What do you prefer?
Download a free template or code the website on your own?

Personaly, I prefer downloading the template from somewhere else.

free template is fine...what i don't like is... your site is not unique anymore.. and sometimes theres a site with a same design with a different content and title only.. looks lame.. no disrespect.. just my own opinion...

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I want to code my own template because it serves as my signature in my sites. Designs, and layouts are also unique wherein no-one can get it, except from me.

As far as the web layout is concerned I would prefer to code my own. Because we can give unique look to our web.

I code my own cause my site to look unique. The worst mistake you can do is having your site look like any other website.

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I would prefer to use my own code as then you can make even the slightest changes you want without ant confusion..

i sometimes go to template monster for ideas if i just cant think of anything. but i always design my own sites.

what i do is look for a good template make one like it..but not totally like it,add some cool effects etc. and code it myself

I use some free templates to help me get ideas to code my own, and also I used them for "mock-up" version of my site to see how all the content fits within them. Once it is all how I like it I code and design my own templates.

I prefer to code it on my own but I sometimes use free templates that I like so I can learn some new code.

Always trying to learn new code so I can become a better designer/programmer.