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Why I love elegant themes website builder plugin

July 29, 2017 by admin 5 Comments

divi builder plugin

Today I am going to show you an amazing WordPress Wp plugin that can make any WordPress website awesome. I will test elements of the design modules within the post to show you what can be done.

Its from elegant themes.This is not a review, but a honest write up on a amazing WP plugin that can transform your website design and look of your blog posts.

I love this plugin as you can use it with any theme. I have been using elegant  themes and plugins for the  past 7+ years.

The Divi Builder plugin from elegant

flexible website builder

This  wordpress web builder plugin can make landing pages, faq pages, lead or sale buttons, your profile or portfolio page, an awesome price comparison page or just mix this all together in one page seamlessly. You could easily add any of these above mentioned features to any page on your website. The plugin that does this is called the divi builder plugin from elegant themes. I have been using elegant for the last 7 years and they are the most value for money wp theme provider IMHO.

To be honest I got to know about the divi builder plugin only a bit recently and I m a fan already. I like it because it does not restrict and can be used with any WP theme you have installed on your webpage. It can make your website look like a professional landing page in a minute, if you like . It builds webpages as responsive pages. You can easily chop and change design elements on a page  including  adding  a pic background , transparent color background  and many more features to any section of your page.

The beauty of this all is anybody can now design an awesome looking page or website with this website builder plugin without having to know any coding. This plugin uses the new drag and drop technology, where you can just drag a premade section or style to your page and drop it where you want it to appear. You can then go ahead and edit elements further if you want, like adding a background color or pic, changing the font and font colors size for that section, adjusting margins , padding etc and much more.

Using this plugin, I almost felt like i am using microsoft word and making an amazing looking document – its so easy. For people entirely new to websites or minimum knowledge of websites, this might still take a few days of getting used to how you use this plugin, but once you know what you can do with it, you will use it everywhere. what does this Website builder plugin cost –  It is available with purchasing a yearly membership to elegant themes, but  for sure  you get much more in value than you can imagine with the membership fees. Details of fees below.

So what’s the price of their membership today ?

socail media sharing plugin

The cost for  a elegant  WP theme membership today is $89 per year. For this you get access to their whole collection of 87 premium wordpress themes, access to all plugins,updates and premium support. The got two awesome plugins Bloom email opt in plugin free ( email opt in plugins for  collecting emails) and  Monarch ( Social media sharing plugin) that by itself is of great value and is included  with the membership fees.

different kinds of wp themes from elegant responsive

They have an amazing 22 responsive themes and  many more themes  including ecommerce, magazine and 4 free tumblr themes.

 

Divi builder plugin vs Divi theme

The divi website builder plugin was built as an afterthought to the release of the Divi theme, but both of them are awesome in thier own ways. Divi theme has all the features of the divi builder inbuilt into the theme, while the builder plugin can be used as a stand alone wp plugin to work with any wordpress theme.

I actually tried this plugin on one website that i am building for a friend. I used the genesis pro theme with the divi builder plugin and was amazed I managed a google page 1 ranking for him within a week .

extra divi based theme template

There is also the “EXTRA Theme” from elegant wordpress themes that makes use of the divi functionality and is an amazing theme itself out of the box. When I first purchased my elegant theme membership 5+ years ago it was only $39 a year for like 60 or so premium wordpress themes and it was a steal then. Today prices have increased with most premium wp theme and template providers, yet elegant is the cheapest with the most professionally coded themes on the internet.

When I first started blogging i was on a budget and purchased single themes costing me anywhere betwen $15 to $30 for each theme at that time. So when I came across 60 plus quality themes, it just made sense to sign up for a yearly membership. I didnt regret it and my active membership today and use of thier plugins is proof of that.

Apart from this plugin they do have some other amazing WP plugins like bloom and Monarch that I use on some other websites and those add value for the membership too.

I have websites as online web directories that I launched 3 years ago and still doing well with the elegant elist theme.

