Sometimes, living in a small town can really bite.Hello Dave,
We had a really outstanding graphics artist working for us. All of his work is exemplary. Unfortunately, we couldn't afford to keep him. Another web design company (in Orlando) offered him a significant salary increase.
My wife and I took a real hard look at the company's finances to see if we could get close, but in our market, it's just not possible.
Now we have a problem that all of the sites and graphics he's designed for us look fantastic, and neither my wife, nor myself are talented in that area.
So... My question is... Is there anyone else purchasing site design templates and using them? I've found a number of sources for nice looking site designs that can be purchased at a "somewhat" reasonable cost. But I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not.
They are certainly 400% better than anything I can produce and we've been unable to find another talented graphics person that we can afford. So, for the moment, it appears to be the only way we can attempt to maintain the high standard we set for ourselves when we hired our previous designer.
--Dave
One idea is to click on the link at the bottom of this list and check out the "Graphics" forum, you may find some talented free lancers that will work on a contract basis. Other places to look are the Google lists and forums posts.
The problem with using templates for web sites is they all look alike after a little while, there is no room for innovation or customization for your clients. Templates are great for letters, invoices, and lists, but disaster for web sites.
Michael Gordon
-- Character is doing the right thing... Even when no one is watching... http://www.armadilloweb.com
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