Avoid These Web Template Mistakes
The first obvious mistake you should be aware of is utilizing a template that is very popular. If too many people are using the same template, your website will not appear unique in the least and your credibility as a worthy, different website will be damaged. In other words, you will seem generic just like your next-door neighbours.
To whole point of using a web template is to save time and effort. You just change the title and some appropriate details and you're done. Another big mistake one makes is to customize the template beyond recognisation. While that may be good in the sense that you're creating a unique website, but you are defying the very purpose of using a web template in the fast place and that is saving time and effort.
However, on the opposite end, if a template you purchase is appropriate but some changes needs to be made to fit your site's theme, then that is fine, you will have to take some time to make the changes. For example, you can find a very nice template that suits your hobby site except the original designer has put an image of stamps in the header. You can find images of garden plants and spades to replace the stamps for your gardening hobby site. However, make only the necessary changes and don't redesign the whole template.
In many circumstances, some people simply make the wrong choice of templates. This is a very subjective issue but you have to be careful in selecting templates to suit your audience. Do not choose templates just because they are pretty, choose them because they serve your purpose.
