{"id":3610,"date":"2023-11-27T11:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondindigopets.com\/blog\/?p=3610"},"modified":"2023-11-02T11:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:46:46","slug":"template-vs-custom-veterinary-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondindigopets.com\/blog\/template-vs-custom-veterinary-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Template vs. Custom Veterinary Websites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Your veterinary website<\/a> is often the first impression people get of your practice, your team, and your mission. If you do not have a website (or if your current website needs some serious updating), it is important to build one that truly represents you as a business. While template sites have some benefits, they do not compare to a fully custom website for your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A template website is built from an already-existing template that uses the same basic structure with just a few small design and content changes. Using a template website is a lot like renting a space. Although you can make small cosmetic changes to make the space *feel* more like your own, it is never truly yours. If you want to make serious foundational changes (like adding a window or tearing down a wall), however, you can\u2019t. You only have a limited amount of ways to make the website represent your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, it can be harder to do well with veterinary SEO<\/a> on a template site because Google sees the templated structure faster than it sees any changes you\u2019ve made. Even when you update photos, alt tags, or even bits of content, Google can tell the rest of the site is templated. When you have a templated site, it is important to remember:<\/p>\n\n\n

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