The template you choose in the first five minutes quietly shapes the next five years of your website. Get it right and customisation is fast; get it wrong and you fight the template at every step. This guide explains the 18 industry categories, the three main layout types (multi-pager, one-pager, landing page) and the practical criteria that help UK small businesses pick the template that fits their content — not just the one with the prettiest hero image.
Templates — the starting point for every Sitejet site · The template library — 170+ professional designs · 18 industry categories · Layout types — multi-pager, one-pager, landing page, blank · How to select a template · Creating your own custom templates · Tips for choosing the right template · FAQ
A template is a pre-built page layout — colours, fonts, sections and placeholder content arranged by a professional designer. In Sitejet Builder you pick a template, swap in your own text and images, and you are most of the way to a finished site. This is why builder sites ship in hours, not weeks: you are not designing from a blank page.
Every Sitejet template is fully responsive, SEO-ready and built with clean code that performs well on Core Web Vitals. Templates are free; there is no “premium template” tier. You can use any of the 170+ templates with any smartxhosting.uk Sitejet Builder hosting plan.
Access the library from the editor’s welcome screen (new project) or Site > Change template (existing project, with a caveat — see the last FAQ).
Browse, filter and preview. Each template shows desktop, tablet and mobile views so you can assess responsiveness before committing. Click any template to see a full-scale preview; click Use this template to clone it into your workspace.
Templates are organised into 18 industry buckets so you can go straight to relevant options:
Your choice is not locked — a trade-oriented template can work fine for a cleaning business, and a generic template can work for almost anything.
Templates come in four layout types:
Advanced users can create and save custom templates for agency reuse. In Site > Save as template, give it a name and description; the template appears in your personal library for future projects. Useful for UK agencies delivering similar sites across multiple clients.
Q: Can I switch templates after I start building?
A: Not without content-placement reset. Sitejet offers template swap but it removes existing layout customisation. Plan to commit to your initial template choice and customise within it.
Q: Are premium templates extra?
A: No. All 170+ templates are free with any Sitejet Builder hosting plan. No “premium tier” gating.
Q: Can I start from scratch?
A: Yes, pick the Blank layout type. Useful if you plan to build entirely from presets and elements, but most UK SMEs save time with a relevant industry template.
Q: How often are new templates added?
A: Sitejet adds templates regularly; the library has grown from 100+ to 170+ over the last 18 months.
Q: Can I see what a template looks like with real content?
A: Yes — each template ships with realistic placeholder content so you can evaluate the look before committing.
Q: Will my site look identical to others using the same template?
A: No, if you customise properly. Changing colours, fonts, images and text makes each site unique. Think of templates like new-build houses — same structure, different decoration.