WP theme optimized for lead generation

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I've messed around (wasted my time) with 2 different cheap themes from WSO's trying to build my own site. Both had too many technical issues (the optin form not working was the worst) and I'm not willing to invest any more time into them so am looking for something better.

I mainly want it for my personal site but it would be nice to have a developer's license to build sites for clients.

But I really would like one that I can add audio testimonials on the home page.
Anyone have any recommendations for a professional looking theme that's optimized for lead generation and has a good track record?

Thanks.
#generation #lead #optimized #theme
  • Profile picture of the author CreekChub
    You'll get plenty of replies here from guys hawking their wares, but my personal favorite is uDesign. It's on Themeforest, roughly $50 or so for a one-off license. Absolutely EVERYTHING can be changed and customized, and the support is phenomenal.
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  • Profile picture of the author PaulintheSticks
    Thanks. How long have you been using the theme? Have you had any technical issues with it?
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  • Profile picture of the author vndnbrgj
    I use U-Design as well. Have been for about a year.
    Never had any problems. They are really good about updating the theme when WP updates as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author PaulintheSticks
    So are you guys sure the U-design theme can be customized/optimized for lead gen? And in case its not clear what lead gen optimized is, its having a "get our free whatever" optin box with bullet points or audio/video message at the top of the home page along with other CTA such as call us now @ xxx-xxxx.

    I just looked through 5 pages of examples and didn't see one site that was optimezed for lead gen.

    Thanks.

    PS The U-design theme looks way more professional than ink themes IMO.
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    • Profile picture of the author mrtrance
      Originally Posted by PaulintheSticks View Post

      So are you guys sure the U-design theme can be customized/optimized for lead gen? And in case its not clear what lead gen optimized is, its having a "get our free whatever" optin box with bullet points or audio/video message at the top of the home page along with other CTA such as call us now @ xxx-xxxx.

      I just looked through 5 pages of examples and didn't see one site that was optimezed for lead gen.

      Thanks.

      PS The U-design theme looks way more professional than ink themes IMO.
      Did you check out Ink Themes Local Business WP Theme?
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    • Profile picture of the author CreekChub
      Originally Posted by PaulintheSticks View Post

      So are you guys sure the U-design theme can be customized/optimized for lead gen? And in case its not clear what lead gen optimized is, its having a "get our free whatever" optin box with bullet points or audio/video message at the top of the home page along with other CTA such as call us now @ xxx-xxxx.

      I just looked through 5 pages of examples and didn't see one site that was optimezed for lead gen.

      Thanks.

      PS The U-design theme looks way more professional than ink themes IMO.
      Don't get hung up on the examples. Many of them suck. You can absolutely add a form to the slider area - say, 2/3 of the width is the slider, and 1/3 of the width to either side is the contact form. Just takes a little bit of CSS customization. Not sure what your background is or how many sites you've done, but if it isn't much you'll find that the ability to customize is key. Once you get through a dozen or so sites, the ability to change things up is very important. uDesign gives that flexibility, along with great support and excellent SEO. No financial interest here, just a satisfied customer.
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    • Profile picture of the author SoundsGood
      Originally Posted by PaulintheSticks View Post


      So are you guys sure the U-design theme can be customized/optimized for lead gen?
      And in case its not clear what lead gen optimized is, its having a "get our free whatever" optin box with bullet points or audio/video message at the top of the home page along with other CTA such as call us now @ xxx-xxxx.
      I'd like to know this too. Paul, did you ever find out ??

      Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Climb Online
    I am having a play with WP-LocalBiz-V2 Website Builder it has a learning curve, but its not too bad.

    For what I have in mind, it seems to fit the bill perfectly.

    My worry is the updates & security issues in the future being wordpress based.
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    • Profile picture of the author mrtrance
      Originally Posted by susie haynes View Post

      I am having a play with WP-LocalBiz-V2 Website Builder it has a learning curve, but its not too bad.

      For what I have in mind, it seems to fit the bill perfectly.

      My worry is the updates & security issues in the future being wordpress based.
      So if we want to use this sort of theme for lead gen for a business then it would good to put on a new domain, optimize and rank the site for local keywords to generate traffic to the site.

      I ask this because if we want to do lead gen say for a chiropractor or dentist and they already have a full blow website up then we wouldn't want to touch their site, but setup a new domain with a theme like this and optimize to get on first page to generate leads for them correct?

