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If nothing at Microsoft Office Online catches your eye, there are several legitimate third parties that offer free PowerPoint templates that you can download.
This may cause you to pause for a moment and wonder why these sites are offering to give away these items for free.
It makes sense that Microsoft would offer free templates as they want to keep their customers happy so they keep buying more Microsoft products.
But what does a third party get out of this deal?
There are actually several reasons that make it beneficial for independent companies to make free templates available. In addition to providing the free templates, many of these web sites also offer specialized, custom-designed templates for purchase. Having a few free templates available as samples of their work gives shoppers a chance to try out their product. In fact, these offerings are often the hook that brings customers to their web site in the first place.
This, in no way, diminishes the legitimacy of the business. In fact, it does quite the opposite. Although you may not be in the market for a customized template designed specifically for you, you may be impressed enough with the free templates provided to consider such a purchase. It’s really not that much different from a chocolate shop giving away a few sample candies in the hopes that you’ll buy a whole box.
Among the independent web sites out there offering free templates are Brainy Betty and PoweredTemplates.