Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses?

reimer · 06-27-2011, 09:20 PM

Hi Offline warriors

I am currently working with some local business. However I would like to know from my fellow offline warriors:

Which Wordpress Theme do you think is the best for local SEO ? (you know dentist + city)

The same goes for lead generation, Which theme would be the best? (free and paid)

Thanks in advance warriors

blillard · 06-27-2011, 10:06 PM

elegant themes is a good one and also templatic have great themes for you to use with a very professional look and feel.

redlegrich · 06-27-2011, 11:35 PM

iThemes are very good. Builder is highly customizable and modular. However, the best thing is they actually have support. Most theme companies have user support forums, however iThemes has paid moderators that quickly answer your questions which is very helpful. I've used others and found I seldom can get a decent answer to my questions.

zoro · 06-28-2011, 12:22 AM

This is by far the best local business theme I have come accross and purchased. It is by a fellow warrior and his support is awesome. Here is the link to the WSO (I am not afilliate)
http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...e-builder.html

jondabach · 06-28-2011, 02:57 PM

The local business theme is nice. I would also look at the Builder theme from iThemes. It's pretty easy to change your css style sheet once and then use that as a template for your local sites.

tpw · 06-28-2011, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reimer

Which Wordpress Theme do you think is the best for local SEO ? (you know dentist + city)

The same goes for lead generation, Which theme would be the best? (free and paid)

Honestly, when it comes to SEO, I don't think the theme is that important.

After all, when said and done, Google's spider is only looking at the HTML on the page and the linking structure of the website.

All Content Management Systems deliver HTML and link in an equal manner.

If you want to improve a client's SEO, then focus on the content included in the site and links to the site.

Now that we have eliminated the smoke and mirrors of SEO-Friendly websites, we can talk about your other question.

Lead generation is simply a question of whether your page layout and copy can lead a user to take the action you want them to take.

With an information website, the challenge is to provide enough links on a site to enable the visitor to navigate to find the information they want to find.

A sales page would share all of the information that needs to be shared to lead the reader to hit the Buy Now button. Depending on the offer, this may require several pages or just one.

With lead generation, most marketers only want to provide one choice for the reader and that is to take the desired action. But two choices are always present, in that the reader still has their Back button available.

WordPress themes tend to be designed in one of two formats: information themes and sales themes.

Information themes want to increase linking opportunities, while Sales themes want to minimize distractions.

So long as you have a solid understanding of what you want to do, then finding the right theme becomes an easier proposition.

Given what you have said in this thread, I would advise you to explore the available themes that call themselves "Sales Themes".

Everything else is a matter of personal taste.

bkat52 · 06-29-2011, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyguerrerojr

Hey Reimer.

I run a offline marketing and web design company and personally I have built dozens of wordpress sites for clients using the Ithemes templates. These are great business wordpress templates. Ithemes.com offers a single template sale. 6 month unlimited, or yearly unlimited membership.

These are some of the best professional business wordpress templates. Here is one example of a site I built using Ithemes.com (www.acupuncturesolutionsonline.com)

You would never even guess that this is a wordpress template. The original template wasn't near as good as the end result but these templates give you great ability for changing pretty much everything around. The membership for the 6 month or yearly is the way to go.

You can make your money back with one site. Check them out and let me know what you think. They got some nice templates to choose from. Also they have great support and webinars and great tools for building sites.

Heres the link: iThemes : Business WordPress Themes Since 2008

Good luck!

Gary - did you use Builder to design the acupuncture site? I'm currently on the ropes about what to buy to use to build multiple client sites. 1 page small business sites.

Creativegirl · 06-29-2011, 05:37 PM

If you're doing 1 page small business sites and can customize graphics yourself (or have access to someone) then I'd go with the free Ten Theme (sorry I think that's the name). It has everything you need for customization without requiring alot of additional programming support and is a great place to start.

Not So New · 06-29-2011, 07:14 PM

Hey Gary,

Your Acupuncture Site looks great. Do you do any work for Warriors who need similar sites built?

Let me know. I would be interested in your services.

Thx

Shawn

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyguerrerojr

Hey Reimer.