To be fair I do have other favorite theme providers too. After elegant, I would rate Solostream WP themes and the Studiopress Genesis themes as my second best WPtheme providers. I used to use wpzoom for quite some time, but then they started charging more for extended support etc , so I ditchedd them. Thier themes are still good and helped me rank sone sites up , but i feel Studiopress Genesis themes much better and getting ranked with thier in built seo. I have made sites that make me money withdc elegant themes and rank on google as well, so I hope im not confusing you.

Each theme provider has their own unique strong points and so its always good to sign up with at least three if you can afford to. If you cant then the choice is clear for me.

If you are looking for a good design option for your existing or new wordpress blog , then do check out their themes here, before you go elswhere. You will thank me later! 🙂

Designing your page/post with Divi pre-made modules

Below is live examples of  different pre-made modules you can insert into you page or post with the divi builder plugin to  design your page or post to look better.

Blurb Module Example 

"This

The elegance of the blurb module can be seen int his example . You click and choose the blurb an then  insert content. You can make the blurb a link or then also use an icon for the blurb, as we have done.

Countdown Timer Module 

Countdown to New year - Digital Grog

Day(s)

:

Hour(s)

:

Minute(s)

:

Second(s)

Circle counter module.

You can define color, number and percentage for the circle

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The Circle Counter Module at 65 %

Button Module 

A Button to click  banner module

Get the Divi Builder Plugin

Gallery module

Its a gallery of pictures module 

Person Module

This is a person module, you can insert a bio for yourself and your social media links

"Jeff"

"Jeff"

"Expert

You can check out about me at my about page here, but I think Elly Glendenning from influencing.com has done a better job writing  about me  on their website Influencing.com over here.

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn

Number Counter

Thisis the number counter module

%

Number Count

Comments Module 

This is the Comment Module below, which you can insert anywhere  on your page  to display comments nicely

Filed Under: wordpress, wordpress themes Tagged With: Plugin, Templates, Websites, WordPress Plugin

Choose from the best web hosting plans for 2018: Australia Vs US Hosting

February 19, 2017 by admin

Here at DigitalGrog we regularly publish  step by step guides to creating a website, web hosting comparisons, reviews of hosting providers and domain name services.

Below is a detailed listing of webhosting companies with prices and features. This will help  you get started on your new journey if your creating a new business website or just a personal blog.

Godaddy Australia

If you are on a budget and price matters to get you started, you might want to try the current Godaddy deal- Click here above

Our recommendation is for Bluehost – Current deal here for a WordPress website or blog  and WP-Engine if your starting a business website – Current deal here.

 

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Hosting Comparison – Australia Or US Host ?

Hosting in Australia is significantly more expensive than most other places in the world. Most of it comes down to some of the high cost of labour in Australia and of course infrastructure/backhaul internet/DC fees.

Latency is not the most important aspect of the loading times between here and the US and should be considered if you are running a high traffic website.

australia

Often when comparing how fast a server is providing content, factors like comparing the application stack, use of hardware load balancers, caching, CDN’s server technology etc are not taken into account when it should be.

 

Does US hosting IP affect my website ranking?

Search engines like google base their algorithms on a number of factors, one of them being the IP address location. Getting a country TLD domain can help, such as a .com.au domain for a business website or blog targeting Australian viewers.

Overseas hosting can still get results  by using proper SEO techniques and Google tweaks, like logging into the google search engine webmaster tools and telling them who your target market is.

A US host with a CDN can also help, if you want to go one step further by speeding up your loading time further and getting a nearby network point to your country.

Webhosting Acronyms Glossary and Meanings

Below is many words related to website hosting and managing. It is acronyms, features and just about a glossary for website related terms. This might be helpful when you are trying to make sense of terms when you build your first website or purchase services to create your first blog or webpage.

CMS – Content Management System is a program used to publish, edit and modify content on a given websites. CMS is often used to run websites containing blogs, news and shopping sites.

