what can i do with a website template if i buy one

[Rick Abbotts]

I am starting a new venture and would quite like to use a ready-made website.
I am cautious however because i'm not sure just how much of the template i
will be able to change when i have bought it. I only have Frontpage2003 at
the moment, and it looks like i may need Adobe Photoshop (though i do have
Paintshop Pro 8), and perhaps Macromedia Flash.
What are other's experiences and the pitfalls?

 

[Dean Collins]

what is the template going to give you that you cant build yourself with
frontpage?

Dean

 

[E. T. Culling]

Why do you think you will need Photoshop???... I'll bet you don't. Use PSP 8
or upgrade to PSP-X. Flash isn't too easy to learn.
Communicate with the template folks about how much you can change.
What is the nature of your 'venture'?

 

[Joe Rohn]

Hi Rick,

Basically when you purchase a template you are buying an overall "look" You
then use that template to add your own content, links, etc. It is difficult
to say how much you need to modify the template without seeing it and also
knowing what it is you need to modify. In a very general sense though
templates are usually a combination of images, style sheets, some quantity
of tables, and html pages. Any or all of that can be edited and changed if
you are aware of how to do it.

--
Joe

Microsoft MVP FrontPage

FrontPage and Expressions Users Forums:
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage

 

[Andrew Murray]

Templates are completely changeable.

Of course the skills you need to do this differ greatly. One the one hand
you can leave the template as is, and add your text and leave it at that, or
you might want to add your own images, titles and change the colour scheme
which could be a bit more involved depending on your skill level.

I sugggest you'll need (at minimum) at least a basic understanding of:

1) HTML
2) Frontpage or other GUI editor
3) CSS
4) Some skills using an image editor

Every bit helps anyway.

 

[Steve Easton]

Templates are completely changeable.

If you have the knowledge to change it, why buy it??


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

 

[Jonesey]

Instead of using paid-for templates, there are some much better and
flexible templates here: http://www.oswd.org

All of them are html and use CSS and XHTML, easy to use and administer
and develop in nearly every web design application. I use visual
studio'05 and recommend Expressions Web Developer for end users.

Just my tuppenceworth, some funky designs areound on this site though,
and give you some good ideas on what you can do with them.

Andy
www.wvfour.com

 

[cschiller1]

Maybe you're not an artist and it has good graphics?