WP Themes For Offline Business Sites?

Marie Pugh · 12-27-2008, 01:01 PM

I bought a WP theme to do work for a client I got through the "Stupidly Simple Cash Cow" idea. However, as soon as I landed this client, WP updated to version 2.7 and everything is very different. And, the theme doesn't work properly with this version, and I am just not getting any help through support.

So - I need some possible suggestions as to free themes that I could use that might work for an offline business. It is a local flying club/flight school. They want a blog, and a forum as well, so I was hoping to use Wordpress to do the whole site and make it very search engine friendly.

Are there any themes that would work well for an offline business site - perhaps something that you can kind of remove the sidebars for the main pages, or change them from one page to another?

Any ideas would be great - I want to get this site done for them ASAP - and it is just taking too long waiting for this other theme to be worked out!

Thanks!

Marie

Joel Gray · 12-27-2008, 01:06 PM

There are tons of free WP themes out there. Just google free WP themes and then search the top 4 or 5 sites for a theme that matches what your looking for. You can maybe search for airplanes, air travel, or something like that and come up with something.

Also congratulations on your new client.

Joel

Mark Riddle · 12-27-2008, 02:11 PM

Theme Terminal

Might work for ya

JohnMcCabe · 12-27-2008, 02:26 PM

Marie, one thing I like to do is look for themes where the general layout is clean, the SEO is good, and I can adapt the theme by changing the graphics.

For one site, I'm using a theme called This Just In! from Free WordPress Themes | WordPress Hacker. I can make the site into anything by changing out the graphics.

HTH

haridasz · 01-30-2009, 11:00 PM

Hi

You could always go to monstertemplates and get a nice template from there for cheap.

hari

jkt777 · 01-30-2009, 11:22 PM

This was posted by dmderoeck in this thread:
Couple of Wordpress questions

It has several headers and one is an airplane so maybe it will work for you.
Keep clicking preview to see the plane header.

WordPress › PrimePress WordPress Themes

Joel

kkrueger · 01-31-2009, 12:13 AM

There is a cheap version of Artisteer, and you can make your own theme...for any type of business.

$49.00 investment can be paid for with just one client! It's pretty impressive, and the full version is awesome!

Hope this helps...

FrankHaywood · 02-03-2009, 05:34 AM

Hi Marie,

I've been using the Mandigo WP theme a lot just lately. It has lots of theme options to do with layout and colour schemes and is free.

It has 2 sidebars which you can place wherever you like, and also top and bottom "sidebars" which are very useful for placing content such as sign up forms or whatever you want. I've been thinking of doing a video for my subscribers to show it off, as it's much better than a lot of the paid WP themes I've bought.

HTH

-Frank Haywood

sridhar · 02-03-2009, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

Marie, one thing I like to do is look for themes where the general layout is clean, the SEO is good, and I can adapt the theme by changing the graphics.

For one site, I'm using a theme called This Just In! from Free WordPress Themes | WordPress Hacker. I can make the site into anything by changing out the graphics.

HTH

Thanks, bookmarked.

My base theme has been QuickPress. Used it to make this and this.

12-27-2008, 01:01 PM	#1
Marie Pugh Mom On A Mission! War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnedosa, MB, Canada Posts: 363 Thanks: 31 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	WP Themes For Offline Business Sites? I bought a WP theme to do work for a client I got through the "Stupidly Simple Cash Cow" idea. However, as soon as I landed this client, WP updated to version 2.7 and everything is very different. And, the theme doesn't work properly with this version, and I am just not getting any help through support. So - I need some possible suggestions as to free themes that I could use that might work for an offline business. It is a local flying club/flight school. They want a blog, and a forum as well, so I was hoping to use Wordpress to do the whole site and make it very search engine friendly. Are there any themes that would work well for an offline business site - perhaps something that you can kind of remove the sidebars for the main pages, or change them from one page to another? Any ideas would be great - I want to get this site done for them ASAP - and it is just taking too long waiting for this other theme to be worked out! Thanks! Marie
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Joel Gray Addicted To IM War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Louisiana Gulf Coast Posts: 724 Thanks: 18 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: WP Themes For Offline Business Sites? There are tons of free WP themes out there. Just google free WP themes and then search the top 4 or 5 sites for a theme that matches what your looking for. You can maybe search for airplanes, air travel, or something like that and come up with something. Also congratulations on your new client. Joel
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jkt777 Joel Thomas War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 261 Thanks: 53 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: WP Themes For Offline Business Sites? This was posted by dmderoeck in this thread: Couple of Wordpress questions It has several headers and one is an airplane so maybe it will work for you. Keep clicking preview to see the plane header. WordPress › PrimePress WordPress Themes Joel

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kkrueger HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perris,CA , USA. Posts: 286 Thanks: 75 Thanked 28 Times in 25 Posts Contact Info	Re: WP Themes For Offline Business Sites? There is a cheap version of Artisteer, and you can make your own theme...for any type of business. $49.00 investment can be paid for with just one client! It's pretty impressive, and the full version is awesome! Hope this helps...

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