to update your storefront catalog without having to use HTML coding. It’s easy to use, and anyone can add products, descriptions and change prices with ease. Zen Cart offers free and premium template designs as well.

With pre-built, website templates the possibilities are endless. And with a template, anyone can have a professional website at an affordable price. Step-by-step installation instructions for templates are provided with every template package as well.
 

To view and test drive a vast selection of professional, website templates please visit www.TemplateMonster.com
   
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TemplateMonster.com is a leading website template provider, providing customers with a diversity of ecommerce products and services.

The Template Monster library is currently the largest on the Internet, with over 20,000 website template designs available and adds on average, 450-500 new designs monthly.

To view and test drive a vast selection of professional, website templates please visit TemplateMonster.com
 
 
   
   
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How to Succeed in Your Online Store Business
How to Start Your Online Store Business
How to Choose Your Niche Market
How to Create an Effective Business Name
Check for Domain Name Availability
How to Register Your Business Name
Should You Use a PO Box or Home Address
How to Choose the Right Business Entity for You
Sole Proprietorships Explained
Corporations Explained
Partnerships Explained
Limited Liability Companies Explained
Incorporate Your Business Online
How to Obtain Your Sales Tax License
The Best Selling Products Online (Intro)
1. Books
2. Computers, Computer Hardware
NEW:Start a Computer Reseller Business Online
3. Computer Software
4. Consumer Electronics
5. Apparel, Clothing
6. Toys/Video Games
7. Videos DVD’s
8. Health and Beauty
9. Music
10. Jewelry
11. Office Supplies
12. Linens/Home Décor
13. Flowers
14. Sporting Goods
15. Footwear, Shoes
16. Small Appliances
17. Tools and Garden
18. Gifts
About Distribution
Choosing the Right Distributors
How to Get Signed-Up With DropShip Distributors
Books Distributors, DropShippers, Wholesalers
Computers, Hardware, Software DropShippers
Apparel, Clothing Distributors, DropShippers
Toys/Video Games DropShippers, Wholesalers
Video DVD  DropShippers, Wholesalers
Health and Beauty Distributors, DropShippers
Consumer Electronics DropShippers
Music Distributors, DropShippers, Wholesalers
Jewelry Distributors, DropShippers, Wholesalers
Office Supply Distributors, DropShippers
Linens/Home Décor DropShippers, Wholesalers
Flowers Distributors, DropShippers, Wholesalers
Sporting Goods Distributors, DropShippers
Footwear, Shoes Distributors, DropShippers
Small Appliances DropShippers, Wholesalers
Tools and Garden DropShippers, Wholesalers
Gifts Distributors, DropShippers, Wholesalers
How to Find More DropShippers, Wholesalers
How to Open Your Online Store
How to Build Your Own Online Store
How to Build Effective Product WebPages
Building Your eStore with Website Templates
Designing, Planning and Organizing Your eStore
Implementing Graphic Elements
How to Create Your Own Company Logo
Create Search Engine Optimized Product Pages
How to Create a Content Rich Website
Choosing Your Web Host Provider
Create a Search Engine Optimized Domain Name
Check for Domain Name Availability
Top Web Building Software Programs
Top 10 Web Host Providers
Top 10 Complete eCommerce Solutions
Top Website Developers
All About Shopping Carts
All About Payment Processing
All About Merchant Accounts
Using PayPal as a Payment Processing Solution
More Merchant Account Providers
All Merchant Account Providers
Setting Your Prices
Setting Shipping Charges
Maintaining Your Online Store
Your Internet Marketing Master Plan
All about Search Engines
The Top Search Engines
Search Engine Optimization Guide Pt.1
Search Engine Optimization Guide Pt.2
All about Building and Exchanging Links
Purchasing Text Link Ads
All about Press Release Marketing
All about Pay-Per-Click Marketing
All about Discussion Forum Marketing
All about Article Marketing
All about Email Marketing
All about Banner Advertising
How Offering Free Shipping Can Boost Sales
All about 800 Toll Free Numbers
How to Beat the Competition
How to Run an Online Store Business
Dealing with Customers
How to Minimize Interaction with Customers
How to Deal with Customers via Email
How to Take and Place Orders
Paying for Products with Your Customers’ Money
How to Collect Sales Tax for Internet Sales
Avoiding Credit Card Fraud
How to Ship International and Overseas
How You Get Paid Each and Every Day
Dealing with Product Returns and Exchanges
Sample Return Policy and Procedures
Sample Privacy Policy
Sample Terms and Conditions Policy
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