{"id":983,"date":"2015-12-04T13:27:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T13:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/okodigital.wpengine.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2015-12-04T13:27:05","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T13:27:05","slug":"templatemaker-nl-freewebfriday-great-sites-that-are-free-thanks-to-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cool.co\/supply-side-platform-home\/templatemaker-nl-freewebfriday-great-sites-that-are-free-thanks-to-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"#FreeWebFriday TemplateMaker.nl"},"content":{"rendered":"

#FreeWebFriday<\/a> is our celebration of the free worldwide web; Great sites that are free to use with a little help from online advertising.\u00a0\u00a0 We are going to share one of our favourites here on the blog every Friday, but hope that others join in with the hashtag on social media.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re looking at TemplateMaker.nl<\/a>, a clever and useful site that lets you print out templates to make different shape boxes of any size and proportion you choose.\u00a0 You simply select the shape (anything from a simple cube to a sphere) and enter the dimensions of the box that you want to make.\u00a0 The website then generates a PDF that you can print to use as your template.<\/p>\n

I love niche websites like this that perfectly solve a problem that few people will ever think about. It\u2019s such a simple concept that it\u2019s easy to overlook some fairly serious mathematics behind the scenes. I just had to find out more.<\/p>\n

About the website<\/strong><\/h2>\n

TemplateMaker.nl is the brainchild of Dutch web designer Maarten Van der Velde. Maarten\u2019s background is as an Industrial Design Engineer and TemplateMaker.nl is the coming together of his passion of Industrial, Graphic and Web design.<\/p>\n

The site started around 4 years ago, and continues to be regularly updated and have new templates added every couple of months.\u00a0 When I asked how long the site took to build Maarten just laughed, but he says that it usually takes around one full day to add a new template to the site.<\/p>\n

Who uses the website?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

TemplateMaker.nl serves up around 150,000 page views per month \u00a0to an audience around the world.\u00a0 A large part of that audience are \u2018Crafters\u2019 printing templates for their own box making projects at home.\u00a0 Alongside the crafters other professional graphic designers are well represented.\u00a0 TemplateMaker.nl is quick, free and accurate and is a real alternative to expensive software and illustrator add-ons for box design.<\/p>\n

How is the site funded?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Maarten describes TemplateMarker.nl as a hobby, and there are just a few conservatively placed Google ads to help cover running costs.\u00a0\u00a0 In a wonderfully Dutch turn of phrase he describes the ad revenue as being \u201clike an extra slice of cheese on your bread\u201d rather than being the reason for the website.\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to the Google ads, there is also an occasional banner inviting users to buy him a book through an Amazon wish-list link, which seems like a great way to show appreciate for a website that you love.<\/p>\n

What free sites do you love?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I’d love to hear about ad-funded, free-to-use sites that you love. \u00a0Let me know in the comments and we might feature it on a #FreeWebFriday soon.<\/p>\n

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