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Template or Custom Website?

Evaluate the choice between a annual template website plan and a customized website based on budget, brand presentation, functional limitations, and subsequent management.

DFocus Integrated Marketing | 2026-10-24

First, check if the requirements match the existing solutions.

Template websites are suitable for businesses whose needs fall within the existing template and functional scope; customized websites are designed and developed according to brand, target audience, and functional specifications. For both, delivery, maintenance, and costs should be confirmed first, and quality should not be judged solely based on the names "package" or "customized."

Four comparison directions

Brand visuals: Which areas can be adjusted from the existing layout? Is a separate main page design required?
Website Functionality: Are the necessary functions currently supported? How can special processes be expanded?
Management and Data: Who can update the content? Can data be exported? What are the conditions for transfer?
Recurring costs: Are annual fees, domain names, hosting, SSL certificates, licenses, and maintenance billed separately?

DFocus Budget Reference

DFOCUS's entry-level plan is NT$7,000 for the first year, including a NT$5,000 annual fee and a one-time NT$2,000 setup fee. Renewal is NT$5,000 per year. All prices are in TWD and include tax. The plan includes Home, Products and Contact pages, up to 30 listings, five freely interchangeable responsive templates, a CMS, social links, a .COM domain, SSL, cloud hosting and initial setup and content assistance. Premium template licenses, extra pages, custom features and advanced SEO/GEO are separate. This is an annual subscription, not a one-time website buyout. Custom websites are scoped separately, with planning budgets of NT$100,000–200,000, NT$200,000–300,000 or NT$400,000 and above depending on requirements.

See current entry-level website pricing and features

Entry-Level Website Plan | NT$5,000/Year, Tax Included

A one-time setup fee of NT$2,000, including tax, brings the first-year total to NT$7,000. Annual renewal is NT$5,000 from year two. All amounts are in New Taiwan Dollars (TWD) and include tax. The under-NT$420 monthly equivalent excludes setup and is for comparison only; this is not a monthly payment plan. Including setup, the first year averages approximately NT$583.33 per month.

Three essential pages: Home, Products and Contact, with up to 30 product or service listings.
Five responsive templates: Switch between the five included templates for free in your dashboard. Your logo, homepage banner, products and contact details stay in place, with no need to upload them again.
A content management dashboard: Update your company logo, homepage banner, product listings and contact information yourself.
Social media links: Add links to Facebook, Instagram, Threads and LINE. Unconfigured links stay hidden. This does not include account management, automatic posting or social media API integrations.
A .COM domain, SSL and cloud hosting: One .COM domain, an SSL certificate and cloud hosting are included. DFOCUS helps with initial configuration and regular SSL renewal. Domain use, hosting and renewal follow the subscription agreement.
Help getting started: DFOCUS handles initial setup and helps upload your basic content, so you do not have to launch the site on your own.

This is an annually billed website subscription using predefined templates and standard features, not a one-time buyout or free custom build. Future premium templates require a separate license. Additional pages, custom design, new features and advanced SEO/GEO work are quoted separately. A mail server, shopping cart and membership system are not included in this three-page plan.

The template plan includes basic page keyword settings. Content strategy, technical SEO, performance tracking and GEO/AI search optimization are separate services. Review GEO and AI SEO pricing

What else should be confirmed when redesigning an existing website?

Organize the URLs, content, files, and backend data to be retained, and confirm the relocation of old URLs, data transfer, and downtime arrangements. If the new website cannot directly use the original functions, this should be stated during the planning stage to avoid discovering omissions before launch.

How to begin our first conversation?

Provide the existing website address, main target audience, necessary pages and functions, budget, and launch date. First, confirm a suitable solution, then refine the design and acceptance specifications. The above are planning budgets in New Taiwan dollars; detailed pricing needs to be discussed and confirmed.

View website design options and costs ; refer to corporate website examples .