SSL – Secure Socket Layer is a cryptographic protocol that was designed to provide communication security over the internet.

CSS – Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used to describe the overall look and format of a site that has been written in a markup language.

Disk Space – The amount of space allocated to you on the server to store files, pages, emails, and more.

Uptime – The amount of time the server is uninterrupted and your website is accessible. This is typically shown as a percentage. You want a high uptime (99% and above) so as not to disrupt access to your site

Reseller Hosting – Where a block of server resources is sold to an individual for purposes of using it to host multiple domains under their own name

Control Panel – The control panel is the central hub for a web hosting account. This is where the user modifies and controls all aspects of their web hosting such as adding new domains and sub domains, uploading web pages and installing server applications

MySQL – A database system that is often included in hosting packages. It is commonly used with a variety of applications

PHP – Hypertext Pre-Processor is a server-side scripting language designed for the development of websites and can also be used as a general-purpose programming language

Linux Server – A server that uses Linux, a free, open source operating system used by most shared and free web hosts

Windows Server – A server that uses Windows as the operating system. This type of plan is typically more expensive but necessary to accommodate specific applications

Add-domain – It is additional domains which can be createed from the main domain control panel without having a separate hosting account. It had all features just like a main domain, but with no cPanel control.

Sub-domain – A subdomain is a subsection of your website that can exist as a new website without a new domain name. Use subdomains to create memorable URLs for different content areas of your site.

Dont delay getting started! Better today than tomorrow.

Good luck!

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Filed Under: 2017, Australia, Compare, web hosting, wordpress Tagged With: 2016, Australian, Hosting In australia, USA, Websites

Solostream WP Clear WordPress theme review

December 14, 2016 by admin

Updated 14 December 2016 – I have been using WPClear solostream “wordpress theme” on my blog for the last so many years now  and  I am happy to continue using it for my blog. This WP clear  wordpress theme by solostream  has provided me with a professional looking blog , heaps of advertising options  in header , sidebar and footer, Inbuilt social share buttons ,  customised banner advertising options on a per page basis,  and may more options that are too many to list here.

But i will break it down slowly, in my personal re -view here.

review of wordpress themes

Besides the normal Wpclear theme , they have recently also released a new version of the WP clear theme called WP CLEAR  VIDEO and I am loving it!

This premium WordPress blog theme is designed mainly for video bloggers or small business people who use video marketing to boost their business. This video theme can be extremely handy for affiliate marketer’s or bloggers  who do a lot of videos of Youtube , Vimeo or other video distribution platforms.

But First The DECEMBER  2016 SALE DISCOUNT

Here are the details:

60+ Premium WordPress Themes + Support = SUCCESS

Enjoy 50% Off Theme Plans with Coupon Code “E970B”

 

Short review of wp clear  theme by solostream

The WP-Clear WordPress theme is a very professional looking them  which can be a bit, information-heavy theme. At the same time it is also is rather minimalist in design and style. It has space for a great deal of content on the homepage and allows you to arrange it however you wish.

It also has several features page options , post options that make it very easy to transform your blog or website  into exactly the site you want.

Video Review of Solostream

Now Break down of  the features of  solostream themes

Header logo and  Navigation menu – The Theme has   a convenient way to load a logo of your choice in the header portion , so you are not messing around with code. The navigation menu is convenient drop down menu , with a sub menu available if needed to fit in more

How to upload logo to wordpress clear

Upload your logo via the WordPress dashboard in add media , then add the file URL to the WP-Clear Theme Settings page found in your WordPress dashboard.

Seo optimised and Responsive layout – The theme code is very well written  if your blog is trying to get noticed and enables google to immediately index the  blog. My blog has had not problems being indexed  and also  new posts being found immediately. The theme itself is very flexible in displaying in tablets , notebooks, iphone ,  smartphones and other smart devices  and is a responsive theme.

