-Barring highly complex and customized interfaces, when you hire a programmer to build a website, he's likely to be about 75% finished before even starting. This is because, like most other areas of life, the expert works from a template rather than from scratch.
-It's like starting a pitch with forty standard slides out of fifty at an investment bank or using classic chords in a novel combination as a musician.
-Rather than taking offense at the template strategy, try to use it to your advantage.
-If you find a website that you really like, consider figuring out who programmed the site, then contact them and ask for a near clone at deep discount.
-Assuming they don't have an exclusive agreement with the website owner, chances are they'll agree. The website designer/programmer's information is often displayed at the bottom of the homepage.
-Website Templates