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06-28-2008, 04:29 PM
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| Regular Member  Join Date: Jun 2008
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Credits: 1  |  What makes a template 'Good'? What makes a template 'Good'? Do you guys think the ad placement, colors used, easy navigation plays a role? If so, what is the most important factor that matters in making a template stand out and looking sharp. I'm currently looking around and tweaking some of my own templates right now.
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06-28-2008, 04:31 PM
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| Administrator   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Connecticut, USA
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Credits: 31    | - Easy to navigate through site, site naivation - Compatible for all browswers (especially Firefox and IE) - Valid HTML Codes - Valid CSS Codes |
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06-28-2008, 04:41 PM
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| Regular Member  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: East Coast
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Credits: 3 | I think a good template brings everything together. It's not distracting, everything is easy to read, and it loads fast. I'm not really worried about compatibility when surfing (definitely when creating, though) because I pretty much just use Firefox. I honestly hate designs that try to do too much. With images out the wazoo and flash everywhere. |
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06-29-2008, 04:05 AM
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| Contributing Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Perak, MY
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Credits: 23 | yeah flash. the only thing i dislike. especially some full flash sites. All you do is click on something, watch things move, waiting for something to happen. Flash banners too, loads slow and irritating. If you're not at all pro in flash, just don't try it. good template = loads fast + nice but not heavy graphics + readable font color and size.
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06-29-2008, 04:10 AM
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| Regular Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Haifa, Israel
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Credits: 1 | thanks for the tips
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07-02-2008, 09:46 AM
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| New Member  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia
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Credits: 1 | I would think its a combination of them all. I have hired quite a few people to create designs for me before. Many have failed my sites, but many have made them successful. Easy navigation is of vital importance though. As for Flash, as I have slow internet, if I goto a website that uses ANY flash at all, I will leave the site unless I DESPERATELY need to be on it. It all depends on who your target market is for your site, I suppose. If you are targeting it to be towards students, the chances are they will not have the fastest internet or best computers, so a "full-on" flash site may not work out for you; however, if you're aiming towards big businesses, they would usually have High Speed Broadband and powerful computers, so it would be absolutely fine to use flash. Just my opinion though. |
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07-02-2008, 01:02 PM
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| Contributing Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nepal
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Credits: 6 | A Good template has * A attractive design. * Valid Codes * Easy and quick to load. and more... Last edited by devilbatista; 07-02-2008 at 01:06 PM. |
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07-02-2008, 01:08 PM
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