Other features i Like

  • Automatic Post Thumbnails – It generates thumbnails for each post on the main page
    • Subscription Form Widget With Social Networking Integration – Makes it easy  for people to subscribe to your blog  with email and also to share to facebook , google + twitter etc from the post and  pages
    • Built-In Author Page – Author pages and google authorship is so more important for seo now and author pages support this very nicely
      • Multiple Post and Page Layout Options – You can have your post or page without side bar  and many other layout options

Some features that You might find useful ( but not useful to me)

  • Alternate Home Page Template for Business Sites – You can easily switch from a business template to a Home page blog template
    • Portfolio Page Template – If its a portfolio page  to display your skills or business page then this feature can become useful

Comparison of some other similar pricey themes vs solostream

This chart below is a small comparison chart of some premuim word press themes that can be compared against  solostream–themes

 

Theme Provider & features Price
Solostream themesprices for solostream theme and membership options

With Solostream themes you can buy  a single theme or buy a membership option

Current offer:

Get Every Premium Theme We Make For As Little As $99

$59 Wp clear theme ( you get lifetime support and updates if you buy a solostream theme)

There are also membership options for all themes

Studiopress genesis themesdownload genesis theme studio press membership

Studio press themes normally come with the genesis them framework

You can get their all theme package for $399.95. Click here to check out detailed prices

$99.95( Theme + Genesis framework)
Thesis DIY Themesthesis diy themes price and download

Thesis theme also know as DIY themes has been one of the popular pricey themes among bloggers,that is not as pricey as Studiopress

$87 for Basic theme(This basic theme has limited support and updates . More info here )

Some other good themes from solostream

Below are some other good themes that you can check out from solostream themes, i personally other than  the WP clear theme ,  prefer the  Davinci WPtheme  and WP Radiance theme.

First –  the  Wp clear theme!!

wp clear blog or business theme

WP-Boundless Blog Magazine WordPress Theme

wp boundless blog magazime wordpress them by solstreamWP-Boundless is one of the latest blog magazine WordPress theme from SoloStream.

The blog theme has a smart responsive design and is very flexible with lots of styling and layout options. This theme also has a,  one click colour schemer and colour controls for individual design elements, featured post and featured category sliders, portfolio template (2 and 3 columns), theme settings  and much more..check it out here

WP-Radiance Premium Responsive WordPress Theme

WP-Radiance Premium Responsive WordPress Theme

WP-Radiance is an brilliant  premium WordPress theme from Solostream that is responsive ,flexible, multipurpose theme. It is feature packed and has a clean and professional design which can be used for any type of website including professional blogs, online magazines and business websites.

It has a responsive layout for new smart devices which adjusts for any screen and device making it mobile ready and works perfectly on iPhones, Android phones, ipads , tablets etc  check out a demo theme here

 

The solostream ecommerce online store theme for wordpress

solostream ecommerce shopify theme

Ecommerce themes are becoming popular with shopify and  woocommerce and this theme can make your wordpress blog into an online store

Solostream  makes it easy and Affordable to build not only your personal blog  but also your Business Blog, Website or Online Magazine. The design is quite  professional to build business blogs themes as well.

Review video of solostream  wordpress themes

I would not recommend for anyone to get a nulled wordpress theme or a solostream theme from a free theme download website as often these sites insert virus or malware code in the theme code in the installer file which can be  leave your website or computer vulnerable for attack  by hackers.

What i also like about  their themes is once you buy their theme you can use the theme on as many sites as you like and also modify it and use them as you please.

