subject: Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Choosing A Wordpress Theme [print this page] Choosing the right theme for your WordPress blog can be a tiresome process. As you all know WordPress is the most popular content management system of present time and it is available with thousands of themes and plugins. WordPress consists of several of quality free themes, premium themes and custom themes, the plenty of options available for WordPress makes the decision of selection of theme even more difficult.
While selecting a WordPress theme for your blog analyze your resources and decide whether you want a free theme, premium theme or a custom theme. One can also acquire a free theme and customize itself if they have experience in designing.
Many bloggers use free theme without doing any customization, it all depends on the kind of audience you are targeting and resources available. So here are few questions you must ask yourself before choosing a WordPress theme for your blog.
What is the purpose of your blog?
The first and foremost question that you must ask yourself is what is the purpose of your blog like if the sole aim of your blogs aim is to attain profits then it's generally preferred that you go for a premium theme or customized theme with beautiful sidebars that highlight the sidebar and banner ads. If your aim is to share general information then a free theme is enough to start with.
Does your blog looks can affect your success?
If you are writing post just to share information or you are running a personal blog then having a unique and customize look is not that important, in such cases the free theme will work just fine. But if you are running a professional blog with the aim to convey messages regarding your business and services then you must spend money on customized theme for your WordPress blog.
Is the theme you are selecting is search engine-friendly?
While choosing a Wordpress theme for your blog you must consider that the theme is search engine friendly. If you don't have much knowledge about HTML and CSS you might not be able to evaluate the search engine capability of theme so in such case choose themes from a reliable source.
Is the theme compatible for your monetization plans?
If you want to monetize your blog you must consider few things before choosing any theme like the theme has ample of space to place AdSense ads, text links and banner ads. If you don't evaluate the theme before selecting it, you might get a cluttered and messed up look on your blog that might annoy and distract your visitors and decrease the traffic on your blog.
