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1. Ben says:

   April 10, 2012 at 6:28 pm

   I agree completely with your list, I think simple and effective code that is good for SEO is the most important part of a premium theme.
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   • karlos196 says:

     April 11, 2012 at 12:50 pm

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi Ben,

     I agree with you. It is important that a good theme hаvе clean аnd valid code and must be SEO optimized.

     Thanks for your comment.

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     • Amanda says:

       November 5, 2012 at 2:16 am

       
       Twitter: blogshopwin
       I personally like the Genesis framework and the child themes just for this reason.
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   • Karan Labra says:

     May 17, 2012 at 11:40 pm

     Well, personally speaking I love templatic. Their CMS themes are just awesome.
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     • Mentor Palokaj says:

       August 18, 2012 at 11:20 am

       
       Twitter: Skill_Collector
       @Karan, I prefer woothemes. Their support is amazing and they have the plus of offering woothemes and compatible themes… Makes e business a lot easier.
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2. Austin says:

   April 10, 2012 at 9:04 pm

   Premium themes are also not usually free. I am a big fan of the Genesis Framework themes as those are super clean and have many custom options and shortcodes. In the end, a premium theme will speak for itself. Great post!
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   • karlos196 says:

     April 11, 2012 at 12:55 pm

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi Austin,

     Yes I’m a fan of Genesis too. Genesis Framework it is in my Top of SEO optimized WordPress Themes here:

     http://wordpressthemesv.com/top-seo-wordpress-themes

     Thank You

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   • Sean Grimes says:

     April 16, 2012 at 8:31 pm

     I like using Premium themes myself. I’m using Thesis right now, but it is a lot more complicated than other themes I’ve used. There seems to be a lot of Hoopla over Thesis right. The Thesis structure is definitely taking me a while to get used to. I’m coming along though.

     I haven’t heard of Genesis so I may have to check it out now. I like for my themes to be easy when it comes to customizing, but I also want a clean look and feel.
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     • karlos196 says:

       April 17, 2012 at 9:42 am

       
       Twitter: wordpressthemev
       Hi Sean,

       Thesis Framework Ñ–s а vеrу flexible theme. Іt саn bе customized vеrу easily usÑ–ng whаt developers call “Thesis Hooks”.

       I just post a guide for custom hooks аnd functions іn thе Thesis theme fоr WordPress, here:

       http://wordpressthemesv.com/thesis-wordpress-theme-mastering-custom-hooks-%D0%B0nd-functions-%D1%96n-thesis

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   • Sean Grimes says:

     April 16, 2012 at 8:57 pm

     Just checked out the Genesis themes and they look really great. It would help if you can tell me some things though. Can the width on theses themes be easily changed? ie., a setting in the options panel or even .css where I enter a value for pixel width. Does it come with many widgets to insert content where I want it? ie., a widget for lets say, content left.

     I’ll browse the site to see if they have a free demo I can use before buying. Who knows? I may just buy the whole theme pack.
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3. Ray says:

   April 11, 2012 at 5:52 am

   I can’t say I have tried every free or premium theme out there. There are some decent free ones, even a few with their own framework of some kind. However, they don’t tend to be updated or patched as much as a premium themes. I know some people start with a free theme to see if they like or will stick with wordpress, and then upgrade to a premium theme down the road. I have also seen some really nice looking premium themes. I guess it’s just a matter of trying out the demos and finding the perfect one for your needs.
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   • karlos196 says:

     April 11, 2012 at 1:01 pm

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi Ray,

     I agree to start with a free wordpress theme if its your first personal blog and them move to a premium.

     But don’t recommend if its for your business. Even your 1st business.

     Thanks

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     • Jeroen Rommelaars says:

       April 11, 2012 at 3:31 pm

       
       Twitter: Technopsisblog
       Free themes can look quite decent. I started out with a free theme myself but found out that it had lots of flaws later on. Most of them are not obvious from the start, but when you try to customize your website a bit more using a free WP Theme you will probably find obstacles in your way.

       Free themes are usually just there for the show, promoting better premium themes. You are bound to upgrade sometime if you are serious about your website, I guess.

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4. Johanna says:

   April 11, 2012 at 12:31 pm

   
   Twitter: GIJoh_com
   Premium themes are normally not the number one choice of newbies because it\’s not always free. However, if you are one of those serious and willing enough to shell out more money as a future investment for your business website, then premium WP themes is the answer to your needs.

