Premium wordpress themes- best value

by on 25. May, 2009 in Blogging

When you first start a blog, one of the first decisions you will have to make is choosing a theme.  This can be overwhelming, as there are literally thousands of free themes to choose from.  When I first started this blog, I was using the Moneymaker theme from Unique Blog Designs.  This is a great theme and it makes it really easy to add adsense to your blog posts. However, I got sick and tired of seeing that same theme on dozens of blogs that I visited.  I was looking for a premium theme but I did not want to pay a lot of money for it.  That is when I discovered Elegant Themes . Elegant Themes is a premium WordPress theme club that costs less than $20 a month.  They currently have 23 different themes in the collection.  If you do the math, that is less than a buck per theme.   If you have multiple blogs this option will be a no brainer.  I have four different themes running on four different blogs so far.

We all know that content is king and the quality of your content will determine if you sink or swim as a blogger.  However, I do think that the design and look and feel of your blog is important as well.  First impressions matter and if you have a cool or unique blog design you will increase the likelihood of that visitor actually reading your stuff.

I am using the PureType theme, with a customized header.  Here are some of the features that are included with my theme:

Opera compatible

Netscape compatible

Safari compatible

WordPress 2.7 compatible

Three Color Schemes

Threaded Comments

Optional Blog-style Layout

Gravatar ready

Firefox compatible

IE7 + IE6 compatible

Advertisement Ready

Widget ready sidebars

Theme Option Pages

Custom thumbnail images

PSD files

Valid XHTML + CSS

Smooth tabless design

So what do you think, does having a premium theme matter or are free themes good enough?

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11 Responses to “Premium wordpress themes- best value”

  1. laminaat leggen 09. Nov, 2010 at 4:58 am #

    It's good to have a nice theme with wordpress.

  2. Safari Racheal 01. Feb, 2010 at 7:30 am #

    If it means buying a theme, i will do that to have the best blog. since premium WordPress theme gives excellent work,then i may purchase it to avoid reputation of work.

  3. Club Penguin Cheats 14. Jan, 2010 at 9:41 pm #

    Maybe it’s time to look at just biting the bullet, and paying for a good theme. If time = money, then I should have been doing that all along.

  4. Amy 24. Jun, 2009 at 5:28 am #

    I’m always really reluctant to pay for any sort of theme. They look so much better, but I neve know if I’ll get along with a theme until I’ve tried it out, you know, see if it fits what I’m wanting for my layout. I agree that the best idea would probably be to learn WordPress, but it seems so daunting.

  5. Milo 29. May, 2009 at 6:59 am #

    I personally love how unique premium themes are.
    I would check out wpthemedesigner.com (not my site), as the owner is a very talented designer, and the premium themes are especially tasty.

  6. Brandon 27. May, 2009 at 1:00 pm #

    I’ve been taking free themes and modifying them, but it takes me forever to do that (not very good at design).

    Maybe it’s time to look at just biting the bullet, and paying for a good theme. If time = money, then I should have been doing that all along.

    I’ll take a look at Elegant Themes and see if it fits my needs.

    FYI – I love the “Spammers will be shot.” line.

  7. Scott 26. May, 2009 at 5:57 pm #

    I use the Arthemia Premium theme for WordPress. It is very clean in the code and SEO friendly. I am seeing the theme more and more though so hopefully it remains a secret!

  8. Miss Virtual Reality 26. May, 2009 at 1:24 pm #

    I think it’s best in the long run to learn how to make WordPress themes, otherwise they will end up being over used one way or another.

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  9. Make Money Online 26. May, 2009 at 7:39 am #

    I’d actually knew about Elegant Themes weeks ago but I just think that premium themes from the internet are usually used by several buyer. Or once you buy it, the premium themes will be taken down?

    I’ve a customize theme from my friend, it doesn’t look perfect but I’ll be still using it. I’m still customizing the themes myself, it will be live some days later. :)

    Regards,
    Lee

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  10. Dennis Edell 26. May, 2009 at 5:27 am #

    I give ET a thumbs up as well. Even though I don’t use any of their themes myself yet (I have a designer), I do highly recommend them; especially for the price.

    I won a one year membership and if I didn’t already have a designer by then, I would certainly be using them now. :)

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