Envato, the company behind the wildly successful Tuts+ Network and the Envato Marketplace, has created the ideal environment for freelancers and designers looking for new clients to promote their work in a supportive environment. Continual improvements and additional features to one of the main sites, ThemeForest, have helped it stand out from other premium theme designers, despite the fact that everyone on the site is “independent” of the main company.

ThemeForest Success

The Freedoms of ThemeForest (and other sites in the Marketplace)

ThemeForest takes out a lot of the work in building your own web presence. For example, while ThemeForest won’t promote each individual member or theme that gets submitted to or joins the site, they will feature the products that really stand out. The framework is intact to help you spend more time addressing support and updating or releasing new themes. You won’t have to worry about ensuring that your own site is still up and running.

While some would say that these aren’t necessarily freedoms, I would have to say otherwise. I don’t sell my work through the site, but have reviewed many themes featured on the site, and have seen how successful it has become since launch.

  1. You have the ability to price your products at nearly any price. Many of the themes currently sell in the $25 to $35 price range (assuming the customer has pre-paid). The top-selling WordPress themes are currently priced at $35, $25, $40, $25, and $25, respectively.
  2. The community decides what themes are the best. Based on sales, you can determine which themes have the most features and are the most value-packed for the price.
  3. Categorization makes it possible to target specific niches. For example, you can place your theme in the corporate/business category or the blog/magazine and you’ll be able to target specific needs of your customers.
  4. You’ll notice new clients trickle in, as you become more popular on the site. The designers on the site have a profile page, which can be customized to attract new customers.

The Downsides of ThemeForest

Despite the many positives of adding your work to the ThemeForest Marketplace, there are some negatives, which you should consider before you join. Again, some may look at these as facts of life, simply because you are in fact submitting your work to a site and enjoying the benefits of it.

  1. In order to become a member, you’ll need to take a quiz to understand how the marketplace works. This is basically used to help you understand the terms of the site (i.e. Agree/Disagree to “…buy a file from another site and sell it on an Envato Marketplace, provided I chance something about it.”
  2. Envato takes a cut of your earnings. If you run your own site, you’ll also be taking a cut of your earnings and setting it apart for time spent modifying your site’s theme, purchasing hosting, as well as other services integrated into ThemeForest. Depending on how many sales you create through ThemeForest, you’ll be able to keep anywhere from 40-70% of all sales. Some have commented on how you need to sell $300,000+ in order to reach the highest bracket, but as long as you have a “killer” theme, it may only take a few months to reach these higher levels. If you choose to sell through ThemeForest non-exclusively, you’ll be able to keep 25% of the earnings.
  3. You must use the license applied across the entire site. All themes sold must have the PHP distributed under the GPL License, but the design and images are not GPL-licensed.

How Much Can You Make

I guess the whole point behind this article is to expose how successful the premium themes market has become. The results certainly do vary, especially if you have just created a site to “profit” from the trend and make a quick buck. Many of the most popular designers on ThemeForest have quite a number of products and may also run their own web design business.

Although a cut is taken out of each theme sold, you can quickly see how sales add up into big earnings. The following themes have been showcased on this page, as an example of what you can earn!

Display 3-in-1 Business Theme: The theme sells for $42, and has sold more than 1,500 copies. This results in earnings of an average of $28,000 per month.

London Creative + Portfolio/Blog Theme: Introduced just four months ago, the theme has sold 700+ copies at $32 apiece. The designer makes $7,000 per month (average) from this theme alone.

Twicet Business and Portfolio 5-in-1 Theme: Selling at $37, this theme has been sold more than 1,800 times, and brings in more than $7,000 monthly.

ShapeShifter – One Page, Infinite Possibilities: This theme sells for $32, resulting in nearly 500 sales since first release about three months ago. Again, this results in more than $7,000 in income monthly.

BigFeature: This theme sells for $27, with more than 1,500 sales to date. This results in monthly revenue of $5,500.

