This should be simple and basic knowledge, but today’s article is why you should customize your site.
On the Nicecoder website a statement says “Over 3000 Nicecoder Happy Customers”, there’s actually more than that but that’s not the point. The point is that with that many sites running IndexU, how many sites do you think all look the same?
One hundred? Five hundred? My best guess, and yes this is only a guess, is that there’s probably 1000 IndexU sites that all look the same out there. Now saying that, I’m sure some (hundreds?) of them have been shut down by their owners due to lack of interest or lack of knowledge.
Yes IndexU comes with six free templates. So lets assume 1000 sites are running Kosmos, that leaves 2000 running the other five templates. Well that means 400 sites are running portaldex, 400 running worlddex and so on.
But wait, that’s 3000 customers, not 3000 sites. Many users have multiple licenses, in fact I know one user who runs over 500 sites. Yes 500, you heard that right.
Now the numbers get astronomical. How many licenses are out there? 10,0000? That could mean 3-4000 users are running Kosmos!
How do you think users are going to act and react when they go looking at a few dozen sites and find that half of them all look the same? They sure aren’t going to stick around are they?
Yes IndexU is a complicated script. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to deal with. If you have a decent knowledge of HTML you can make IndexU look any way you want it to look.
How much does it cost to get a complete custom skin made for IndexU? It can cost as little as a few hundred dollars. This is pocket change compared to what a good looking, unique site with excellent content can make in a few months.
Of course some users will ask about paid templates. These are an excellent way to customize your site while maintaining a somewhat unique look. Since a lot of users do not want to pay for a premium template, and the pool of available templates is quite extensive, there is a great chance that a premium template will look unique to a user because not a lot users use them.
Honestly there is no replacement for a unique template, and there never will be. Perhaps you could buy a premium template and modify it. This gives you a good starting point and may mean less time overall in getting your final product.
So get off your butt, and start customizing IndexU today.
