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View Poll Results: Free vBulletin Styles or Free vBulletin Styles ?
free is fine with me for now 4 36.36%
I like the paid skins that others can buy 1 9.09%
custom unique skins 4 36.36%
I don't know how to install a style 2 18.18%
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#1   12-01-2007, 10:08 PM
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Free vBulletin Styles, or Paid vBulletin Styles. ?

When I started vBulletinSetup I had always in the back of my mine planed on adding a custom paid vBulletin Style one day. We've been using the current vBulletin style for almost a full year. It's a paid skin, but it's not a custom, one of a kind, paid skin.

What are you thoughts on paid vBulleitn skins versus free templates. And then your thoughts on a paid skin, and a custom unique skin.
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Re: Free vBulletin Styles, or Paid vBulletin Styles. ?


There are a few good free templates out, and there are many good paid templates out there as well. It is good to have a unique, custom style because that creates a recognisable brand for your site.
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Paid style + thorough customization is good for me
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Re: Free vBulletin Styles, or Paid vBulletin Styles. ?


I actually got my skin while it was free, now its 30 bucks. Timed that right, lol.

I've always edited my skins to my liking however.

I think as long as things are easy to find, functioning, and it doesn't look really crappy any skin will do. I do enjoy a good looking theme though.
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Re: Free vBulletin Styles, or Paid vBulletin Styles. ?


If you have the money then a custom unique style is any day better than free and paid skins. I would definitely like to get one developed some day when I can afford the shell out that kind of money.

Though at this moment I am using a free skin that I have customized a bit.
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Keep your brand is very important in my opinion as well.
That's one reason why I'd like to get a custom skin, that way all the icons, and everything matches the vBSetup brand. ;)
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I would probably only think about spending money on a paid non-custom skin if it was exceptionally good, because even though you paid for it, it's still not unique unless you customise it some -which you can do with freebies anyway.
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Keep your brand is very important in my opinion as well.
That's one reason why I'd like to get a custom skin, that way all the icons, and everything matches the vBSetup brand. ;)
Quite true, custom work should help with branding as long as it is executed well and doesn’t look too much like the skins available in the market.
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