— Design Agency: This theme sells for $27, with more than 450 sales since first release four months ago. It draws in more than $4,000 in monthly revenue.

Cubit 6-in-1 Business and Portfolio Theme: Selling for just $27, this theme has sold more than 1,050 copies, bringing in more than $3,200 monthly.

Bluelight: Customers fell in love with this theme, as they purchased more than 875 copies at $27 apiece. The designer makes an average of $2,800 from this theme.

Convergence Community Theme: At $27, this theme has sold more than 900 copies in about a year’s time. Since then, it has averaged more than $2,600 in revenue monthly.

Photo Nexus WordPress Gallery 2-in-1: Again, nearly 900 copies of this theme have sold, each at $27. The theme brings in $2,200 monthly.

Conclusion

Each year, those who have a negative stance towards the premium themes market say that this is the year they will die. This hasn’t happened yet, and there are no signs that it will. Despite the GPL fiasco that took place, the support/package market for themes replaced the earlier licenses that were sold based on the number of sites you could use the themes on.

Times have changed, and the market is still extremely profitable, as shown above. If you are looking to test how well your themes will do, I encourage you to check out ThemeForest and see if the whole marketplace concept can work for you. Envato has setup one of the largest marketplaces (332,973 members and 40,267 items) for digital products, ranging from themes to audio clips to code.

We’ve witnesses quite a shift in the premium themes over the past few months. Some of the prominent theme designers, which had been around for quite some time, sold off their businesses and moved onto other projects. A few of these exposed the sharp cut-off in sales between the top designers (WooThemes, StudioPress, the Thesis Theme) and some of the smaller designers that had only been “live” on the web for a few months.

Recently, a whole new crop of premium theme designers has popped up, and they are worth checking out if you need a new premium theme. Like all businesses, we have to see how they grow and how their designs and support can compare to the larger services out there.

We encourage you to leave your thoughts on those showcased below or you may suggest any new designers that you have discovered.

ThemeJam

Offering a variety of templates for bloggers and those who want to make a strong presence online, ThemeJam’s products are competitively priced and can be used on an unlimited number of websites.

ThemeJam Premium WordPress Themes

Organic Themes

Organic Themes launched with a killer free WordPress theme, and quickly added to their collection with a nonprofit, magazine, and portfolio theme, along with a number of other themes. Check out Organic Themes today and you’ll be quite stunned!

Organic Premium WordPress Themes

Templatic (Previously PremiumThemes.net)

Templatic is a re-branding of the PremiumThemes.net domain, and they have continually been releasing great new CMS and business themes that pack in lots of features. In addition, they have released a number of excellent free themes that you should check out.

Templatic Premium WordPress Themes

Giant Themes

Giant Themes recently launched and they aim to release a new theme each month. The main features they offer are world-class support as well as tutorials to help you get started using their themes (or WordPress).

Giant Premium WordPress Themes

RocketTheme

Although RocketTheme has been around for quite some time offering feature-packed Joomla! templates, they have now branched out to offer WordPress themes that are simply top-notch and include a large number of features.

RocketTheme Premium WordPress Themes

WPShift

Although WPShift only has one theme at the moment, it is feature-packed and great for those who want to make an impact online – simply drag and drop the elements to create a completely unique template. Check out the theme demo or the various features of the theme!

WPShift Premium WordPress Themes

Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform, similar to Twitter, but with all the functionality you wish Blogger and WordPress had. You can post photos, videos, text, quotes, audio, and more using the service, with a few simple clicks. You don’t have to navigate around a clunky dashboard or be inundated with plugins that need updating weekly.

Like Twitter, the service has been around for a number of years (since 2007), and there are millions of users posting daily. While there are great themes included with the service that can be used one-click activation, it is time to expand that collection. We will continue our tradition of providing some fresh, new themes. We review these themes and then provide you all the details, to help you separate the best themes from the ones that should be avoided.

All of these themes also work with Posterous, a service that lets you quickly post anything you want, similar to Tumblr, but with a slightly larger focus on bringing all your content into one place.