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   • karlos196 says:

     April 11, 2012 at 1:07 pm

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi Joanna,

     Yes, this is also my opinion.

     Thanks

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5. Elena says:

   April 11, 2012 at 2:00 pm

   How important are “Features” anyway? I agree with the other advantages, but in my case #6 is not tempting. The most important is #7 Well Coded аnd Νо Errors.
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   • karlos196 says:

     April 17, 2012 at 9:49 am

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi Elena,

     I think and write it, that the “Features” in a Premium WordPress Theme is one of the most important aspects when you have a WordPress site.

     After you have your site running you will need and want some additional features, for sure.

     ‘Featured Posts’ areas, Multiple layout options fоr thе hоmе раgе, drop dоwn menus, multiple customs templates fоr раgеs, custom field options, print style sheets etc.

     Thanks
     KArlos

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6. Aliosha Kasin says:

   April 11, 2012 at 2:03 pm

   Even though premium themes can cost a bit they are still a good choice. I think the genesis themes are pretty awesome as they have a very crisp look. I guess any premium theme is premium for a reason. I did way too much customisation to mine, after it all I realised I changed 90% of the original them and could have just written it myself without having to pay for it. Anyway great read.
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   • karlos196 says:

     April 17, 2012 at 9:53 am

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi Aliosha,

     Yes I agree with you. Genesis is a great choice. The Genesis Framework empowers you to quickly and easily build incredible websites with WordPress.

     Whether you’re a novice or advanced developer, Genesis provides the secure and search-engine-optimized foundation that takes WordPress to places you never thought it could go.

     Genesis is now my Top choice. See it here:

     http://wordpressthemesv.com/top-seo-wordpress-themes

     Thanks
     KArlos

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7. ViJuvenate says:

   April 11, 2012 at 4:38 pm

   I’m just getting to know WP. I’ve got it on a site, but have done little to it. I”m guessing for someone like me, who is just beginning, a premium theme is not the best option. But it helps me to know what is meant by ‘premium’.

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   • karlos196 says:

     April 17, 2012 at 9:55 am

     
     Twitter: wordpressthemev
     Hi ViJuvenate,

     As I told to Ryan, I agree to start with a free wordpress theme if its your first personal blog and them move to a premium.

     But don’t recommend if its for your business. Even your 1st business.

     Thanks

     KArlos

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8. Erik Johnson says:

   April 11, 2012 at 8:58 pm

   A premium theme is the way to go. There are incredible themes out there and they are relatively inexpensive.

   Developing a custom website 5 – 10 years ago required a ton of time or multiple thousands of dollars.

   A great WordPress theme requires maybe $20 – 30 and a couple hours. It’s way more flexible too!

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9. Rob Rubin says:

   April 12, 2012 at 2:49 am

   
   Twitter: TheMainlandBlog
   Great post. When I moved my blog to WordPress.org I evaluated several different premium themes and ultimately settled on a theme from Theme Junkie based on price and features. I wanted a theme that had built-in SEO optimization and easy ways to promote subscriptions and sharing on social media.

   I definitely agree that the theme MUST have a live preview – especially if it’s a paid theme.

   I would also advise against using any free themes as they often have hidden links in the footer that are often encrypted and require you to purchase a license anyway to decrypt it.
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10. Chris Meers says:

    April 12, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    I am thinking of transferring my website to a wordpress as it offers a simple cms but I have heard some themes have links embedded in to them which puts me off. Does anybody know if this is true?

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    • karlos196 says:

      April 17, 2012 at 10:00 am

      
      Twitter: wordpressthemev
      Hi Chris,

      Only free themes have hidden code. With a Good Premium Theme you will not have links embedded. For sure.

      Thanks

      KArlos

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11. Surminga says:

    April 12, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Well coded, good upgrades, slick looks, easily customizable and SEO enabled are the features that I look for in a premium wordpress theme.
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12. Ben says:

    April 13, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    The WordPress repository is generally a good starting point as the themes there have passed the wordpress teams review. I’ve come across the odd premium theme with errors in it or some pretty poor that coding.
    Its worth taking a look at the theme’s demo and looking at the source code, or if you don’t understand it try running it through w3c validation, most of them don’t pass completely, but its useful for highlighting potential issues.
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13. Mrinal says:

    April 14, 2012 at 7:55 am

    I use a free theme which I heavily modded by learning PHP. However when it comes to free theme; I totally agree with all the points mentioned especially with Customization and Flexibility. When I started; it was a nightmare because whatever I wanted was not right. I wanted something on left and in a free theme it was at bottom.

