Generic template categories face far more competition than niche vertical templates
A template creator observes that their general-purpose portfolio template competes against roughly 10,000 similar listings, while a niche dentist-office template competes against only about 50. This highlights how competitive intensity in template marketplaces varies sharply between broad, generic categories and narrow, vertical-specific ones.
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