In addition, we will be mixing up the platforms that we focus on. The past few months, we have brought you a wide selection of WordPress themes. The platform isn’t decreasing in popularity, but users want more than just WordPress. Nearly four times as many visitors head to the “Blogger” category as WordPress, and this is huge, as it beats out the number of visitors clicking through to the Free Themes. Blogger themes have evolved over the past few months, and we hope to bring you a great selection of themes.

Finally, you’ll find it easier to get to the most recent themes for your desired platform. We’re testing out new, large-format images on the front page, which direct you to the latest themes in either the WordPress, Blogger, or Tumblr/Posterous categories. The standard navigation/showcase is still shown below, but we hope this makes it easier to browse through themes from these categories, rather than simply premium/free themes.

Please let us know what you think of these changes and what other improvements can be made – we’re listening!

With the holiday season now upon us, it is time to save some money! We have showcased some of the best theme designers that are offering discounts around the holiday season. Hurry, as these discount codes will only work for a limited time.

Please let us know which of the theme designers you have chosen to purchase from, and let us know if there are any theme designers you recommend from this list.

Christmas Theme Specials

RocketTheme

You’ll find a large selection of Joomla and WordPress templates at RocketTheme, and if you use the code rokxmas2009, you’ll get 15% off any new signups and upgrades. The code is good until December 31, 2009.

WooThemes

WooThemes is the leader in premium themes, with well over fifty themes released to date. Using their discount code through December 24th, you can get five themes for the price of one. In addition, they’re offering 20% off all their subscriptions. This means you can pick up a Standard Subscription for just $100 and their Developer Subscription for just $160. Check out the theme reviews.

WPZoom

WPZoom’s themes are great for small businesses and bloggers. Using the discount code 50OFF, you can take 50% off all their theme licenses, valid through January 1st, 2010. In addition, you can purchase all their themes (11 total) for just $199. This allows you to save more than $400, getting each theme for as little as $18.00. Check out the theme reviews.

Obox Design

Professional and elegant themes can be found at Obox Design. Through December 26th, you can select any four of their themes, and pay for just one. At checkout, use the code CHRISTMAS. Check out the theme reviews.

ThemeShift

Take 20% off the professional themes at ThemeShift through January 5th, 2010 using discount code BOSSISGONE20.

Acosmin Themes

Take 25% off single purchases and get all four of the Acosmin Themes for just $79. The discount code to use at checkout is Christmas, and this is good through the holidays.

Shady Theme Download Sites

Searches on Google for WordPress themes or any variation of it, like “free WordPress themes” will result in more than half of the results linking to sites that redistribute themes from various designers. There really isn’t a problem with this unless it is used in an ethical manner, but it rarely is, especially when you look at how shady some of the sites are that do this.

Leland from ThemeLab recently covered this topic, so I won’t touch too much on what he covered, but more on my stance on this and what we should be doing to prevent this from happening.

Free Theme Releases

Many designers (and developers) release free themes to the community primarily because they feel it is the right thing to do. Also up in the list of benefits is the links they receive back from various sites linking to the theme. For example, if I like a theme, have used it, and want to share it, I’ll post it on this site, so the theme will receive back links, and return visitors as long as they are hosting the theme and I have the theme on my site.

Additionally, whenever someone uses the theme, whether it be a blogger or a small business, the creator of the theme receives a link back, which is often placed in the footer. It’s just courteous to keep this link in the footer, as the user has received the theme for free, instead of paying to have one designed custom for their site or have one purchased from any of the premium theme sites.

In other words, theme designers release their themes primarily for recognition within the community. These designers rank very well for a number of their theme releases, as well as for popular keywords, as is evidenced by any Google search.

Redistribution of Themes Versus Sharing

At Blog Themes Plus, we share the themes we find. We do not redistribute any of the themes. If we happen to find a theme that we have downloaded for testing, but the designer no longer hosts the theme, we will gladly host the theme, but there will be absolutely no changes to the theme files. And now, we get onto the redistribution side of things.

