Get Site Live in 2 Weeks and Cut the Bill in Half with Ready-made Themes

When building a site with the help of ready-made themes you get a pre-designed skeleton, which can go live out of the box. Just replace default texts and images with yours, tweak the design if necessary and make it accessible for the audience. That's exactly what Serge Bittar with GEOSITE MARKETING enjoys the most about TemplateMonster's themes. Cost-saving is another feature that their clients value a lot about pre-designed templates. Anything else? Find it out in an interview.

With over 15 years of experience of working in the web design field, Serge Bittar and his team have recently discovered the real potential of pre-designed templates and the benefits those can bring to their clients. In an interview below he tells how one can save almost half the price on a site built with a ready-made theme.

Name: Serge Bittar
Occupation: business owner
Location: US
Audience: websites that can be marketed through local search nationally throughout the US
Site: www.geositemarketing.com

TemplateMonster: Tell us a couple of words about yourself/ your company (studio).

Serge Bittar: My company GEOSITE MARKETING is a division of Enternet Marketing Strategies. We currently are focusing on websites that can be marketed through local search nationally throughout the US.

TemplateMonster: Where are you located?

Serge Bittar: We are located just outside of Tampa, FL.

TemplateMonster: How big is your team?

Serge Bittar: We have an onsite team of 6 people but utilize many others depending on the project we might be working on at the time.

TemplateMonster: For how many years have you been into web design?

Serge Bittar: We have been engaging in Web design for almost 15 years.

TemplateMonster: Do you commonly use ready-made website templates in your work or create custom designs as well? (In case you develop custom themes.

Serge Bittar: We have only just begun using ready-made websites for only the past year and half.

Here are several examples of websites that they have launched with the help of ready-made themes.

Dentist Joomla Template

Here is a website built with its help - www.countyenergyhvac.com

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The next one is Windows & Doors Responsive WordPress Theme

www.parkerglassinc.com website is built with its help.

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And the last theme for the showcase is PixelArt WordPress Theme.

It was used for geositemarketing.com

TemplateMonster: In what cases do you opt for ready-made solutions?

Serge Bittar: We decided to try template websites because our customers needed fair pricing and performance. Ready made websites do not fit all our needs but once we decided to try them we found that they fulfilled 20% of our websites needs.

TemplateMonster: How much time does is normally take you to create a website based on a theme? How fast do custom-made projects launch?

Serge Bittar: This is the beauty of a ready made website because it's already created. We just familiarize ourselves with the platform it's created on and replace images and copy to what our customers' needs are. It generally takes about two weeks from start to launch.

TemplateMonster: What's an average bill for a theme-based website creation?

Serge Bittar: Anywhere from $500 to $3,500

TemplateMonster: How much does it cost to launch a custom-made site?

Serge Bittar: Costs are usually 60 to 65% of the total invoice.

TemplateMonster: How long have you been with TemplateMonster?

Serge Bittar: About a year and half.

TemplateMonster: How can you evaluate the results of our collaboration? What do you enjoy the most?

Serge Bittar: I evaluate the results of our collaboration with how our customers feel. Since we have been using Template Monster our template monster customers feel both relieved and satisfied with the option of a more cost effective solution for them. In many cases our quotes are half of what they are receiving for a site made from scratch.

What I appreciate the most about my relationship with Template Monster is your support system. Everyone goes out of there way to help teach and resolve customization needs. Most every site needs a little editing and customization and everyone goes out of there way to make any launch a smooth one.

TemplateMonster: What should be changed/enhanced?

Serge Bittar: I realize phone calls can be costly, but if there was one thing I would like to add to your services it might be a phone call option.

TemplateMonster: What is your audience?

Serge Bittar: Our audience is diverse from pest control companies to pet grooming businesses.

TemplateMonster: What niche do you target?

Serge Bittar: We don't have a niche per say but maybe our niche is helping to deliver a companies requirements with in their budget and marketing needs. We focus and helping companies achieve national Internet exposure at local rates.

TemplateMonster: Do you target foreign markets or prefer working with customers from your country only?

Serge Bittar: We tend to focus on domestic opportunities.

TemplateMonster: How do you attract new customers and keep them coming back?

Serge Bittar: Our best form of advertising is our happy customers through referrals and testimonials.

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