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Best to get premium theme, wordpress?

by vojohn33
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Hey guys, fairly new to the WF here, and was wondering if most blogs or websites run through wordpress are better off running a premium theme rather then a free theme? Just looking for opinions on what is essentially better.

cheers
#premium #theme #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Romeo90
    I have a premium theme for my blog, and use the Optimisepress theme for my eBook and eCourse sales pages.

    You will probably find a paid theme comes with support and updates, whilst some of the free themes won't, but at the end of the day, it depends on what you want from your website or blog and what you want to give your audience.
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    • Profile picture of the author luckyman
      With paid themes, you can access more functionality as opposed to free themes. Ultimately it depends on your needs and wants. I tend to go for paid because of functionality and support.
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  • Profile picture of the author KhirRahman
    Get the premium theme if you want to be serious in business. Now I'm dead serious
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Ning Lo
    You get what you paid for

    If you want additional feature, good graphics and support go for paid themes.

    Cheers,

    Gary
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  • Profile picture of the author Mo Goulet
    I'm going to list a 2 themes I use below to show you the importance of getting the right theme. It is the responsiveness of the theme that is important. How does the theme look on all devices. If you have a smart phone, look at the referenced sites on both (computer and smart phone) to see what I am referring to.

    The Original Sanddune | Building Strength, Balance, Coordination and Flexibility

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    • Profile picture of the author Aduley
      I think nearly everyone starts out using a free theme and then switches to a paid theme after a while. I have found that free themes work alright but are usually a bit more buggy when compared to a premium one.

      Plus like others have mentioned, in addition to the support and updates that premium themes offer, you get more functionality as well.

      I use the Thesis Theme most of the time and I really like it a lot. It is highly customizable. You do need to be a little familiar with CSS and understand how their "Hook" system works to make the most of it though.
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  • Profile picture of the author Meta Morph
    I'm currently running a free theme but am definitely looking at paid themes...you just can't customize the free themes like you want...
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  • Profile picture of the author Cliff696
    I got a license for Genesis a few years ago and have never looked back. Loads of functionality, lots of child themes and it just works great.
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  • Profile picture of the author AndrewStark
    If you're not technical, then the world of premium themes can become an expensive nightmare.

    Spend time putting together a list of the things you want your theme to have, and then get in touch with a designer to create exactly what you want. This will probably put you back several hundred dollars, but it will turn into exactly what you want.

    If you can't afford that much, then stick with a free theme until you've got the capital to invest, or move to a different niche if you don't see the site ever making that much cash.
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    • Profile picture of the author Farish
      Originally Posted by AndrewStark View Post

      If you're not technical, then the world of premium themes can become an expensive nightmare.

      Spend time putting together a list of the things you want your theme to have, and then get in touch with a designer to create exactly what you want. This will probably put you back several hundred dollars, but it will turn into exactly what you want.

      If you can't afford that much, then stick with a free theme until you've got the capital to invest, or move to a different niche if you don't see the site ever making that much cash.
      There are premium theme companies that will give you access to all their themes for 100 dollars for a year with a developer license. You can easily turn that around with your first website.
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