Website Template Systems

Designing the templates that firm websites are built from

Artifact CPA · Homepage scroll

One structure

Each template I design is a full site: homepage, service pages, team, pricing and contact. Sterling Advisory runs the same sections in two themes. The layout holds; the type, color and photography change.

Sterling Advisory template in a light green and gold theme: hero, four service links, an intro with a portrait, and an industries list
Sterling Advisory · Light
The same Sterling Advisory template in a dark purple and gold theme, with the same sections in the same order
Sterling Advisory · Boutique dark

Tokens

Firm details come in through tokens like {site_name} and {site_phone}, which pull in each firm’s real name and number. So the design work happens once, in the template, and carries to every firm that uses it.

Template copy on navy: At {site_name}, we provide dependable bookkeeping services. Call us at {site_phone} or request a {consultation} online.
Template copy · Vermont Bookkeeping

Inner pages

I design inner pages from the same parts as the homepage, so a new service or team page doesn’t need a new design.

Boutique dark inner page for tax reduction planning: a serif headline, a photo, a checklist of services and a discovery-call banner
Service page · Boutique dark
Light inner page for tax reduction planning: a serif headline, a photo of hands at a calculator, a checklist of services and a green discovery-call banner
Service page · Light
Full Vermont Bookkeeping template homepage: navy hero with a street photo, three benefit cards, a services grid, a testimonial, pricing plans and a contact form
Homepage · Vermont Bookkeeping
Vermont Bookkeeping team page: navy hero, then a grid of six staff cards with photo, title and email
Team page · Vermont Bookkeeping

Careers pages

Some firms needed more than a template, so I design custom careers pages for them. Each one runs the same sections: why join, the work, the tools, FAQs and how to apply. The design is made for each firm. It’s the template idea turned around: one structure, a new look every time.

Graber & Associates careers page scrolling on a laptop: a navy hero over a bridge photo, cards on what the job looks like, a note from the managing director, a grid of software logos, FAQs and an apply section
Careers page · Graber & Associates
Gheen & Co. careers page on a laptop: a black and white hero of the team laughing together, a green navigation bar and a Build a Career Where Your Work Matters section
Careers page · Gheen & Co.
Sexton & Schnoll careers page on a laptop: a hero of a team meeting, then Why We're Hiring beside a green Firm at a Glance panel
Careers page · Sexton & Schnoll

Range

Artifact CPA is a template I designed for firms with creative clients: writers, artists and designers. Hand-drawn illustration and a yellow highlight take it in a different direction from the other templates.