Comments on: Why invest in a premium theme for your blog?

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:41:25 +0000

I will now get a premium theme…

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:40:36 +0000

Great post, thank you for the info!!

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:52:59 +0000

It’s true, you don’t need a “premium theme” to make money and quality content is imperative. Of course if the theme looks bad, or the website is full of bugs or hard to use then people probably won’t bother to read the content.

In any case, one of the primary aims of an Internet marketer is to add value to the user. One such way is having a unique web design which looks stunning and tailored to suit the organisation or individual.

From my personal experiences as a Web Designer, I’ve had clients who insist their “old” website doesn’t need to look fancy because it does the job – nobody complains about it. On the flipside, nobody compliments it either.

However, as soon as I redesign it all of a sudden people become more engaged in the website and begin giving the client positive feedback. It creates positive word of mouth for the client which is effectively free publicity.

If your website looks like something out of the late 90’s many people may not give it the time of day, while it may still perform well, it could be perform a lot better. It comes down to the requirements and objectives of the organisation/individual, so in some cases a free theme may suffice.

By: V.C

V.C — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:01:08 +0000

It’s not necessary to have to get a preminum theme.
You can get many free theme with perfect features.
The most important thing is your blog content, I think.
You can get a free theme and customize it.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:39:14 +0000

A premium theme is great if you wanna stand out, but I still think that you can make so many tweaks with free themes so that it aint necessary to pay for a premium.. If you know some coding, that is, it can be hard to get the codes right sometimes. Anyway, I think it all depends on your niche, since it`s most of all webmasters etc that can recognize a theme. “Regular” people wont even think about what kind of theme you`re using, imho.

By: IQbizz

IQbizz — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:22:24 +0000

Perception is reality it never fails to amaze me how noobs in internet marketing do not understand that the laws of real world business apply to almost everything we do. This so much happens in the MMO sector especially how you see a noob start an MMO blog teaching people supposedly how to make money online but yet they can not even afford a 70 dollar premium theme this is beyond me.

By: Karl Foxley

Karl Foxley — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:40:18 +0000

I have found the biggest advantage to using premium themes is the level of customer support. This is not to say that free themes do not come with any sort of support but I have failed to find one with the level of support that is sometimes required when you run in to difficulties when customizing the theme (even if you have some coding knowledge you can still make mistakes.)

Premium Themes do not have to cost that much either, the Theme I’m using on my website is $19.95 and I think it does the job nicely.

Thanks for sharing,

Karl

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:39:37 +0000

Free wordpress themes are definitely a great place to start. Purchasing a premium theme depends on the needs of the website owner, sometimes it may be best to have a “plain” website. Premium themes offer a lot, especially if there are new plugins/scripts included, and great support offered from the author. In the end, for the more successful website owners who have a large website and don’t want to bother with coding and customization, getting a professional and unique wordpress theme may be the answer in the long run. Some designers are expensive and some are not so much…you gotta shop around.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:10:21 +0000

I’ve been working on the skeleton of a future blog site and I’ve been going back and forth on whether to use a free template, work on my own, or just shell out the cash for premium theme/design. This blog is helpful, but not enough to convince me completely.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:49:43 +0000

What are the odds? I actually wrote a similar entry on my blog yesterday. About the topic then. Well, I agree that a premium theme is a great method to stand out. If you use a free theme there will be a lot more bloggers looking just like you.