I run a offline marketing and web design company and personally I have built dozens of wordpress sites for clients using the Ithemes templates. These are great business wordpress templates. Ithemes.com offers a single template sale. 6 month unlimited, or yearly unlimited membership.

These are some of the best professional business wordpress templates. Here is one example of a site I built using Ithemes.com (www.acupuncturesolutionsonline.com)

You would never even guess that this is a wordpress template. The original template wasn't near as good as the end result but these templates give you great ability for changing pretty much everything around. The membership for the 6 month or yearly is the way to go.

You can make your money back with one site. Check them out and let me know what you think. They got some nice templates to choose from. Also they have great support and webinars and great tools for building sites.

Heres the link: iThemes : Business WordPress Themes Since 2008

Good luck!

sbucciarel · 06-30-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoro

This is by far the best local business theme I have come accross and purchased. It is by a fellow warrior and his support is awesome. Here is the link to the WSO (I am not afilliate)
http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...e-builder.html

This is a fantastic theme. I just bought what was allegedly the "last copy" but there seems to be another "last copy" ... lol.

beamup · 06-30-2011, 09:24 AM

Building a wordpress theme is not that hard if you have a good knowledge over php. There are certainly thousands and thousands of amazing themes. The best part is, Wordpress has amazing plugins that helps a lot in SEO.

Dan B Rusu · 06-30-2011, 11:25 AM

I like to offer a number of different designs and layouts for them to choose from. The best 2 resources for this are:

elegantthemes.com
themeforest.com

Bobster0007 · 06-30-2011, 11:45 AM

StudioPress with Genesis Framework.

rlhurst · 06-30-2011, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

This is a fantastic theme. I just bought what was allegedly the "last copy" but there seems to be another "last copy" ... lol.

And another! I just got mine

marketingrep4u · 07-02-2011, 07:15 AM

FREE is the way to go!

Mystique found here on the WP site: WordPress › Mystique « Free WordPress Themes

I built this site with it: Cleveland Tn Realty | Find Homes & Houses For Sale in Cleveland Tennessee

A friend of mine built this site with Mystique: Garland Garage Door Company 469-443-6671 | Garland Garage Door Company

It's incredibly customizable!

Use the SEO Ultimate plugin with it and you're golden.

Rich

rlhurst · 07-02-2011, 07:33 AM

Those are nice looking sites, Rich. I like the video approach as well. I assume you did those videos via your sig line?

marketingrep4u · 07-02-2011, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlhurst

Those are nice looking sites, Rich. I like the video approach as well. I assume you did those videos via your sig line?

I did the video on Cleveland Tn Realty | Find Homes & Houses For Sale in Cleveland Tennessee.

My friend, that owns the other site, did that video herself.

The videos available on VideoMarketingVideo.net are packs of 20 designed as traffic magnet videos for IMers that don't have the time to create the videos themselves. It's the video marketing campaign in a box. You buy the videos and upload them to your video accounts using your own titles, tags, and URLs.

Generally speaking, in regards to video marketing, if the content is good (not perfect) and the titles and tags are targeted, then the basic outcome is traffic to your site.

So, for $97 an IMer can use these to market his clients or himself.

Thanks for the complements about the site creation! Its nice to know that other in the IM industry like your work.

I quickly visited your landing page for the text to MP3. Are you actually doing the voice overs or have you perfected a software that does it for you?

Rich

sbucciarel · 07-02-2011, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlhurst

And another! I just got mine

Yeah, very cool theme and can use it on unlimited domains. They set it up for you the first time as a bonus. They already set up mine
Local Chiropractic Clinic AnytownChiropractic Clinic | Friendly, Caring Chiropractic Clinic

Great looking local business theme.

rlhurst · 07-02-2011, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marketingrep4u

I quickly visited your landing page for the text to MP3. Are you actually doing the voice overs or have you perfected a software that does it for you?

Rich

Actually me and my voice. NO software involved!!

rlhurst · 07-02-2011, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

Yeah, very cool theme and can use it on unlimited domains. They set it up for you the first time as a bonus. They already set up mine
Local Chiropractic Clinic AnytownChiropractic Clinic | Friendly, Caring Chiropractic Clinic

Great looking local business theme.