I would suggest getting any solostream theme directly form the vendors website below over here.

buy or download solostream theme not nulled or torrented theme

Filed Under: wordpress, Wordpress 3.0, wordpress themes Tagged With: blog tools, Blogging For money, Premuim, Theme wordpress

How to embed your Amazon Astore in wordpress or blogger blog

January 18, 2016 by admin

create an amazon store and product

I needed to integrate a  “AMAZON ASTORE” into a self hosted wordpress site as a test on one of my websites. I trawled and searched  the internet for ways to best put in the “amazon astore”  to match my blog theme and design of this blog. [updated 18 jan 2016]

I came across  this site “ Robin Maluau – rockstar now geek” and “ Kristella’s blog” that gave me some useful but more technical tips. These tips could probably wont make sense to some , as you ned to have some technical knowledge to understand their jargon.  Since they had published those useful posts and tips  for getting a Amazon store to work with wordpress and blogger ,  blogger and wordpress itself has changed  and got updated. These updates  to new versions  have made  “integrating  you amazon Astore into your blog or website more easy” than ever.

Before i got much deeper into creating a  Amazon store within your blog –

Here is some basic info on amazon store and making money

An amazon store is a quick store that you can build online for free with amazon  to sell products  and earn a commission when a product gets sold. You need to register with amazon as a  affiliate to get this started. You dont need to make a Amazon store to sell products, you can just insert  your affilaite link to the product on your blog or website  and if a person clicks on that links and buys something you earn a commission.

How Do I Get Started? 

1. If you are not a member of the Associates program, start by joining the program.
2. If you are already a member of the Associates program, visit the aStore section of Associates Central.

So, I  had the job of updating  this wordpress blog/website “www.australianpropertymarket.com.au” with a Amazon product store, so  I did a bit of research on the internet  and found many articles – some useful – most outdated. I decided to work it out on my own and managed to get a Amazon store nicely working  with wordpress, just by copying and pasting code provided by amazon  into wordpress. Its that simple now !! ( however this task was made easy  with my blog theme solostream  – which has integration options  to make this task easier )

 

Integrate amazon astore in wordpress blogger website
How to make a Amazon store ?

 

Integrating Amazon A store Into wordpress / Blogger

or

How to make a amazon store in WordPress ?

I will show you how to integrate  “your amazon store” in few easy steps with a basic wordpress site .

Make sure you change the theme  while making the amazon astore  to match your store theme colours.

 

create amazon page website Integrate amazon html code for wordpress

 

I am assuming  that you already signed up as a affilaite  with amazon  and can now create a  Astore through your account .

Next Step.

Create the Astore in amazon and get the inline frame embed link like above.

Login and Go to your word press blog – Click on add new page

Click the html/text  button  where you write content and  paste the embed  code you got from amazon into the page Next – Click save

Now go to page attributes on your right  and switch the page template column to “page template – no sidebars” so that  your amazon sidebar is the only  sidebar that’s seen on the theme.

Some themes block this feature to not have the regular sidebar option , and you might have to mess around further with their  code to get this option installed or then just get the Solsotream theme that I use it will make the process easier) .

Here is another example  of  australian book website page on a standard wordpress template but without the Amazon sidebar ( adjusting the  width and height dimension in the  inline embed frame code of amazon will get  you this type of amazon page) .

You can check out the example  link below  for the Full amazon astore embed page in the word press website on propertymarket website

wordpress theme settings to integrate amazon code html into website or blog

 

The theme used on  the Australian property website is the same theme that is being used by my blog as well and you can get a $10 discount currently on this solostream theme , Solostream Themes are quite robust and SEO friendly and I do recommend them, you can read a review of some of the themes i recommend over here , but Solostream themes has been one of my favorites for years.

Create word press Amazon page

Y0u can further mess around with the amazon code for width and height and change size as necessary or then change the page attributes while generating the  embed code Or manually   to suit your design. You can also place a link on your blog menu  to your “amazon page”  to promote it.

You can follow a similar way to get this “amazon page on blogger” . I will  post a tutorial  how to integrate  Amazon Astore on blogger   when i get some spare time.

You can check out the result here  at the property  market website  &  another example  of  the Investor property book store page 

All the best  and let me know if you run into any problems implementing this. You can comment below or get in touch with me via contact form  if you need any help setting this up.