      Or if we are thinking about lead gen from beginning it would be wise to get local domains in these niches (chiro, dentist, plumber, etc.) and set them up ahead of time, rank them on the first page, monitor what sort traffic they get, put in the tracking# and once we see traffic coming in then contact local businesses to see if they want to rent the site on a monthly basis or pay for number of leads (i.e. calls or form submissions they got each month)?

      Any feedback?
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  • Profile picture of the author bawls
    Originally Posted by PaulintheSticks View Post

    I've messed around (wasted my time) with 2 different cheap themes from WSO's trying to build my own site. Both had too many technical issues (the optin form not working was the worst) and I'm not willing to invest any more time into them so am looking for something better.

    I mainly want it for my personal site but it would be nice to have a developer's license to build sites for clients.

    But I really would like one that I can add audio testimonials on the home page.
    Anyone have any recommendations for a professional looking theme that's optimized for lead generation and has a good track record?

    Thanks.
    Best thing to do is have a coder modify the 2012 theme to what you want it to be, nothing can be better than this.
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  • Profile picture of the author jgant
    Check out Grind by Themedy which is a child theme for Genesis and Thesis. You gain the benefits of Genesis and/or Thesis (I use it on Genesis). The home slide area is absolutely fantastic. You can add optin forms (AWeber, Optin Skin, etc.) and totally customize the above-the-fold area on top of your full-width slider image.

    The remainder of the home page are widget zones which gives you more flexibility.
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  • Profile picture of the author SoundsGood
    These are okay, but not great. What's the BEST one you guys have come across?
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  • Profile picture of the author LEIVA
    Paul, the theme i use is Catalyst - Build A Website, Create Your Powerful Website with Catalyst i have use this theme for last 2 years and pretty much you can build any site with this theme.

    But if you want to make it simple, then make a mockup in paper of what you want

    how you want the header, where you want the phone number, where you want the lead form, where the title and description goes.

    and then make it a static page HTML optimized for SEO of course and then you have what you want the way you want and you can use that html page to build many niche sites just change the main pic and text for the specific niche. That way you don't have to make a database every time you make a website just for leads.

    If you don't know photoshop just make your design sketch in a paper and then contact me that and i will make it in photoshop and make it ready for code in HTML (for free) i don't do code but you can find it very cheap.

    The point is that you will have what you want and the way you want and don't have to make things complicated with WP making a database for each site and installing plugins where the main purpose is to get a Call or Contact info that it will go straight to your email, without mention you can get hacked in WP but not in HTML page.

    Now if you want to update the site with blog post that will make the site strong and constantly update then you can check out the Catalyst - Build A Website, Create Your Powerful Website with Catalyst
    trust me you can build a nice lead landing page/site with that theme, currently im going to build a site for get leads maybe this week.

    just my 2 cents
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    • Profile picture of the author xgibbousx
      You should check out Squeezlee.

      It's not a WP theme, but it's the easiest and most optimized way to create a lead capture page. Some of the benefits are as follows:
      • No programming required
      • No domains or hosting required
      • High conversion rates
      • Responsive & Search Optimized
      • Fully custom look and feel
      • Quickly export lists to Aweber

      It's really cool and completely free to try out. I personally created Squeezlee so feel free to contact me anytime with questions, comments, or feature requests.
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      • Profile picture of the author SoundsGood
        Originally Posted by xgibbousx View Post

        completely free to try out...
        How much is it after the free trial? And is it a recurring fee (yuck) or just one time only?
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  • Profile picture of the author YellowGreenMedia
    It really depends on your niche, but if you're in the construction niche, simple dull plain sites/layouts seem to do have better conversions (according to my tests).

    I always recommend weaver II (you can install it from the WP database), its free, its highly customizable and it looks dull... I have bought some of those flashy shiny lead gen themes but they scream cookie cutter lead gen site, even to the most novice visitors.

    You can need to build the sites plain, dull and still have all the marketing tricks in place with Weaver II, i have seen conversions going up by 15% when i changed from shiny to dull.
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  • Profile picture of the author GomerMagtibay
    Have you heard about Socrates theme? I use Socrates in one of my blogs, and it's good. Although I haven't tried the "squeeze page" layout of the theme (I'm using the default layout), in my opinion, it can help you with your challenge.
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