The sites that share themes by changing the theme files, hosting the themes, serving multiple redirections to visit the original site, and so on, have only one or two main intentions. First of all, you’ll notice that many of these sites have relatively few ads in their sidebars, or anywhere on the site. Even larger, more respected sites have more ads than most of these sites. The main way they get a return on their hosting fees is by selling links or a similar method.

When you download themes from these sites, the footer text (although it can be pretty much anywhere) has been changed to include an encrypted code that can include anything from scripts to malicious code to dozens of links to spam-ridden sites. As a blogger, you have to make the decision: do I want to choose this theme because I found it quickly or risk my site (and my visitors) being exposed to malicious code that could find its way onto thousands of computers?

The next main point of these sites is simply to get good rankings in search engines. Many people who visit these sites will link back to them, as the owners of these sites often let users upload their own themes. In lists of “best places to download WordPress themes,” these sites are often placed amongst the top, because most people don’t realize the risk they pose. As long as these sites remain “legitimate” in the eyes of most visitors, they’ll continue to receive a ton of traffic.

Think about this: if a site has thousands of themes, how many of them were really checked for this malicious code before being “approved” by the site owner, if even looked at? Most likely, the site owners sit back while thousands of people download “their” themes, essentially putting the site on autopilot.

What You Can Do

To combat the problem, we have to think about where quality lays. The web is often considered a free-for-all place, considering nearly everyone can get online to voice his or her opinion. Hosting illegal content is easy, like the way premium themes are distributed on even more shady sites.

These are our options:

  • Continue downloading themes from shady sites and putting millions of visitors at risk monthly, due to the code that has been placed on these sites.
  • Avoid these sites and choose the source sites (our sites like ours) that only refer to other sites, where you can find the theme downloads.

Other tips to finding themes without malicious code:

  • Only download the themes from legitimate sites, where there are faces behind the themes. Don’t visit the sites that allow anyone to upload theme files.
  • Although WordPress.org’s Theme Database is considered a legitimate site, I don’t consider it a good place to find themes that will make your site better. Again, it is all about getting links back there, and many of the themes lack the details required to get the theme setup, and you are often left with no idea of how the theme is supposed to look due to the way the theme demos are setup.
  • Use the Theme Authenticity Checker, which checks for malicious codes or more than a few links to third-party sites.
  • Read the reviews of themes. Stop downloading themes for their appearance. If you like a theme due to its background color and the header image, you have to consider the alternatives, which often contain advanced back-end panels, making it easy to customize the theme, and you have a lot more flexibility. These are standard options on many themes now, and there is no excuse for using themes that are sub-par. Value your blog, and don’t use any of the themes that come with styles that make your visitors want to puke.
  • Finally, decide for yourself. Use your best judgement when it comes to determining which sites offer the themes without additional code. If you see multiple links pointing to casino, hosting, or prescription drug ads within the footer, there is a good chance the themes will also contains this code.

Please consider adding your input to these main ideas, or check out our collection of themes – we do not host any theme files, so you will be directed to the source pages where you can find the themes to download or purchase.

Ten Best Premium Themes

If you’ve ever worked with a premium WordPress theme, you likely know that they offer some unique benefits over their free counterparts. For one, there are the back-end panels, the full support and other additional features, as well as themes for more purposes. With free themes, it is often hard to find a theme that you can really utilize without hacking it to get the look and feel you want. That doesn’t hold true for premium themes, as they can be customized or be multi-purpose out-of-the-box.

In this showcase, we have selected some of the best premium WordPress themes ever released. Leave your thoughts on them. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Headlines

Create a magazine theme with a look that stuns! This theme packs all the most requested features into one package. Show your latest tweets, add author boxes, place advertisements in your sidebars, and re-arrange your content. All this and more can be done with just a few clicks and without customizing your code.

Headlines WordPress Theme

Headlines Details | Download Headlines

Flexx Theme Series

Flexx is one of the most powerful themes ever created for WordPress. As you can see below, the theme packs a lot of areas for content, although you can use it for any type of website or blog your heart desires. While there are many features, the theme is still easy to get setup and running.