    I even tried some nulled themes just to explore the difference. I don’t use it that’s different story.

    In short if you want to use Free theme; learn some PHP and CSS. That is pain but the thing you will create will be awesome. Else; to start blogging by not wasting time – go for Premium.

    Regards.
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14. Shalu Sharma says:

    April 14, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    
    Twitter: bhar
    Great points. Premium themes are often very good. Some of them even let you remove the ads from the footer so that makes it professional. But there are equally good themes out there that are free and professional looking. Some of the premium theme makers have their own free ones for you to use provided you leave the footer ads intact.
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15. Justin says:

    April 15, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    In my experience, I looked for a long time to find a free theme that had all the features I wanted. I’m sure there are some decent free themes out there but I couldn’t find any with the flexibility that I needed. I ended up with a lot of wasted time and a premium theme that I like very much.

    Moral of the story: Just like everything else, you get what you pay for.
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    • karlos196 says:

      April 17, 2012 at 9:57 am

      
      Twitter: wordpressthemev
      Hi Justin,

      Yes, if you want the best you have to pay for that.

      Regards

      KArlos

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16. Balaji says:

    April 21, 2012 at 4:24 am

    Here, every true points are pointed out. though, i don’t think that the design is unique if we get some premium themes on market, we should go ahead on trying with some good theme designer for unique templates. Anyhow, i feel this a good share.

    Thanks,
    Balaji
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17. Vineet Saxena says:

    April 22, 2012 at 11:25 am

    
    Twitter: vineetsaxena4
    Hi Karlos,
    Definitely WordPress Premium themes are a must if you really want to blog like a professional. Better coding and design is always a must in a theme.
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18. Daniel says:

    April 28, 2012 at 2:10 am

    Thank you for the useful list. I suggest you add focus on security (in terms of programming best practices) as something to look for in a premium theme. Not long ago a large WP theme provider was found totally unaware of the TimThumb vulnerability which is still responsible for so many blogs out there being hacked. One should expect from a premium theme provider to engage early if not proactively in regards to security issues – after all the benefit of paying for a premium template is knowing someone’s business and reputation is based on it, thus making them more likely to keep it updated and safe.

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19. Harvey Baker says:

    April 29, 2012 at 12:36 am

    What I look for in a theme is easy to optimize with clean code. The ones you have to pay for are usually better than free themes.

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20. james says:

    May 12, 2012 at 6:02 am

    I used to use the free themes on my sites, but after I saw how great all the premium are there is no turning back. A lot of great plugins too for WP so for the extra few bucks it is definitely not skimping on a theme. I also quit smoking with the e cig btw , now most of my sites are electronic cigarettes with WP of course lol

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21. Trung Nguyen says:

    May 16, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I’ve just joined Elegantthemes club and I realized that they have many great premium WordPress themes, it’s not too expensive so why don’t you get one for your blog? It makes your blog looking more professional
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22. Karan Labra says:

    May 17, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    Well coded, good upgrades, slick looks, easily customizable and SEO enabled are the features that I look for in a premium wordpress theme.
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23. Adam Parnala says:

    May 22, 2012 at 7:23 am

    I will also buy a premiuim wordpress theme soon when my blog continues to grow but as of now, I am very happy to the free theme I have because it has lots of good options and excellent support in forums.
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24. Wade Harman says:

    June 5, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    
    Twitter: makemyblogmoney
    Premium themes are the only way to go to make your blog look professional.
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25. Kundan Bhardwaj says:

    June 15, 2012 at 5:27 am

    To be honest and as a matter of fact aswell its not possible for beginners like me to pay for a wordpress theme. However I know its worth paying.
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26. Terry says:

    June 21, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Judging from this article, a REAL premium theme might be hard to find, but I do agree that it should have all amenities mentioned in article.

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27. Tarun Gehani says:

    June 22, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    This is a nice breakdown. I think many people overlook a few of these points and end up either getting ripped off, or having to deal with a ton of code when they may not have a clue about CSS, PHP or even HTML.

    Some of the most important aspects of a premium WordPress theme are the amount of developer support, as you mentioned, and the valid code and markup that that developer has made. With the constantly changing landscape with WordPress updates and new versions of popular plugins etc, it’s imparative that users have the proper tools and support in place to deal with these variables.