Below Are Some products and books that can help you in your amazon journey

Book from Amazon  – How to sell on Amazon for beginners 

http://amzn.to/1Rzta5Q

 

Product from clickbank  Marketplace

make money 2016 with amazon affiliates

Amazon Selling Blueprint – How to Find and Launch Your First Private-Label Product on Amazon in 90 Days or Less

More..

Kindle Money Mastery 2.0 no 1 Amazon Kindle Training

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Filed Under: 2011, Amazon, Australia, Blogger, Featured, Marketing, Solution, wordpress, Wordpress 3.1 Tagged With: Amazon, Astore, Blog, Blogger, Wordpress, Worpress Amazon

New disruptive cloud Webhosting Company challenges the Billion dollar hosting market

January 9, 2016 by admin

page cloud hosting in the cloud

When I recently checked out Craig Fitzpatrick’s new page cloud website building service on Facebook I was surprised by the simplicity of this website building software and yet made aware of how versatile this new technology is. It’s amazing how you can just click and drag and drop and make a website just like that.

The Canadian start up scene is growing in leaps and bounds, just like the Australian start up scene here and this new ground breaking website building technology is just proof of this.In its initial raising page-cloud managed to get $6-million in seed financing from Canadian and U.S. investors – including Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke to get it all started up . Page cloud was also the finalist at TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference this past spring, however they have come a long way since then.

So what is page cloud?

According to their website “PageCloud is the world’s most advanced web editor, a pro tool that brings the experience of Photoshop to the Web”.

In simple words, once you register with them, you can just log into your pagecloud website in your browser and start building your website by dragging pictures, Text etc. from your desktop or  laptop onto your browser and make a website. You can also drag an existing website template and then modify it to make a new design for your website or blog.

This technology is best experienced or seen via this introductory video made by founder Craig, which is below

It’s surprising but the team at page cloud is also listening to their new customers and making changes to improve their service every day. Check out their blog to get an update on updates to their service.

Website: http://pagecloud.com/

Their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pagecloudapp/

Their linked in page : https://www.linkedin.com/company/pagecloud

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pagecloud

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[Img from pagecloud blog]

How you could benefit from this new technology ?

For People who want to be in control of their website and design it themselves or maintain it themselves this would be a good easy option. This is also an quick option for developers who don’t want to spend too much time designing new websites but want to give something good in the least possible time frame for their clients

How to get your page cloud website started?

· Purchase a membership/monthly plan with page cloud

· When you create a PageCloud site, it is automatically assigned a name and a public URL of the form: eg.  name.pagecloud.com

· Log in and create your website via drag and drop and add content.

· Point your purchased domain name to the page cloud website.

If you got a domain with — > go daddy which is my recommended domain name registrar , then you can follow their detailed domain pointing guide on their website here to point it to pagecloud.  Go daddy currently has a cheap 99 cent domain name deal going on , you can  get it here.

How does page cloud stack up against other cloud webhosting providers?

There is no doubt about the ease of use of this service, but what about the most important factor -pricing. The monthly fee for this service is priced at $24 a month for 1 site.

I really don’t like the fact that the price still stays the same even if you take a 10 website package @$24 X10 = $240 for 10 sites. We will have to wait and see if they will offer a discount for a bigger website package deal, however their website does offer discount coupons for special deals.

Their refund policy states that they don’t offer any refunds and they will inform you in most cases if they have a problem with your account and need to terminate their services with you for any specified reason.

Drag and drop website building is not really new, with popular website creation companies like www.wix.com and www.weebly.com and www.squarespace.com  who are already operating in this space, but page cloud has upped the game a bit with actually allowing you to drag n drop edit and create a website right from your browser.

These more established providers provide free trials of their service which can be a good thing to test things out. The most important bit after checking features offered  is pricing and so we will compare pricing below.

