Designing your own site vs having someone else design it?

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I am trying to get my website looking right. I am not sure weather I should hire someone or just stick with the templates I have. I recently got the web design tool called Kompozer. It is very easy to use and I realized with the program I could go to any site I wanted and get the html and use it as my template. Main question here is.....Is this legel and are templates copy righted?

I am thinking it may just be better to have someone created the foundation of the site for me. If you have any recommendations of someone who can create a few graphics and a foundation for me to work from...... please let me know?

Thank You All!

~JesseRay
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  • Profile picture of the author 5Tool
    Just PMd you...
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  • Profile picture of the author Katie Rich
    Do you mean copying the layout? If so, check the site first because I doubt that it is legal to just copy someone else's design.
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  • Profile picture of the author dsmpublishing
    Hi

    i would hire someone from the wf for hire section as there are some great ones for around the $50 including banners.

    Unless you are an amazing designer it really does pay to get someone else to do it for you.

    kind regards


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  • Profile picture of the author AndrewStark
    It depends, are you wanting to sell something on your website?

    If it's a content blog then a good template would work, but cheap graphics are a massive turn off for a salespage - bit superficial but cheap graphics normally mean cheap nasty product.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Lewis
    I am going to check out the Warriors for Hire section some more. My site is a review site comparing different products and such.
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  • Profile picture of the author Carl DiNello
    Consider using a WordPress review theme. There are a number of them available, possibly right now in the WSO section.

    Once you have the product review functionality in place you can go to the Warriors for Hire section and have someone create a unique header and style layout for a very reasonable price. While the review function is common these days a unique look and feel will make the site exclusively yours.
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  • Profile picture of the author yst
    Originally Posted by jesseray View Post

    Warriors-
    I am trying to get my website looking right. I am not sure weather I should hire someone or just stick with the templates I have. I recently got the web design tool called Kompozer. It is very easy to use and I realized with the program I could go to any site I wanted and get the html and use it as my template. Main question here is.....Is this legel and are templates copy righted?

    I am thinking it may just be better to have someone created the foundation of the site for me. If you have any recommendations of someone who can create a few graphics and a foundation for me to work from...... please let me know?

    Thank You All!

    ~JesseRay
    There should be a legal notice somewhere, I would think its the same idea as pictures (there should be some notice of copyright "freeness").
    I would say have someone create it for you, as (IMO) templates say to me "unprofessional". You can get a (static?) website designed for really cheap these days anyway. I see no reason someone shouldn't have one.
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  • Profile picture of the author tempted1919
    just wondering if you benefit more from making your own website or running on somebody else sites to earn money?
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  • Profile picture of the author jedz
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    Hi Jesseray,

    We can help you out with that! It would be a great pleasure to have it discussed with you. See sig for more information.
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