The Thesis Theme For Wordpress Reviewed
Over the last 6 weeks I've been desperate for the right designer for a blog I added to my core website
. The objective of the blog is usually to house my monthly newsletters which are sent via Constant Contact and also capture traditional posts that relate to my business.
The first place to turn was my existing web designer. We discussed the design elements that I required and the various themes that were doable.
Then he began to customize a template. The problem was that this designer was flat out difficult to rely on.
The primary issue was his capability to supply on the decided time lines. After 2 warnings I fired him.
Next it was off to Elance. Having hired freelancers from Elance during the last month I was certain I would find someone to accomplish the work and do it in a reasonable amount of time with a reasonable cost. I even went so far as to hand select those freelancers that I desired to bid on the job after reviewing their portfolios and feedback scores. After 3 days I dialed in a college grad student, had a conversation concerning the specs and agreed on the price.
Finally I was going and awaiting the first round of design possibilities.
That's until 24 hours after when this designer had a change of heart and decided that the job was not for him.
Now I was back to square one.
While performing a Google search for keywords clean, fresh, WordPress design template I ran across a link to DIY
Thesis Theme. What attracted me to click through and to know more was the designer Chris Pearson. He is the original author of the incredibly popular 'Cutline' WordPress theme. It appears that he had just recently launched a new template called Thesis.
I clicked right through to his site and was stunned.
More than just a great looking theme, Chris has build a phenomenal interface and tutorial that makes the process of getting installed and live the easiest I have encountered. Was it seamless? You tell me what computer program is. Is there a support forum which can be found on the webpage with members that actually respond? Yes. Is Chris answering client's inquiries himself? Yes, he is.
On top of that he has build a control panel that sits inside of the WordPress admin area that makes tasks like adding alt tags to pictures, adding tabs for pages, author and date control on posts and pages, simple stats and scripts management, etc., etc. unbelievably easy.
Having successfully installed the Thesis Theme in very short order I needed to make contact with the requirement I had of customization. I needed to add my company colors, logos, pictures, etc. I once again attempted to hire someone to acheive it and I posted a new job on Elance with the requirement that the designer know the Thesis Theme.
Then a funny thing happened.
While I was awaiting freelancers to bid on my job I started poking across the tutorials on the DIY Theme site. Low and behold after reading the tutorials and assorted posts in the forum I was doing the personalization by myself.
Let's be clear, I have limited WordPress coding skills, at best. Any yet today I am live with an above average looking blog that has my logo, my company colors, photos and layout of my choice. All this was done by myself and I only invested about 4 hours over 3 days to get it completed. Considering what it costs to hire a designer versus the price of the theme, causing all of the help and innovation that comes with it, this is actually the best investment of time and money I have made in my internet presence, ever.
by: Ritesh Deshmukh
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