Wix Comparison

Wix offers a free trial for their service and charges $4.08 a month for their most basic “connect domain plan” which displays wix ads on your website, so this in most probably not appropriate if you are serious about your website or then starting a business. Their $8.25 Combo plan for personal use is good starter plan and you get a domain free for 1 year. Check out their updated pricing + more plans and detailed features + terms of use here.

Weebly Comparison

Weebly also offers free trial of their service, you can create unlimited pages and host your site for free. For their $8 a month starter plan, you can get a nice website and get  rid of their weebly ads on your website, get site stats and also a free bonus domain name for 1 year. Check here for updated pricing plans and more features here.

Squarespace Comparison

Squarespace offer s 14 day trial for their service. They have an $8 a month plan (billed annually) for their starter plan. They also have a monthly plan, but fees increase substantially if you take a monthly plan. They have a fully integrated ecommerce service and give you a domain free with your annual plan. Check here for updated pricing plans and more features.

Page cloud vs Weebly vs Wix vs Squarspace

So to sum it up there is a big price difference between other cloud hosting companies above which are cheaper  and page cloud, but then there is also the uniqueness of the page cloud service which justifies a little bit of a higher price, but it remains to be seen if  the $24 pricing bracket is justifiable for the unique new technology and ease of use they provide.

IMHO they possibly won’t make as much inroads into the developer market, but would possibly attract a good chunk of DIY website builders  who will certainly find this  service useful.

Filed Under: Australian wordpress hosting, Review, wordpress Tagged With: Blog, Ecommerce, Software, Websites

6 AWESOME, CHEAP PREMIUM WORDPRESS THEMES [updated: January 2015]

January 19, 2015 by admin

I’ve writ­ten else­where about  Free premium wordpress themes and how I finally switched from free themes to cheap paid premium themes after frustration from broken themes left from regular updates done by word press. I did for a while try designing my own WordPress themes, also tried  using free themes but was not really 100 % satisfied or problems kept cropping up and it needed more maintenance. I even shelled out a modest sum for a few pre­mium, professionally-designed WordPress themes and was burnt by making the wrong choices. I might get  small commission  if you do eventually decide to buy from some of the affiliate links listed below , though i honestly recommend  these theme providers as i have been using them over the past couple of years

Since trying out numerous cheap, free and also paid  themes, i have now pretty much narrowed down my preference to just  three theme providers for my wordpress blog themes. By the way themes are also called templates by some on-line webdesign stores, just to clear any confusion.

I have used many  Blog and website template and themes providers in my 10 + years of blogging and creating websites and blogs,  but these are the one’s below that i  still have a membership for in the last so many years and i am happy to recommend them.

Good  word-press themes can  normally be priced from as low as  $30 to $200  and that is just for  1 theme,  How ever most of these below is a membership and has more value  due to the number of themes  they provide in that membership.

My preferred Three WordPress blog theme providers are :

1. Elegant themes  ( Why – because they are cheap or affordable compared to others, looks nice  and has an up to date latest design and for Just $69 a year and you get to use 80 + premium themes for that one membership amount). Elegant  themes provide value  because of the sheer number of professional  themes you get  for just one price.

[updated  Elegant themes membership price :$69]

2. WP Zoom themes  ( Why – Because they got a nice set of professional news  and magazine themes in addition to blog themes and are a bit more advanced in design to elegant themes)- I’ve purchased the$9/mo -$199 SIGN-UP FEE membership option, but there are other –See pricing options

3. Solostream wordpressthemes ( This blog uses a solostream theme) – Truly SEO optimised and nicely structured blog  which is the next best option for a premium blog theme with excellent AdSense advertising options inbuilt which you can use for affiliate links as well.

This theme provider stands out  for the well designed professional look, with  very good options to integrate ad-sense and advertising banners and ads. You can also  change the  look of your blog  to different styles , like portfolio,  blog design, Full width length  posts without sidebar , adjust your sidebar designs  etc  with just a click of the button.

