Need A Good WordPress Theme For My Review, News And Tips Website

15 years ago

How about something custom? I think that's the only way to go if you're serious about it. I can show you a few that I've developed.

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rosetrees 15 years ago

Use the Atahualpa theme and then you can, in effect, design your own theme.
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- d9nm9rks3o 15 years ago
  
  I took a look at it... didn't really like the feel but thanks for the recommendation.
  
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d9nm9rks3o 15 years ago

Where can I see it? How much do you charge?
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d9nm9rks3o 15 years ago

Originally Posted by mattalways

How about something custom? I think that's the only way to go if you're serious about it. I can show you a few that I've developed.

Where can I see it? How much do you charge?
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Samuel Baker

15 years ago

Ultimately start with a paid or free theme then when you begin to get a more established site / sales I highly recommend getting a custom designed theme.

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sellingmanagerebay

15 years ago

Have you looked at elegant themes? You pay a yearly subscription fee and have access to many top quality themes.

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Sheila Atwood

15 years ago

For a free theme I like Cutline...very clean and easy to work with.

For a purchased theme I have started using Flex theme by iThemes.

I think you would like both of these themes.

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mattalways

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Sheila Atwood

For a purchased theme I have started using Flex theme by iThemes.

I think you would like both of these themes.

How much are these themes? They are used by others right? Why would you pay for anything that is not completely custom?

Even if it looks really cool, how much value does it actually have if other people are using it too? I've never understood why people buy templates. At least customize the heck out of it if you're going to take this route.

If you have money to spend, I'd say have someone just make you something custom!

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PerfectedWeb

15 years ago

How much are these themes? They are used by others right? Why would you pay for anything that is not completely custom?

Even if it looks really cool, how much value does it actually have if other people are using it too? I've never understood why people buy templates. At least customize the heck out of it if you're going to take this route.

If you have money to spend, I'd say have someone just make you something custom!

Custom themes cost way more than premium themes. People doesn't like the idea of spending $500+ on a custom theme for a project they're not certain will make money.

If you have basic design skills and know how to use photoshop, I would recommend you buy a premium theme from StudioPress and customize it to your needs.

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mattalways

15 years ago

Originally Posted by PerfectedWeb

Custom themes cost way more than premium themes. People doesn't like the idea of spending $500+ on a custom theme for a project they're not certain will make money.

If you have basic design skills and know how to use photoshop, I would recommend you buy a premium theme from StudioPress and customize it to your needs.

In my experience, if you aren't willing to jump all of the way into this, you're not going to succeed anyways. There is no point in doing things if you're not going to put everything you've got into it.

Maybe you don't need the flashiest custom theme? Maybe just a simple custom theme for $200 - $300. I would rather have a simple nice looking custom theme, than a flashy theme that you're going to find all over the web!

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OLOORE

15 years ago

If I read your question rightly, you do not mind whether its free or paid wordpress theme.That tells me you are prepared to part with a justified amount to have a good package. So,I'll suggest you first and foremost download the free Atahualpa wordpress theme. Find your way around it but if frustrations becomes prevalent, utilize the paid tutorial from rosstrees. It should help you get familiarised with web designing. By the time you've gathered enough insight, you can begin to target the customised themes. Then you'll be sure that you wont wake up one morning ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT ALL THE SAVINGS ARE GONE, with nothing substantial to show for it.
However, if you want to spend some good time learning, I'll quickly add that you try a couple of free themes first. You really do not have anything to loose.

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nicalyngroup 15 years ago

I think the Socrates theme is pretty cool. Very functional and customizable as well. It's $47 for one domain and $77 for unlimited domains. Check it out here - Socrates Premium Wordpress Theme - The Logical Choice for Niche Bloggers and Marketers

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- nicalyngroup 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul McQuillan
  
  This might be good for your needs- WooThemes Demos
  
  Wow! Woo Themes has some REALLY nice stuff. I'm checking them out further. Thank for the info.
  
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Aaarrrggghhh

15 years ago

Sounds like either of these may work for you, they are premium themes:

FlexSqueeze Theme - Insanely Easy Sales Pages in WordPress

This one may be overkill for what you are looking for, but you can get an idea of the features:

FlexSqueeze

Hope this helps! Leah

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Byrt M 14 years ago

Leah
Thanks - I am checking out Flexsqueeze now - it looks amazing. $127 for unlimited domains is a good investment, thanks.
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Justin Wheeler

15 years ago

Surprised nobody has mentioned Thesis. Personally I love it and it is very customisable. If you want to really make it kick ass you can hire any number of thesis customisers out there to give you something pretty unique.

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MaryT

15 years ago

i suggest you start with a free one and you make it have an original look,

so it's doesn't look like any others blog, i have some great success with really simple affiliate blogs

if you buy one, go for the simple ones

the more important is the content you put inside

my 2 cents
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