You don't mess around! I haven't gotten to mine yet

Bobster0007 · 07-02-2011, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

Yeah, very cool theme and can use it on unlimited domains. They set it up for you the first time as a bonus. They already set up mine
Local Chiropractic Clinic AnytownChiropractic Clinic | Friendly, Caring Chiropractic Clinic

Great looking local business theme.

These themes look amazing... is this like working with regular wordpress? is it easy to customize for someone with basically only wordpress skills?

sbucciarel · 07-02-2011, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobster0007

These themes look amazing... is this like working with regular wordpress? is it easy to customize for someone with basically only wordpress skills?

Yeah ... it's basic Wordpress. With the Chiropractor one I bought I can just use the same theme and customize it for any local biz ... dentist, doctors, lawyers, etc.

Bobster0007 · 07-02-2011, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

Yeah ... it's basic Wordpress. With the Chiropractor one I bought I can just use the same theme and customize it for any local biz ... dentist, doctors, lawyers, etc.

kool... ok so you dont have access to the others, only the one that you buy... but you easily change colors, buttons, functions etc...

sbucciarel · 07-02-2011, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobster0007

kool... ok so you dont have access to the others, only the one that you buy... but you easily change colors, buttons, functions etc...

Yeah. They let you choose the one niche of the ones they have available. But changing all that is the same as changing any Wordpress blog.

ryanjm · 07-03-2011, 10:31 AM

I actually like the look of that Mystique free theme that marketingrep posted. That paid theme for $97 honestly does not look very good. It's incredibly dated looking, no rollovers, cramped text size, etc... the only thing I like is the right hand column with contact info.

If I were spending around $100 I would pick up the pagelines platform pro to make some really nice looking sites. If I just want a cheap template with the site already done for me, I wouldn't pay anything over $50. Heck, even this bizlocal theme someone mentioned in another thread looks way better than that $97 one and it's half the price.

sbucciarel · 07-03-2011, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanjm

I actually like the look of that Mystique free theme that marketingrep posted. That paid theme for $97 honestly does not look very good. It's incredibly dated looking, no rollovers, cramped text size, etc... the only thing I like is the right hand column with contact info.

If I were spending around $100 I would pick up the pagelines platform pro to make some really nice looking sites. If I just want a cheap template with the site already done for me, I wouldn't pay anything over $50. Heck, even this bizlocal theme someone mentioned in another thread looks way better than that $97 one and it's half the price.

Taste is subjective. I like it and apparently, a lot of people love it because it has sold like hot cakes. It's an outstanding theme and theme design is what I do. Price didn't matter to me. I loved the theme as soon as I saw it.

Bobster0007 · 07-03-2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

Taste is subjective. I like it and apparently, a lot of people love it because it has sold like hot cakes. It's an outstanding theme and theme design is what I do. Price didn't matter to me. I loved the theme as soon as I saw it.

I agree, I think its a very well laid out theme and im about to pull the trigger on it. If i wanted to add video to the main / slider area or maybe where the opt in box is, i could just use a WP video plugin right? Plus, it must be good since you bought it and you're a designer. If i may ask, why would a designer buy a theme?

sbucciarel · 07-03-2011, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobster0007

I agree, I think its a very well laid out theme and im about to pull the trigger on it. If i wanted to add video to the main / slider area or maybe where the opt in box is, i could just use a WP video plugin right? Plus, it must be good since you bought it and you're a designer. If i may ask, why would a designer buy a theme?

I've never used a video plugin, but you can alter the theme sidebar just by going into Appearances > Edit > sidebar.php and just insert in there what you want in there and remove the top autoresponder box if you want to.

I don't design templates from scratch. I use a template and redesign over and over again into different color schemes and niches. The 2nd line in my sig is the kind of work I do on templates. But I always start with an outstanding template.

Alex Tran · 07-03-2011, 05:26 PM

Here is another method to consider. The clients that I've worked with seem to want customized websites. I deliver on what they want by providing mockups before I actually build the site.