FlexxProfessional WordPress Theme

Flexx Details | Download Flexx

Executive

Want to get your business website online without having to hire someone to design an entire website? Custom designs can be expensive, but with the Executive Theme, you simply have to upload and activate the theme, as well as a logo. A custom theme options panel makes the work of customizing and managing the theme even easier.

Executive WordPress Theme

Executive Details | Download Executive

Gadget

A professional magazine theme that makes it easy to manage your theme’s settings, including analytics/stat codes, threaded comments, and FeedBurner support. Everything is done automatically, so you don’t have to worry about adding your own thumbnails.

Gadget WordPress Theme

Gadget Details | Download Gadget

Inspired Bits

With seven color schemes, and plenty of other features, this theme makes it perfect for creating a gallery/magazine website. Coding is commented and valid, a custom control panel makes the process of customizing the look and orientation of the theme easy, and thumbnails automatically resize. There really are no other themes that come close in the category.

Inspired Bits WordPress Theme

Inspired Bits Details | Download Inspired Bits

Twicet

Designed for business and portfolio sites, Twicet includes five sleek styles, jQuery support, all the PSD files used to create the theme, as well as other features. Don’t worry about trying to figure out how to get the theme setup and running, as an extensive documentation file has been included.

Twicet WordPress Theme

Twicet Details | Download Twicet

Thesis

Improve your site immediately with Thesis, the premier theme that makes coding and designing easy, even though you may never have touched code or opened a Photoshop document. The framework behind the theme, combined with an intuitive options panel makes the theme extremely easy to use and customize.

Thesis WordPress Theme

Thesis Details | Download Thesis

Lumin

Three unique color schemes, an optional blog-style layout, advertising management, and other features begin the journey you’ll have with the Lumin Theme. Affordably priced, this is the perfect theme to get your site up and running quickly. Also worth noting is that all thumbnails are automatically resized, so there is no work on your end to add new posts.

Lumin WordPress Theme

Lumin Details | Download Lumin

Headway

Honestly, themes shouldn’t be hard to customize, especially those built on a powerful framework. Headway contains features ranging from special content layouts, created on-demand, to search engine optimized code to give you the appearance in search engines you deserve. Finely tune how your theme looks to give your site a unique look.

Headway WordPress Theme

Headway Details | Download Headway

Vivalicious

Seven unique color variations, an introduction area built-in, plus much more. All of these features have been built upon a powerful admin framework, making it easy to customize and edit the theme to your liking.

Vivalicious WordPress Theme

Vivalicious Details | Download Vivalicious

We’ve included a bonus theme that is also worthy of being on this list.

Hash One

One of the best themes for personal bloggers and those who want to showcase their content in a professional manner. The theme, like the others created by Obox Design, has been built upon a powerful theme framework for easy blogging and theme customization.

Hash One WordPress Theme

Hash One Details | Download Hash One

Hundreds of Other Themes

Reasons to Purchase Premium Themes

The holiday season got off to an excellent start on Friday, with a number of the top theme designers offering discount codes and promotions beyond their normal sales. These deals will surely help convince anyone on the fence that premium themes are the ideal solution to their design “problems” over the holiday season and heading into next year.

You want a fresh start on your blog? Why not choose from one of the hundreds of site templates from the top WordPress theme designers?

Here are some reasons why you might want to choose one of these themes:

  1. They’re Affordable – Having a rather unique theme is key, and most of the “good” free themes have already been used thousands of times by other bloggers. Premium themes have a smaller market, so you can easily stand out.
  2. Customization is Important – The designers and developers behind premium themes put a lot of time in to ensure that the themes are easy to work with and customize, no matter what skill level you are.
  3. Support is Provided – One of the main reasons new bloggers choose premium themes is because they provide “free” support with each purchase, and all your questions will be answered.
  4. Quality – After seeing hundreds of premium themes, I can attest to the fact that they are generally higher in quality than the free themes available.
  5. Functionality – You’ll find that many of the free themes lack the ability to use a wide array of plugins, or documentation is not provided the way that it should be.

