Did you design your site from scratch or did you use a template?

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Did you build your site from scratch or did you use a template?

  1. Built from scratch

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  2. Used template

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  1. #1
    Just wondering
     
    irideflatland, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  2. cpvr

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    I designed my site from scratch.
     
    cpvr, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  3. dturnbull

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    #3
    always do mine from scratch. :)
     
    dturnbull, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  4. Moto

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    The TechZone is grounds up. However, my newer sites are from templates.
     
    Moto, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  5. Greg-J

    Greg-J I humbly return to you.

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    #5
    Although I always design my sites from scratch, I keep a bookmark folder packed full of sites that have design elements I really like. I almost always use one of those sites as a starting point. I'll redesign it in PS and improve upon it along the way. By the time I'm done, the site looks nothing -or very little- like the site I started out with.

    I'm hell bent against copying sites, but I think using other layouts you appreciate as reference and inspiration is completely acceptable.
     
    Greg-J, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  6. sketch

    sketch Well-Known Member

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    If I can, I'll start a website with a custom template/theme. Worst case scenario I use a found theme only if I can't wait any longer to put out my website and while I finish the custom template.
     
    sketch, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  7. browntwn

    browntwn Illustrious Member

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    I take spare parts from the dumpster and cobble together whatever I can that resembles a website.
     
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    I sometimes look at templates for inspiration, but always code from the ground up.
     
    goScooby, Mar 17, 2006 IP
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    From scratch. It's much more fun, & the only way to get it looking exactly how I want.
     
    sapphire, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  10. FireStorM

    FireStorM Well-Known Member

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    #10
    I often use templates
     
    FireStorM, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  11. Mong

    Mong ↓↘→ horsePower

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    #11
    80% From scratch :)
    and sometime use templates.
     
    Mong, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  12. jdi_knght

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    #12
    A couple from scratch. It was pretty time consuming though. The next was Joomla with a template. If I can manage it, the next will probably be a CMS with a template also. It just saves so... much.... time.... I'll be sorry though if the traffic ever skyrockets, or if I end up wanting to make some custom changes to it.
     
    jdi_knght, Mar 18, 2006 IP
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    #13
    My extremely basic and only site was built from scratch.
     
    brynrees, Mar 18, 2006 IP
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    Designing a complete layout from scratch is a lot more expensive for me than using a using a template(the time that I waste making it look similar in ie and ff could be used to make more content or to update another site...). Nowadays there are a lot of free xhtml tabless templates. Andreas Viklund has some high quality free templates. It is a worth bookmark
     
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    I have done both. Depends on what I am doing. When I use a template though I use the layout and modify it to my needs.
     
    TheNetCode, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  16. chachacallis

    chachacallis Well-Known Member

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    #16
    i design from scratch but i normally look around for inspiration.
     
    chachacallis, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  17. Seiya

    Seiya Peon

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    I designed from scratch thats why they dont look that good :p But over the years myself and other people did improvements.
     
    Seiya, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  18. troyan_comu

    troyan_comu Well-Known Member

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    I am always using templates for my sites. Its easy and fast.
     
    troyan_comu, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  19. ResaleBroker

    ResaleBroker Active Member

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    Scratch Baby!

    However... my most recent sites use a template I designed (from scratch).
     
    ResaleBroker, Mar 18, 2006 IP
  20. dfsweb

    dfsweb Active Member

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    All my sites run off templates that I design from scratch. Using templates and CSS together is quite good as making changes are quite convenient but I don't use anyone else's templates. I design my own.
    Regards,
    dfsweb
     
    dfsweb, Mar 18, 2006 IP
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