Simple Offline Wordpress Themes?

by terryd
10 replies
Hi,

I'm looking at building a few local trades websites for the likes of plumbers, sparkies, builders etc but I'm having trouble finding some simple wordpress themes that can be used . Most of the themes I can find are quite elaborate and expensive with sliders and that type of think where as I just want simple but professional. I'm just looking at building , ranking and renting. Any ideas?

Thanks.
#offline #simple #themes #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author MrJeff
    I use Weaver Xtreme | Weaver Themes the free version is better than most paid versions. a little learning curve but fantastic theme. I built these sites with it. Garage Expressions - Garage Flooring / Storage /And More. and. Garage Flooring Atlanta - Atlanta Epoxy Garage Flooring. Call Today ! good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mav91890
    lol, does everyone here use that guy from fiverr for their fake testimonial?
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  • Profile picture of the author J4y
    I toyed with using templates and some of the free WP themes but could nver quite find the design I wanted that would work. Finally I found a simple method of designing my own websites but could easily knock up some for local businesses if I feel the need. What's more you can make it responsive so it can be used on different devices, Iphone/pads,smartphones/tablets which is a great selling point to your clients.I used Headway Themes and have found them easy to use and the final sites look good and you can always tweek them as you wish. The main reason for me using them too is that I wanted to have full creative control and this gives me it. The developer license was pretty cheap as I got it on an offer. Good luck and if you wanna see the site I designed PM me.
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  • Profile picture of the author J50
    Recently bought a theme from Products Archive - Premium WP themes for an offline business I am starting and very pleased with the quality of the theme. Probably wouldn't stick with the theme forever as I would like to get something custom done, but they're great themes for people who like to move quickly and get a website setup in a day or two.
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  • Profile picture of the author Freebiequeen1999
    The latest updates to wordpress (making customizer the key) means that some older themes and plug ins may not work. You need to be sure these are updated and supported
    If you google this theme you will see some rocky issues.

    Plus the Local biz themes are super generic looking IMHO and also kind of dated

    the others look better but at those prices....67 euros and 49 euros for the photos? ouch....how could you make money on this selling on speculation? The themes do look better however

    Now...remember with any of these ideas...the local biz will have their own ideas....you will have to get their logo (good luck haaha)...which you may have to resize, enhance....you will need their pictures (good luck) which you will have to crop, resize, photoshop, enhance and so forth

    Will they supply the copy? Are you able to write it and what would you charge? How many revisions will you do? If you are new some of these biz owners can run you ragged

    Planning to sell this as a "lead" site? I bet many small biz in your area already have a better looking site in place. Thanks but no thanks

    one size usually does not fit all

    IMHO - might be best to learn some real skill that is salable to local biz and then work from there.
    I also do suggest that people can learn from working as a salesperson (biz to biz in person and/or on phone)
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