4. Themeforest Or Envato Market 

This one is one of my favourites for not only wordpress themes but also blogger themes and  wordpress plugins, email templates , Mailchimp plugins , facebook integration plugins from Envato-codecanyon  and many more  blog related stuff that i have bought  from them.

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[my membership badge with themesforest/envato above] Theme forest/ Envato – are one of the bigger providers for all related bloggin stuff from themes to plugins  to scripts for your blog etc. Check them out here 

Difference between Free WordPress themes and PAID wordpress themes

Free themes Pros :

  • They are FREE ( Oh yeah! )
  • There is a larger selection of Free themes

Free themes Cons :

  • Most don’t  have any  regular ongoing support ( theme breaking and  security updates slow)
  • Theme authors may no longer update themes (as its free after all )
  • Limited features  available

As part of Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals, Solostream is offering a 20% discount on all products. Apply for discount – Coupon Code: 5084BE  [expired November 26, 2012].

All three theme providers provide AdSense  and seo options inbuilt.

Here area  few of the word-press themes that are free from these providers , Its a  roundup of some of the best, freshest—and cheap—new premium WordPress themes. If you really want the latest and the best and the most up to date themes, I would recommend you get a paid membership  from these guys.

Most of these “Free themes” don’t have any demo sites any longer ( as they usually do) , but you can get an idea of the theme by the pic below and can try them for free

SOLOSTREAM FREE PREMUIM THEMES BELOW

To check out the  demo themes click on word press themes a then free wordpress themes on the Solostream website

Bosco 2.0 Free cheap premuim solostream wordpress templates

Solostream Bosco 2.0 (Above)–  Download link

WP-Glory 1.0 solostream free premuim templates

Solostream Wp glory1.0 – Download link

torn 2.0 solostream cheap wordpress themes premuim

Solostream Torn 2.0 – Download link

Elegant themes doesn’t have any free themes as they are already are so cheap priced at $69 for 80 premuim themes, giving the designers no time to work and provide for free themes

WP ZOOM FREE PREMUIM THEMES BELOW

Click on the free button on the wpz website  to checkout  the demo version of free themes

Photoria free wp zoom theme

Photoria Wp Zoom Free theme – Download link

wp zoom Academica theme free premuim wordpressblog theme

Academica Wp Zoom Free theme – Download link

meeta sweet Budget theme for wordpressblogs

Meeta Wp Zoom Free  theme – Download link

I have these  “wordpress premium  themes” from Solostream , Wp zoom and Elegant themes installed on various blogs that i manage and i am totally pleased with them. Go check it out for yourself.

Check out my this blog theme  which is also from SOLOSTREAM called WP– CLEAR  (Use Solostream Coupon Code 26009B for a $10 Discount)

STILL LOOKING?

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ElegantThemes WordPress Themes

If you check out ElegantThemes, you’ll see a wide selection of beau­ti­fully crafted wordpress themes. Better yet, you get unlim­ited access to all of these themes (almost 80 as I write this) for only $69! It’s an incred­i­ble deal! Get it here

Disclosure: I earn commissions from some of the services (mostly web hosting) that I recommend on my blog,

Digitalgrog.com.au is a affiliate partner to most of the Hosting services and some other blog related promotion services that I have listed here on my blog and I use, which means that in addition to using their service, we also receive a commission for referring new customers. To be fair, though, we still use these services even if we weren’t an affiliate. We don’t recommend any particular host just because we’re an affiliate (every hosting company offers a similar affiliate program); we recommend certain Hosting companies because they are the best, most reliable option. Plus, because we’re a partner, these providers offers a special price for Digitalgrog readers. Get your hosting today.

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Filed Under: 2012, 2015, Themes, wordpress, Wordpress 3.1, wordpress themes Tagged With: Adsense, Black Friday, Budget, Cyber Monday, Free themes, Premuim, Theme, Worpress Amazon

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