    After all, WordPress was created with community in mind, to being people together. It is only rit that if you pay a premium price for a premium theme that you are offered premium support.
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28. Joshua says:

    June 29, 2012 at 1:45 am

    After spending some (read: lots) of my time tweaking a basic layout to fit my needs, I realized very quickly that I’d need to drop some money on a nice layout or I’d be losing money wasting time tweaking a layout. Lets let the professionals make the layouts and we can stick to the content.

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29. Caimin says:

    July 3, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    
    Twitter: GeniusStartup
    Bear in mind there are more premium theme choices than just Genesis and Thesis. Elegant Themes do great work as do Studio Press and a number of smaller independent companies.
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30. Rehan says:

    July 9, 2012 at 8:21 am

    HI Karlos you have covered almost every point so there is not much to add but some premium themes are SEO optimized some have responsive design or features of add placement and of course all the above points you have mentioned although a newbie don’t like to buy a premium theme but still if they can afford they should go for it. These features are enough for a theme to be premium.
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31. Sumit Jha says:

    July 16, 2012 at 3:59 am

    I am planning to move to wordpress. Do any one know best premium theme for tech related blog?
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32. Garry says:

    July 17, 2012 at 11:31 am

    I agree with you, a premium theme should have a unique and quality design, error-free code and seo friendly. Also, the authors should provide quality support. At this she Premium Theme

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33. Sukanta says:

    July 20, 2012 at 4:10 am

    I can make wordpress theme with Artisteer. Can i sell the themes which i have created?
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34. RDawson says:

    July 25, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Unique design is the thing that makes the WordPress Themes Premium indeed. Compared to the Live Demo or Full Supporting documentation, the unique design and Quality, really works wonders in making the theme great.

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35. Bhavesh Sondagar says:

    July 28, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    Hi Karlos,
    I am agree with your points.I have also started with free theme and now wants to move to premium theme because of its Unique Design, Quality аnd Sophistication.
    Thanks for the great post!
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36. Jefri Hidayat says:

    August 2, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    I agree with no 8. free Update. But I think not just free update, but free update and easy update. sometimes some themes make their users “Falling sky in their head” when they updated their themes. Thats way I adding word EASY to this option ..
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37. Sandip Bhagat says:

    August 7, 2012 at 12:27 am

    Great tips for selecting premium themes. I too be careful while looking for premium theme. There are many free themes too and i use them.
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38. Angel says:

    August 14, 2012 at 10:58 am

    There are some absolutely fantastic premium themes out there to use, personally I use mostly free themes for my types of blogs. However I do have roughly 10-15 blogs that I purchased premium themes for.

    In all honesty if your looking hard enough, you will find something really good which is free. If your creating something really professional IMO you would need to use premium themes though.

    Angel
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39. Cristian Stan says:

    August 21, 2012 at 8:50 am

    What I like the most about the premium WP themes is that are safe to use, you don’t risk like you risk with the free themes, I had my websites hacked once because of a free WP theme with some code added in the theme..it was a pain, lesson learned!
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40. Andrew Sharp says:

    August 27, 2012 at 12:06 am

    In fact, the difference between premium themes and free themes is that the premium makes you feel like a dedicated webmaster, who cares about all aspects of its readers’ experience.
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41. Dana Rock says:

    August 28, 2012 at 1:27 am

    
    Twitter: danatheteacher
    My favorite set of wordpress themes is Elegant Themes followed by Themify. I use both of these throughout my many websites. Elegant Themes in particular has excellent documentation and support for each theme!

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42. Carla says:

    August 30, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    I agree completely with your post, keep things simple, I don’t know if i agree with the “Well Coded аnd Νо Errors” i mean… lets say… big websites that are out there have you took a moment to check their errors, but at the same time… they are in high up. I guess probably they have a great seo strategy i believe, in these cases what do you think it happens?
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43. mathew says:

    September 3, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    I think what I like about premium themes the most is the fact that if you have to pay for it, chances are there will be a lot less people that have it. I especially like the ones that you can buy outright for a price so no one else can use them after you. How cool is that!
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44. Robert Tyson says:

    September 7, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Personally I would recommendThesis because of the flexibility.

    I’ve also used a Woothemes theme but found it almost created as many problems as it solved because the limitations of the theme meant that, to get it how you wanted it to look, you had to get involved in lots of CSS coding that got quite messy alongside the premium theme.

