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Thread title: Build Site based on Purchased template |
View Poll Results: Do you disclose when site is built from purchased template?
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01-10-2008, 04:58 AM
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Build Site based on Purchased template
If you produced a website based on a purchased website template (such as from TemplateMonster), do you disclose to you client that this site built using a purchased pre-made template?
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01-13-2008, 03:59 AM
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I personally do not buy these pre-made templates but if I were to buy one I would inform the buyer if it was not a unique sale due to the fact that the template is most likely used at some other site.
If you bought the rights to the template then I don't believe it is necessary to tell the buyer that you bought it because the template now belongs to you.
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02-15-2008, 05:14 PM
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If I did this, then yes I would.
Ethics aside, in an industry where clients often aren't in a position to assess the quality of a job, maintaining trust is vital. Passing off a bought template as an original work (even if only by implication) risks destroying your credibility.
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02-15-2008, 09:03 PM
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I'm thinking of buying a template from TemplateMonster to use on a site of mine. I like what they have a few other companies I know use templates from there and are successful, I guess sometimes it just doesn't boil down to the design if its custom or not but what you offer with the design.
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02-15-2008, 09:35 PM
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artcoder,
You've brought up an interesting question, which not alot of people could really come up with a definite answer to.
With purchasing full rights to a pre-made, you have sole discretion on what you do with it. Re-selling it as an "original," when most pre-mades are well-known, loses the trust between you and a potential client, losing all chances of a possible contract.
When I purchased a pre-made template to re-sell when I established my own Web Hosting provider, I let all my clients know it was purchased elsewhere, but I had exclusive rights. They liked the fact I told it as was, and they remained with me for the following three years, until I had to shut down due to issues.
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02-16-2008, 04:47 AM
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Yes, I agree and I agree with the poll results as well. I always disclose to clients where my templates came from. In fact, sometimes I tell them to go to TemplateMonster themselves and tell me which one they like the best.
I was just curious as to what other people thought. Hence the poll.
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03-03-2008, 11:25 PM
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Depends on the client. Some clients (who are great in their own respective fields of work) have no clue about what a web template even is so it's pretty pointless to tell them. Yes most of the time.
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04-07-2008, 04:05 PM
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I am using templates from Templatemonster.com to complete low budget client's requests. I explaine them costs on design license, modification costs and programming costs if needed.
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06-02-2008, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Technokinetics
If I did this, then yes I would.
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Me, too.
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06-10-2008, 01:52 AM
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I am 100% sure that there is no harm in telling truth to client.
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