Best Theme Designers This Holiday Season

I’ve taken a look at some of the top designers pumping out a constant stream of high-quality themes, and you’ll only find the best on this list. Please take a look at them below and let us know what you think of them.

Theme DesignerAverage PriceDiscounts & FeaturesBest Theme
  1. Pricing may change over time, and this list may not reflect the current prices of the themes or the features available.
  2. Please check with the theme demos before purchasing any themes – do this to ensure you are satisfied with each purchase before buying.
  3. The themes listed under the “best” category are suggested templates that you should look at first. You may not like the style, but they often pack the best features and settings.
WooThemes$70 to $150Themes Club, 3-for-1 DealsHeadlines
StudioPress$59.95 to $199.95All Themes PackageMetro Theme
WP Zoom$49 to $1492-for-1 DealsMagnet Theme
ThemeForest$10 to $45Hundreds of TemplatesTwicet Theme
Elegant Themes$19.95/yearOne Low PriceBold Theme
iThemes$79.95Professional Themes & PackagesFlexx Theme
Viva Themes$45Affordable, Professional ThemesUnsaid Words

I don’t claim to be a designer, but I have been in the “market” for a number of years, and have seen thousands of themes promoted and designed. Over the course of two years, more than five hundred themes have been showcased on this site, and I’ve reviewed thousands more across other sites.

The method many designers use to promote their free and premium themes has changed somewhat over the past few years, but the main areas that they should be addressing haven’t really changed, and I’d like to point them out today.

Sure, these aren’t the main areas everyone looks at, but they should be main focus points if you are serious about creating high-quality themes that can be used for years to come.

1. Have a Consistent Format

When you release a theme, develop a format that will work for all of your themes. For example, you might want to place a screenshot of the theme at the top, with a list of features below this, etc., in a manner that makes it easy for anyone who wants to download/purchase the theme easy to discover what separates it form the rest of the themes.

2. Clear Download/Purchase/Demo Links

There is nothing worse for someone who wants to use the theme than one that makes it hard to find the links to download, demo, or purchase the theme. Many theme designers focus on this, as it generates them cash, but others make it hard to find. Even if the theme is free, you want people to download and use the theme – you put all the time and effort into creating it, after all.

Styling links or placing them in the sidebar are good ideas, but even placing the links beneath a main screenshot of the theme can also help.

3. The Demo – It Has to Showcase the Theme’s Potential

Many “demo” sites theme developers/designers set up do not properly showcase the theme’s potential, or the elements aren’t properly used. It’s the same way with the WordPress Theme Directory. Use it as a prime example of how not to setup a demo. All the themes on the site use a default set of posts and the layout can be thrown off many of the previews on the site.

If your theme supports video, showcase this ability. Don’t leave out the standard HTML/CSS elements, and clean everything up, so when your users go to download/purchase and use the theme, they have the default template the way you wanted it to look.

4. Support Requests

I realize that it costs time, and in turn, money to support the themes you develop, but there should be at least some understanding that you address some of the questions and problems users are having. Reply to at least 10% of the comments users have left, and this will show that you are willing to support your work. Charge users for any customizations they want and if they are having severe problems with trying to use the theme.

This doesn’t mean that you have to provide the theme with “full” support, but please address some of the comments received within the release post.

5. IFrames

In recent theme releases, I’ve seen more designers incorporating IFrames into their demo sites, which leads to some problems. If you want others to promote your theme (it can be either free or premium/commercial), you need to build it in a way that allows them to remove it by going through a direct link to preview the theme. Otherwise, all the screenshots will have to be edited, and knowing the time it takes to create all the screenshots, it can draw some people away from promoting your theme.

I see the benefits of using IFrames, but they should be built in a way that they aren’t fully integrated into the theme, but can be removed at will.