    Thesis gives you the best of both worlds because you can customise the look to some extent through it’s interface, but it’s also more of an ‘open book’ when you want to do more serious customisations and dive into the code – which you will if you’re serious about developing your site over the long haul.
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45. adam mohammed says:

    September 10, 2012 at 9:08 am

    The only problem with word press premium themes that they have problem with other languages than English. i tried to install it on my Arabic blog but it was like a nightmare to me during blogging.

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46. ElleJ says:

    September 12, 2012 at 2:50 am

    
    Twitter: Fascin8Me
    I think you should take this even further and recommend child themes build on a framework like the Genesis Framework. Like this blog uses the Magazine Child Theme which sits on the Genesis Framework. Then you’re really getting quality.
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47. Matthew Horne says:

    September 15, 2012 at 1:53 am

    You know one of the biggest problems I find with premium themes is things like timthumb.php and excessive features.

    Some look really good but behind the scenes they can become problematic.

    Timthumb.php has to be one for my nightmares, as a page speed tech I just dread working with it. Most premium themes seem to adopt it. Personally im a big fan of Thesis because of how light it can be and will only load what needs to be loaded and it’s great for learning more about wordpress if you want to.

    Genesis is another good theme, but I do favour thesis.

    I wrote a post, well its part of an ongoing series about setting up a wordpress blog and the above point are highlighted in greater detail.

    My advice be carefull about what you buy because you might just end up buying a lot of themes, stick to simple themes and build on top of theme, as someone mentioned already child themes are a great way to build a blog also.

    Regards
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48. neha says:

    September 19, 2012 at 6:04 am

    Wow! Amazing Articles. Elegant Themes in particular has excellent documentation and support for each theme! If you have a blogger Then to making more Attractive design of your blog so its needed of this themes.Really thanks for sharing wirh us.
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49. Brad Campbell says:

    September 19, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    Hey Karlos, good post – and I checked out your electronic cigarettes review blog — what a great example of having a premium WordPress theme in use.

    That looks exponentially more valuable than the standard review site. Even my review site is pretty plain, although a lot of that is by design (I’m using Thesis, which I love btw).

    Anyways, cheers.

    Brad
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50. Henry says:

    September 24, 2012 at 10:34 am

    If you can afford to buy a premium theme then you must go for it because it saves you from various headaches. You will have to never worry about anything.

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51. Alex Abram says:

    September 24, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    Welll actually for every case i faced with, i found free theme equal or even better quality and it was wery easy becouse of huge wordpress comunity.

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52. Shane says:

    September 28, 2012 at 9:19 am

    Great article once again Karlos! I totally agree with WordPress. Aside from being simple, it is totally creative and so well oriented. Thanks for posting this article! I enjoyed reading it.

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53. Carl says:

    October 1, 2012 at 11:13 am

    hi Karlos I find theres a world of difference between Premium themes , some manufacturers knock up pretty ropy themes with poor back-end management some of the best premium theme makers create superb themes with genuinely top quality support,

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54. Raynan says:

    October 8, 2012 at 4:00 am

    For me what I like about premium templates, is the number 5 and 6 reason you stated above. I wont get it with those free templates on the net. I use elegant templates on my wordpress sites, and so far I love it.
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55. Raplus says:

    October 13, 2012 at 4:34 am

    I use free theme for my blog. But I hope to use premium wordpress theme for my blog, after reading this article.
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56. steverob says:

    October 15, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    
    Twitter: SteveRo60881115
    This is going to make me sound like a utter newbie (which I am) – I built my first website on Weebly – it had a blog, loads of features and just by dragging and dropping page elements it took a couple of hours. But WordPress is what the pros use, so I’ve moved to that, and it’s driving me crazy. I know it can do so much more, but the time to go up the learning curve is valuable and I feel I’m wasting time learning stuff that is distracting me from the mission of focusing on content. Is that such a bad thing? Interested to hear more experienced views.
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57. Chris Abrams says:

    October 21, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    Considering how many quality free themes are out there, you don’t necessarily have to pay for a premium theme. They almost always include 24/7 support and are worth it, but for starter bloggers free WordPress themes can be just as good, not to mention without a cost. They can (and recently frequently do) have multiple layouts, thumbnails, color templates, etc.
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58. prabhat says:

    October 26, 2012 at 10:39 am

    
    Twitter: prabhatrayal
    nice list of the factor which distinguish the premium with free…first i don’t think there is such a thing called ”free”…i was using free themes before, then i used thesis which was really nice and now i am using magazine 3. and i am with it.thanks for this post
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59. bert says:

    October 31, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Another question we have to ask ourselves is: why NOT use free wordpress themes? I’ll give you an answer too. There is a lot of rubbish out there (there is also a lot of crap premium themes though) but many of them are simply malicious.
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    • steverob says:

      October 31, 2012 at 7:55 pm

      
      Twitter: SteveRo60881115
      Malicious? Really? Can you name and shame so we can avoid them like the plague?
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60. Arup Ghosh says:

    November 2, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    
    Twitter: ruptweets
    genesis is my favourite framework , as the designs made by them are very attractive and clean and it is very easy to customize without knowing codes.
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61. simran says:

    November 7, 2012 at 9:06 am

    first time i cam e to know actually what are premiuim themes but some points are missed from here i think.
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62. Gedichte says:

    November 16, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    I like for my themes to be easy when it comes to customizing, but I also want a clean look and feel.
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63. Arafin Shaon says:

    November 20, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Nice article@karlos. Happy to read it. I think you missed 2 issues in your article one is SEO and 2nd is responsivity! This both issues is pretty crucial these days.

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64. Darmawan says:

    November 27, 2012 at 10:15 am

    Nice information dude. I thing the premium means elegant and it must be valuable so that no many people can use that themes. With that case, the theme is more elegant because of only they who serious in this field will buy the themes
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65. Dr. Kavita says:

    November 28, 2012 at 7:54 am

    
    Twitter: drkavitashaikh
    You’re right about Premium themes Karlos. They are not only clean coded but also provide awesome features for the users, most of which are customized and unique. Most of the premium themes are paid themes and why would they not be? After all they provide value to the user, don’t they?
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66. Jon D says:

    November 30, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    
    Twitter: BTwoWeb
    Choosing the perfect theme is hard to do. I remember going about my first theme buy after using free themes. I think I spent about a week researching every premium theme developer I could find online.

    I ended up starting with StudioPress. Since then, 200 plus sites later, I’ve also used ElegantThemes, iThemes, Headway, Catalyst, Karma, several from Themeforest, many landing page themes … the list goes on.
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67. sontraian says:

    December 6, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    
    Twitter: peliculasen3d
    updades , ived bought a theme , and the free updades are inexistent , most of the companies use the updade reason justo to market the product.

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68. Krishna Parmar says:

    December 12, 2012 at 5:15 am

    
    Twitter: krimfuk22
    You have given out some of the sure factors which makes Premium themes premium, one of the top I would prefer is SEO and fast loading speed. Also, clean coding is also the affecting factor involved!
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69. Harshit S says:

    December 16, 2012 at 11:04 am

    A premium theme always stands out and makes the blog that much more appealing. It also helps build a better image in the mind of the visitor since the blog appears more professional.
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70. Rajkumar Jonnala says:

    December 17, 2012 at 3:55 am

    
    Twitter: jonnalarajkumar
    Yes for sure, premium themes gives full support than free wordpress themes. My pick would be to use an Thesis or Swift which are good looking and clean white.
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71. Chaitanya says:

    December 23, 2012 at 4:52 am

    
    Twitter: Steps2BuildSite
    I have tried free wordpress themes in the starting days of my blogging career but later on I felt that we get much advantages and support in premium theme over free theme so I switched to thesis.
    BTW thanks for the post.
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72. Ruchika says:

    December 25, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    
    Twitter: Ruchi701
    Thanks for sharing..I will got forward to my SEO guy, much appreciated.
    That point is like a cold bottle of water in desert..good day to you sir.
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73. Nishant Srivastava says:

    December 27, 2012 at 6:14 am

    
    Twitter: geekblogtips
    The Most important thing is quality of premium themes, premium themes designed by well known and experienced designers and they work hard to develop a premium theme, Premium themes gives professional look to a blog…
    Thanks for sharing…
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74. Kirk says:

    January 23, 2013 at 4:25 am

    Thanks for the post. I just started a website using WordPress and this is my first attempt at doing this. It seems to be a great tool if you are willing to get into it and work. I think it is important to make sure that the premium theme has the ability to create pages, not just use the templates. It really helps out. FYI, I am using nevada theme. Thanks
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75. Justin Musiker says:

    January 31, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    
    Twitter: seojus1
    Hi Karlos, I am struggling a lot on finding the right theme for my site. I have access to all of Elegant Themes and most of Studio Press Themes. But there are just so many that it is hard to find one that you really want.
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