In the past, I built the sites myself using Wordpress and retail themes. Now, however, I find it easier to hire a designer that can build the site from the mockup on top of a standard Wordpress theme that you get when you first load WP. This allows me to spend more time marketing and less time fiddling with templates.

The cost of hiring someone to build a custom site on top of a standard theme can be very reasonable. I bet there are good Warriors here who can do this type of work.

Good luck.

celenco · 07-03-2011, 05:35 PM

I actually Have a Wordpress Theme for sale here, that we intend to keep updating to fit whatever the customers want. Take a look at The Ultimate Healthcare Theme Package For Health Professionals and Marketers (Offline and Online),

We are really interested in making this the best theme for local markets.

MikeSmith · 07-03-2011, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by celenco

I actually Have a Wordpress Theme for sale here, that we intend to keep updating to fit whatever the customers want. Take a look at (HAD TO REMOVE YOUR URL).

We are really interested in making this the best theme for local markets.

Just picked up a copy of your theme. I really like it! Nice!
Thank you for mentioning it!

~Mike

celenco · 07-03-2011, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeSmith

Just picked up a copy of your theme. I really like it! Nice!
Thank you for mentioning it!

~Mike

Awesome, we are releasing an update for it tonight.

ryanjm · 07-03-2011, 11:08 PM

^^I just used it today to create one of my offline sites. Really easy to modify. The site has 'just enough' of all the right mods needed to easily change the design. It's probably the easiest theme to work with that I've tried out of 30+ themes.

jennydarke · 07-04-2011, 08:59 AM

Really like what you've done with the accupuncture site. I'm def going to try iThemes

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyguerrerojr

Hey Reimer.

I run a offline marketing and web design company and personally I have built dozens of wordpress sites for clients using the Ithemes templates. These are great business wordpress templates. Ithemes.com offers a single template sale. 6 month unlimited, or yearly unlimited membership.

These are some of the best professional business wordpress templates. Here is one example of a site I built using Ithemes.com

You would never even guess that this is a wordpress template. The original template wasn't near as good as the end result but these templates give you great ability for changing pretty much everything around. The membership for the 6 month or yearly is the way to go.

You can make your money back with one site. Check them out and let me know what you think. They got some nice templates to choose from. Also they have great support and webinars and great tools for building sites.

Heres the link:

Good luck!

rlhurst · 07-04-2011, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jennydarke

Really like what you've done with the accupuncture site. I'm def going to try iThemes

Put "sparkle2011" in the coupon code, and you'll save 23.99 off a single theme!

rlhurst · 07-05-2011, 06:55 AM

OK, ithemes.com is absolutely amazing! I'm sold. Yes, I picked it up yesterday, using that coupon code I posted right above. Don't know if that coupon is still good, and no, I'm not an affiliate...... YET.

There's going to be a learning curve, but the flexibility is exciting. It's nice to finally have found something I'm excited about using.

Bobster0007 · 07-05-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlhurst

OK, ithemes.com is absolutely amazing! I'm sold. Yes, I picked it up yesterday, using that coupon code I posted right above. Don't know if that coupon is still good, and no, I'm not an affiliate...... YET.

There's going to be a learning curve, but the flexibility is exciting. It's nice to finally have found something I'm excited about using.

Theyre Pricey also.

rlhurst · 07-05-2011, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobster0007

Theyre Pricey also.

With that coupon, I picked up the Builder plugin with the 39 child themes that you can morph into ANYTHING your creativity can come up with. All that for $67.90. I don't consider that "pricey".

Bobster0007 · 07-05-2011, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlhurst

With that coupon, I picked up the Builder plugin with the 39 child themes that you can morph into ANYTHING your creativity can come up with. All that for $67.90. I don't consider that "pricey".

no thats not bad... i was thinking of another one. disregard.

Colm Whelan · 07-05-2011, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryanjm

That paid theme for $97 honestly does not look very good. It's incredibly dated looking, no rollovers, cramped text size, etc... the only thing I like is the right hand column with contact info.

Couldn't agree more. While I love the idea of the theme, the design of the theme is at best mediocre. I'm not a designer, btw, but I know what I like.

