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Template Monster Templates

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  • 04-06-2008 8:58pm
    #1
    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Has anyone ever used Template Monster Templates before?

    My friend wants to make a basic flash website and saw some really good templates on Template Monster for around 40 quid.

    How hard is it to change the text, etc on the templates?


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    #2
    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    As far as I know they are limited in what you can do with them.

    If you've got flash it should be handy enough to change ... check out the template instructions for the template you are interested in though

    Remember as well that 200 other websites may have the exact same template


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    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭jamieh


    This is the template I'm looking at:

    http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/17499.html

    It nearly seems a bit too easy! All I need to do is change the text - no extra functionality needed! :confused:


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    yes I guess depending on what you want to do with it ...

    7 other people have downloaded it for that price ...

    If you want custom development you're going to pay .. If you want a mass produced template that anyone else in the same industry as you can get go for it :D (I'm unsure about how they are set for SEO and so on)


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    GoneShootin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭GoneShootin


    I've used template monster plenty of times and you get what you pay for. Most of the templates wouldn't be the best in terms of SEO, but you get the full source each time to make as many mods as you need.

    Alot of the templates use too much in the way of images to space content out and overuse of tables, but as you're after a flash template then that won't be an issue.

    For 40odd euro, it's worth the punt.


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    thedesigntribe
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭thedesigntribe


    Not a bad template, however a site built using that is not going to be found is search engines.


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    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    thedesigntribe wrote: »
    Not a bad template, however a site built using that is not going to be found is search engines.

    +1

    If it's a hobby or personal site, or a very well-known brand, or for ads or complex interactions (required ones, not non-essential stuff like page-turning animations) Flash is cool, but having an entire site in Flash is a complete no-no.

    Also, that template is confusing - when you go into treatments the various elements are underlined, but they're not linked....another complete no-no - underlined text on the web = "this is DEFINITELY a link".


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