Everyone has heard the saying “you can’t get something for nothing” in some form or another.

We respectfully disagree when it comes to free web design templates.  Templates in general have bad rap – especially the free ones.  There are so many sites out there offering free templates that are thrown together, look like they belong in 1996 or are just plain ugly – you also run the risk of having a website that looks exactly the same as your competitor’s.  Don’t get discouraged!  If you don’t have the talent, time or money to get a custom designed site there are plenty of free templates out there that are not only presentable – but actually quite well designed and even unique.

Here are 12 to prove our point:

And here are 6 reliable sites that offer well-designed free templates:

TemplatesBox.com
FreeTemplatesOnline.com
TemplateWorkz.com
Open Source Web Design
FreeLayouts.com
DotComWebDesign

Happy Hunting!