Template Monster
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- neue75_bold0
My whole portfolio was purchased...
- garett_west0
haha neue!
seriously kid (the guy who started the post), do what you gotta do. if the client already knows about tm then you're fucked. if you charge them what you want to charge them they'll be like 'dude, i can buy it for $61!?!"
so, just buy the one they want and charge the to develop it. that's about all you can do. :(
- sevenonethree0
i used it b4 to meet a deadline and i could tell you. its not worth the money. cause you end up changing up the whole template to your needs so you might as well make a site from the ground up. Also, the templates of whoever made them is very very sloppy nothing is label so you spend at least 2 hours figuring out the layers and whats what. thats just from my experience from using 2 flash templates from them.
neverever shall i use them
- Initiator0
karma must be on my side. Thus far I have spent 4 hours reworking the purchased template (using the .psd files and re-coding the .html). I am WAAAAY ahead of the promise date (but I won't let the client know). Now, I can spend plenty of time on "valued added" things for the client.
At $7,500 / 4 hrs. that is $1,875 per hour! Not bad at all, I can live with that.
I really do know what some of you were saying about Template Monster being the "enemy". But, as long as it works and the client is hard-pressed for time why NOT go that route?
Bottom line: client picks the template, I mark it up and implement. It is a win-win situation and the client gets a pleasurable/smooth experience.
- Initiator0
Thank you! But, how does giving the client what they want not make for sound business?
In the long-term the best clients will not want "cookie-cutter" solutions and will strive to be unique which keeps the design community strong and thriving!
Therefore, I completely disagree with your comment of the Template Monster route de-valuing design as a business strategy.
Look at the website I put as my "View website" link here on NT! It is complete and utter SHIT! In fact it's NOT my site.
If designers are good and their work speaks for itself the likes of Template Monster is not a scary situation. Not such a monster at all.
Peace!
- seed0
So you clients is 'buggin' about Template Monster but is willing to pay 7.5K? Why would they pay that for canned design any other company can use? I don't know why I am bothering. I think you are just trolling anyway.
- Initiator0
Garett,
Good advice. I can leverage the fact that (like some people say here) the template needs to be somewhat redesigned and implemented, etc. and charge for that.
I suppose that some of what I see is not such a bad starting point and I can "mark up" the templates.
Bottom line is that the clients would not know how to effectively implement anyways. Maybe this will be a new "profit center" for me .....quick way to the fast bucks!
- jevad0
clueless
- joyride0
LOL - good for you
Do me this favor, keep good track and see how many hours it takes to rework it.
You might be better off just using the .psd and reCoding the html
- Initiator0
your your your your....
YOU'RE from New York and YOUR grammar sucks!
All that aside, it is a frickin' template. Belive me when I tell you that if you are a good enough designer worth your own salt, theyou you need not fear Template Monster.
I was simply curious if anybody has ever used one. If even just in a bind or to make a quick buck. There is nothing wrong with it.
- Initiator0
Oh i see, its because your from Germany, your into killing off lage populations of things.
tasty
(May 16 06, 14:29)the "your your your...." response was for you tasty.
wink
- seed0
These ideally wouldn't be the type of clients you want to work with anyway.
- joyride0
sevononeThree has it right. Yeah it's only 60$ but by the time you put their info into it, your cost is where it would be if you did it yourself. Round hole, square peg.
if you educate them about it, usually they will go the unique route.
- Initiator0
the client is not "buggin'" about Template Monster. Try reading the first couple of messages.
The client is hard-pressed for time and loves a particular template (which they have bought as of yesterday). The challenge for them was implementation and "changing it up".
Well, the "changing it up" as it turns out was VERY easy for me (maybe due to the fact that the client is easy to work with).
Why would they pay $7,500 for something that other companies could potentially buy off Template Monster? You dummy! I "changed it up"
Took only 4 hours (so far).
- seed0
Who does their designs?
- version30
even if you get the templates for free they are not worth it
- nooner0
those fucks deface design. it only further subdues the rational that you should have a unique solution for your company and that it's totally worth the money to spend a little more on somehting hand crafted.
- fits0
they are some bitches! they are selling a ripped version of one of my old sites.
- sevenonethree0
Who does their designs?
seed
(May 15 06, 14:45)2advanced
- jevad0
Karma has a funny habit of catching up with people like you.