6. Pricing

Maybe this belongs into a new discussion, but I find it frustrating to find theme designers changing their pricing all the time. Customers who see the pricing one day and then visit a week later want to see the same price and not some huge shift. It draws people away from premium themes and it is a practice that should be avoided.

I understand price rises and cuts, but it doesn’t help when the price changes frequently and you have ten price points across all the themes, rather than two to four main points for the different licenses.

7. The Styling of Themes

Spacing is extremely important in themes. I’m really drawn away from themes where text isn’t spaced properly from other elements. Even though I don’t consider myself a designer by any stretch, it distracts the readers from the content, and into the design of your theme. This isn’t good if you put a lot of time into your content.

All the standard HTML – header, bold, italic, etc. elements should also look beautiful. Typography is important, no matter what type of theme you are designing.

8. Lists of Features

Often, I find the list of features lacking on a majority of the themes that have ben released. It seems quite obvious from the standpoint of the designer to highlight what the theme features, but maybe it is more about the looks of the theme?

I want to see a full list of all the features, including whether it is widget-ready, has customization options, etc. What are the abilities of the theme, and how can the theme be used?

9. Include Everything

Whether or not you release a theme for free or at a cost, everything required for use should be included. If you’ve been testing the theme with a particular plugin, provide a URL link for the user to download it, or include the plugin if applicable.

Users looking for free themes (and if they’ve paid for it) want to be able to use the theme after downloading it, rather than having to customize it to look the way the demo looks or how it was intended to be used. Note that this doesn’t mean you have to stop charging for the PSD files (often included in developer packages).

10. Page Templates

404 pages, search results pages, and archives pages are becoming more standard. At one time, most bloggers didn’t focus on these pages, but they are more important today than ever before.

The default search page included with WordPress is rather standard, but the best search results pages answer questions and provide links to pages where the answer may be found. Archives pages that have been designed update automatically with new content, without the need of a plugin.

Conclusion

I hope these main points reflect what others feel in terms of what is lacking across most themes released. While I like the work many designers are releasing, it can be frustrating when some of the “best” designers leave out or skimp out on some of the most important factors of a great design.

What are your thoughts on the points mentioned?

I want to wish you all a spectacular Halloween. There are a large number of theme developers offering great discounts on themes through this weekend. Check them out below and let me know which themes you find the best.

Halloween Premium Theme Specials

*Clicking the name of any of the designers will take you to their site where you can purchase the themes using the discount codes provided.

Gorilla Themes: $20 off all themes without any coupon, more available through their Twitter profile. They have great real estate, blog, and magazine themes, priced at about $60 with the discount.

Panda Themes: Buy 1, Get 1 Free (All Themes) plus huge discounts of up to $260 on Developer Packages and $100 on Standard Packages. Portfolio and business themes abound, their themes have already made an impact for those who have purchased their themes.

WP Now: Check out their reduced pricing, all their professional themes are now priced at just $29 and up! Unbranded, multiple-use developer packs are $79, so they are still extremely affordable for the top-of-the-line themes.

Obox Design: Use coupon code HALLOWEEN at checkout for a three for one (3 themes for the price of 1). Their themes are already affordably priced and available for a wide range of blogs. Ends at midnight on the 31st of October, so hurry!

PremiumThemes.net: With their Diwali Special, you get get two themes for the price of one. This offer expires on the 31st of October.

WP Zoom: Some of the most unique themes can be found here, and you can get two themes for just $99 using the code 2FREE when you check out your themes.

Additional: Get all ten of their themes for one low price – $199. This is a $410 savings compared to buying all themes individually. Discount today only.

Natty WP: Until November 6th, take $20 off their basic theme package, which is now just $25.00. Developer memberships (which include the PSD files) are now just $75.00.

Woo Themes: Celebrate WooThemes’ 50th theme release by taking four themes for the price of one, whether it is a Standard or Developer Package. This is a further 50% savings, compared to their everyday 2-for-1 deal. Just select the themes and add them to your cart.

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