Bobster0007 · 07-05-2011, 10:16 AM

I have the Pagelines Platform Pro also. Ive started messin with it and am really starting to like it so i dont think i will get anything else anytime soon.

zoeguy · 07-06-2011, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tpw

Honestly, when it comes to SEO, I don't think the theme is that important. Everything else is a matter of personal taste.

Thanks Bill, really good info (post#7), concerning the above quote I was wondering about the page load times for some of these themes. Someone did a comparison of load times a while back for some of the Catalyst, Headway type themes (sorry can't find the link) and I remember that some had load time issues, I think I read that Headway has since fixed some of the problems with their theme. A couple of related posts by others:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Martin

Page load speed is important for 2 big reasons:

People want sites to load quickly or they’re gone.
Google wants sites to load quickly, or your search rankings may suffer.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Igoe

"Some wordpress themes also cause your page load time to increase. For example while Altahualpa is very flexible I personally found it doubled my page load times because it has to query the database to get the stylesheet information as well as the page information."

Source:
Slow Server Speed Affects Search Ranking on Google | SEO Blog

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Anderson

"I use 3 tools to diagnose slow page load times. Web Developer, YSlow and Page Speed (by Google). These are all addons for firefox."

"WordPress 3.1 has a dequeue_script() function that will allow you to turn off javascript for pages that don't need it."

Source:
http://www.byobwebsite.com/forum/gen...esis-1-8-site/

jenifer smith · 07-06-2011, 04:22 PM

builder and elegant are some of the cool options.

MMMConsulting · 07-07-2011, 06:31 PM

Elegant themes seem to have some amazing designs for wordpress, and look very professional as well, and they can be edited well to look to however you want them to look!
The best thing about them is that you only pay $39 to use all their themes! Customize the colours, add widgets, just soo much you can do

.

fireking · 07-07-2011, 09:55 PM

i think i like themeforest the best.. because the themes is so customizeable

igoresha76 · 07-08-2011, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marketingrep4u

FREE is the way to go!

Mystique found here on the WP site: WordPress › Mystique « Free WordPress Themes

I built this site with it: Cleveland Tn Realty | Find Homes & Houses For Sale in Cleveland Tennessee

A friend of mine built this site with Mystique: Garland Garage Door Company 469-443-6671 | Garland Garage Door Company

It's incredibly customizable!

Use the SEO Ultimate plugin with it and you're golden.

Rich

I believe these sites are done based on Dr. Dan's WSO, he explains step by step how to create these type of sites and dominate your local market. Check it out - http://www.warriorplus.com/linkwso/2s53k0/6664

oclseo · 07-08-2011, 01:45 AM

I'm obviously a fan of Jide's Freshy2 theme, it's the theme I use on this site.

lookingforward · 07-08-2011, 12:21 PM

the searchreviews widget would work well for your local business.

Dr Dan · 07-08-2011, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marketingrep4u

FREE is the way to go!

Mystique found here on the WP site: WordPress › Mystique « Free WordPress Themes

A friend of mine built this site with Mystique: Garland Garage Door Company 469-443-6671 | Garland Garage Door Company

Rich

Hey... That site looks familiar...lol

Yea.. I cant believe how freaking nice that theme is and its free! I was going to have one developed until I found this one.

Dr Dan · 07-08-2011, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by igoresha76

I believe these sites are done based on Dr. Dan's WSO, he explains step by step how to create these type of sites and dominate your local market. Check it out

Thanks for the props and just to be clear.. I do tell you where to get the theme and what plugins I use, but I dont go step by step how to customize the theme. I do however give you my css to make it look like that. But you will still need to know how to add a sidebar widget and use wordpress.

But the rest is easy. Its just using wordpress and all changes can be made in the themes settings menu. No need to edit any files.

