| Getting a Web site designed professionally can be | | | | other features to design the entire Web site. It |
| expensive. If you want to create a basic presence | | | | allows the user to choose a template, guides them in |
| on the Web without any bells and whistles, free Web | | | | pasting the contents and including images in the |
| page design can be a cost saving option. Free Web | | | | design. This makes it possible for even a novice to |
| page design is the facility provided by many Web | | | | create a Web page with very little effort. |
| hosting providers and other sites that allow their | | | | Creating a free Web site has its own disadvantages. |
| customers to download and use free Web design | | | | Free Web sites are provided limited Web hosting |
| templates to create a Web page or a Web site. | | | | space, may have pop-up advertisements or banner |
| Some sites provide standard designs and all a | | | | advertisements on the Web pages, long Web |
| customer has to do is to enter the text content and | | | | addresses and poor help options. Another risk is the |
| upload images. An example of such a site is Some | | | | termination of services by a free Web site hosting |
| sites also offer free tutorials that teach the various | | | | provider. Since you do not pay them anything they |
| steps involved in the design process. | | | | are under no obligation to continue the services and |
| Web sites like APlusTemplates.com, | | | | may shut down if they find the business to be |
| TemplateMonster.com, and CabanovaXL site builder | | | | financially unviable. Visitor can easily identify free Web |
| offer free Webpage templates, which can be | | | | sites and using these to promote professional service |
| downloaded and used. is a Web site that allows the | | | | is not such a great idea because they do little to |
| user to choose from a gallery of Web templates and | | | | promote the credibility of a business. |