Everyone wants a beautiful blog design.
A design that stands out from the crowd.
But custom designs are super expensive.
They cost at least a few thousand dollars.
That’s great for the guys (and gals) who can afford it, but for everyone else, what’s the easiest and cheapest way to get a beautiful blog design?
Let’s find out.
The Easiest (and Cheapest) Way to Get a Beautiful Blog
Buying a premium theme is the easiest and cheapest way to get a beautiful blog design.
Instead of paying a designer for a custom theme, you pay a theme company for a beautifully designed premium theme.
It’s that easy.
You buy a theme for between $40 and $100, you install the theme, and then instantly, you have a beautiful blog design.
A design that stands out.
A design that would cost thousands of dollars if you paid to have it custom made.
What’s not to like about that?
Why Premium Themes Are Better Than Free
The problem with free themes is that they never look good enough.
They look cheap (unless customized), and it’s impossible to get every feature you want on a single theme.
I’ve been there, scouring the free themes for hours trying to find the perfect one, installing it, and then scouring for hours more one week later because the first one doesn’t look right.
Forget about wasting valuable time looking for the perfect free theme. It doesn’t exist! I’m convinced!
Instead, drop a little cash for a premium design you like and that looks great.
You’ll save time which is money, and you’ll have a beautifully designed site that looks awesome.
Which themes are the best?
So which premium themes should you consider?
I’m convinced that Studiopress themes are the best of the best.
They’re built on the Genesis framework that has built in SEO controls (awesome!) and the code is super easy to work with (in case you ever need a developer to customize the theme).
Other premium themes can have code that’s difficult to work with. I’m not going to name which one, but I’ve had problems with customizing certain premium themes.
That’s a hassle.
With a Studiopress theme on the Genesis framework, you get a beautifully designed theme on a premium framework that makes it easy to optimize for search engines and has clean code for customizing.
Awesome.
Just in case you’d like more options (let’s face it, their designs won’t fit everyone’s need), here are some other great premium themes:
- Woothemes: Beautifully designed themes from a popular theme developer
- Photocrati: Awesome themes for photographers
- Pagelines: Elegant designs with easy drag and drop customization (you can view an example at Jeff Goins’ blog)
In Case You Need a Little Help
In case you need a little help installing and tweaking your theme, we can do that for you. (That happens to be why we’re named Blogtweaks, just in case you didn’t know…)
We can install any of these themes and tweak them to look exactly like you want them to look. We offer:
- Guided blog transfers to switch your site to self hosting so you can take advantage of beautiful premium themes.
- A WordPress starter kit for anyone looking to start a blog off on the right foot.
- Beautiful blog design in case you’d like to customize a Studipress theme to look exactly like you want.
So what do you think? Are you ready to get a beautifully designed professional blog?
Great. Get out there and buy your theme today!
If you have any questions about these premium themes or the tweaking options, leave a comment below. Thanks!
Well as usual, you beat me to it. I’m thinking about writing “10 Reasons You Should NEVER buy the Genesis Framework.” Just to get Gardner and Clark holding their breath for a moment.
Great job. Hope you get some takers.
Don’t you build all of your sites on the Genesis framework?
Yeah I do. It would be a parody post. “The Genesis Framework is too inexpensive. It deprives us our citizen rights to frustration.” Etc.
That sounds hilarious. Let me know if you decide to write it.
Your whole article talked about blogs, but what about word press complete websites w/ blogs as just one small part of the site? Are there good premium themes for that and is “tweaking” service available for that too?
Studiopress child themes are a great starting point for a lot of websites that want a traditional page structure but also want a blog. You could check out their themes to see if any fit your needs.
It also comes down to each specific project. Some themes are perfect for some sites but not others. You just have to find the one that is right for your site. If you need any theme suggestions, I’d be happy to help. You can send an e-mail through the contact form. And yes, tweaking or design is available for that as well.
I sometimes wish I was on the Genesis framework.
It’s solid, you should totally give it a try.
I chose Genesis a few months ago when I noticed that I wasn’t happy with just using a free WordPress theme. I got the basic child theme and tweaked it a little, with the help a really great guy who apparently is a friend of yours.
I’ve never regretted getting Genesis.