06-27-2011, 09:20 PM	#1
reimer Banned War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 211 Thanks: 31 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? Hi Offline warriors I am currently working with some local business. However I would like to know from my fellow offline warriors: Which Wordpress Theme do you think is the best for local SEO ? (you know dentist + city) The same goes for lead generation, Which theme would be the best? (free and paid) Thanks in advance warriors

06-27-2011, 10:06 PM	#2
blillard Bryan Lillard War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 917 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 127 Thanked 138 Times in 106 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? elegant themes is a good one and also templatic have great themes for you to use with a very professional look and feel.

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redlegrich HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Redmond WA Posts: 442 Thanks: 49 Thanked 91 Times in 80 Posts Contact Info	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? iThemes are very good. Builder is highly customizable and modular. However, the best thing is they actually have support. Most theme companies have user support forums, however iThemes has paid moderators that quickly answer your questions which is very helpful. I've used others and found I seldom can get a decent answer to my questions.

06-28-2011, 12:22 AM	#4
zoro Online for Offline War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Qld. Australia. Posts: 767 Blog Entries: 4 Thanks: 103 Thanked 138 Times in 112 Posts Contact Info	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? This is by far the best local business theme I have come accross and purchased. It is by a fellow warrior and his support is awesome. Here is the link to the WSO (I am not afilliate) http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...e-builder.html

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jondabach Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? The local business theme is nice. I would also look at the Builder theme from iThemes. It's pretty easy to change your css style sheet once and then use that as a template for your local sites.

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07-03-2011, 05:26 PM	#29
Alex Tran Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Francisco Posts: 71 Thanks: 4 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? Here is another method to consider. The clients that I've worked with seem to want customized websites. I deliver on what they want by providing mockups before I actually build the site. In the past, I built the sites myself using Wordpress and retail themes. Now, however, I find it easier to hire a designer that can build the site from the mockup on top of a standard Wordpress theme that you get when you first load WP. This allows me to spend more time marketing and less time fiddling with templates. The cost of hiring someone to build a custom site on top of a standard theme can be very reasonable. I bet there are good Warriors here who can do this type of work. Good luck.

07-03-2011, 05:35 PM	#30
celenco Ninja Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 159 Thanks: 11 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? I actually Have a Wordpress Theme for sale here, that we intend to keep updating to fit whatever the customers want. Take a look at The Ultimate Healthcare Theme Package For Health Professionals and Marketers (Offline and Online), We are really interested in making this the best theme for local markets.
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07-03-2011, 11:08 PM	#33
ryanjm HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 240 Thanks: 51 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts Social Networking	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? ^^I just used it today to create one of my offline sites. Really easy to modify. The site has 'just enough' of all the right mods needed to easily change the design. It's probably the easiest theme to work with that I've tried out of 30+ themes.
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07-05-2011, 06:55 AM	#36
rlhurst Custom Mobile Websites War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oregon Posts: 546 Thanks: 35 Thanked 126 Times in 92 Posts Social Networking	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? OK, ithemes.com is absolutely amazing! I'm sold. Yes, I picked it up yesterday, using that coupon code I posted right above. Don't know if that coupon is still good, and no, I'm not an affiliate...... YET. There's going to be a learning curve, but the flexibility is exciting. It's nice to finally have found something I'm excited about using.
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07-05-2011, 10:16 AM	#41
Bobster0007 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 210 Thanks: 40 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? I have the Pagelines Platform Pro also. Ive started messin with it and am really starting to like it so i dont think i will get anything else anytime soon.

07-06-2011, 04:22 PM	#43
jenifer smith Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? builder and elegant are some of the cool options.

07-07-2011, 06:31 PM	#44
MMMConsulting HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London Posts: 172 Thanks: 8 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? Elegant themes seem to have some amazing designs for wordpress, and look very professional as well, and they can be edited well to look to however you want them to look! The best thing about them is that you only pay $39 to use all their themes! Customize the colours, add widgets, just soo much you can do .

07-07-2011, 09:55 PM	#45
fireking Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Indonesia Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? i think i like themeforest the best.. because the themes is so customizeable

07-08-2011, 01:45 AM	#47
oclseo Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? I'm obviously a fan of Jide's Freshy2 theme, it's the theme I use on this site.
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07-08-2011, 12:21 PM	#48
lookingforward Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Which is the best WP Theme for local businesses? the searchreviews widget would work well for your local business.