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Building a website from scratch \u2014 especially one that has a lot of features or content, such as an ecommerce site \u2014 takes a lot of time. Research and planning alone can take 80 or more hours (Onix Systems<\/a>). One estimate on the total time to complete an average website development project is 10 to 14 weeks (Forbes<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Agencies working with many clients can\u2019t generally afford these types of timelines. If your team takes 14 weeks \u2014 between 3 and 4 months \u2014 to complete a website for each client, backlogs and unhappy clients stack quickly. The solution in many cases is offering ready-made websites for sale.<\/p>\n

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What is a premade website, really?<\/h2>\n

A ready-made or premade website can be part of your service model in providing clients with the tools they need for success with digital marketing while protecting the time and money resources of your agency. In this model, a ready-made website is a lot like a templated house.<\/p>\n

Consider a townhouse community mid-construction. Each planned home is for sale. All homes follow the same footprint \u2014 three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and similar kitchen and living space layouts. The construction company builds every unit to these specs, but it doesn\u2019t complete the final touches until the unit is sold and the customer chooses fixtures, flooring, wall color, and other features to make the townhouse their own.<\/p>\n

What a premade website isn\u2019t<\/h3>\n

When you sell ready-made websites as part of your agency services, you typically aren\u2019t creating pre-branded sites that people can buy. That is<\/em> a business model, and it\u2019s known as website flipping. With this model, you create websites based on domains, brands, or business concepts that you think someone might want in the future. Then you sell the website and domain name for a profit when that person or business comes along.<\/p>\n

A premade website doesn\u2019t have to be a 100 percent complete product. It may refer to a template or starting point based on web design services<\/a> and work already completed by professionals.<\/p>\n

From-scratch vs. ready-made websites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
From-scratch websites<\/strong><\/td>\nReady-made websites<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are coded from the ground up<\/td>\nAre based on templates and precoded elements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Require individuals or a full team of professional web developers and designers<\/td>\nCan support website creation without coding or design experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 percent flexibility \u2014 whatever you need, developers can build, though this can come at a premium cost<\/td>\nSome flexibility, as you can usually customize templates and other elements<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Take months or longer to develop<\/td>\nYou can build the site in days or even hours, depending on a client\u2019s needs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Requires extensive testing and debugging, which can delay implementation<\/td>\nTesting is streamlined and you likely have third-party support for any troubleshooting needs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
You may be on your own with tech support if you\u2019re developing the site in-house<\/td>\nYou work with a website-building tool such as Vendasta\u2019s Website Pro and have the support that comes with that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Benefits of premade websites for agencies<\/h2>\n

From the table above, you probably already see some benefits of offering ready-made ecommerce websites for sale over creating sites for clients from scratch. Dig deeper into some of those benefits below to understand how ready-made websites can help you scale your agency whether you sell websites to local businesses<\/a> or work with small and midsize businesses across the globe.<\/p>\n

1. Faster website development time<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re learning how to sell websites to businesses, it\u2019s important to understand how project timelines<\/a> impact your success with clients. First, you obviously have to meet the project milestones you agree to. Second, if other agencies are delivering viable professional sites in much shorter timeframes than you can promise, you\u2019ll miss out on sales.<\/p>\n

Starting with prebuilt site components and templates cuts out weeks or even months of prep, coding, and development time, effectively shrinking your web delivery times by substantial amounts. This makes your agency much more competitive, especially with SMBs that can\u2019t always afford to wait months or years for a new site.<\/p>\n

Pro-tip: <\/strong>Add Gantt charts to your agency toolbox. Map out the timeline of each project visually for clients and wow them with your forethought and delivery times.<\/p>\n

2. Reduced costs for agencies and their clients<\/h3>\n

In addition to increasing the website profit your agency can enjoy with each website job, ready-made sites decrease long-term costs for your business and help you pass on savings to clients.<\/p>\n

Save on full-time employee salaries<\/h4>\n

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, web developers and digital designers in the United States make around $78,300 annually (BLS<\/a>). In Canada, full-time professionals in similar jobs make an average of $107,313 (CAD) per year (Economic Research Insitute<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Agencies that keep numerous web development and design experts on staff can end up with salary-intense overhead \u2014 and they must pay those salaries even when there isn\u2019t a web dev project in the mix. Starting with ready-made websites doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t need any <\/em>dev or design resources. But depending on your business model and client needs, you can cut these types of labor costs significantly and may not need full-time in-house staff for these positions.<\/p>\n

Reduce overall labor costs for each site build<\/h4>\n

Starting further down the development process with each client site lets you save labor costs associated with every area of the work, not just coding or design. Project leaders, customer service teams, and even content teams can get work done more efficiently when you begin with a familiar set of resources for every site.<\/p>\n

Start with samples to cut down on miscommunications<\/h4>\n

Starting from scratch may mean beginning with rough sketches or vague concepts shared by a client. That can lead to misunderstandings and miscues that create hassle and unnecessary cost down the road if your team gets off on the wrong path. A ready-made site has enough existing infrastructure that the client can visualize their options clearly and everyone can remain on the same page about the project.<\/p>\n

3. Access to professional web designs<\/h3>\n

A huge benefit of ready-made websites is that you don\u2019t have to sacrifice quality outcomes for cost and time savings. When selling your website services, you know that clients want something they can\u2019t produce on their own with minimal effort. Using the right website builder and reseller tools<\/a>, you can ensure the products your agency provides are high-quality and based on design best practices.<\/p>\n

The key is working with a tool that leverages professional work to create the foundations of what you\u2019re building. The right prebuilt website tools ensure your agency has access to site designs and templates created by experienced designers. That means your end product is:<\/p>\n