Choosing The Ultimate Blog Theme
When it comes to blog themes there are literally hundreds of thousands of different themes available to choose from. While some are free, others attract a premium price. There are blog themes that hide their code and others that provide some great coding that allows customization.
When you are at that point of Choosing The Ultimate Blog Theme for your blog there are some very important aspects that you should take into consideration – especially before departing with your hard earned cash for the premium themes.
What To Look For When Choosing The Ultimate Blog Theme
Many first time bloggers start off with simple and easy to use themes which are usually free. If you are just starting out there is nothing wrong with using a free blog theme. What you should keep in mind is trying to find a theme that is close to what you are blogging about. If you are blogging about cars – find a theme featuring close ties to automobiles, etc.
The major drawback with most free themes is that they are all about the looks and haven’t actually got the solid code base to offer great functionality and versatility to expand. This also applies for so called “premium” blog themes.
The best way to ensure that a fee theme lives up to what you expect is you do a little research and read some reviews to see what other users think.
Why SEO counts when Choosing The Ultimate Blog Theme
Many generic blog templates come with basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) features such as the ability to add tags and simple META Data. While there are plugins available like the All In One SEO Plugin for WordPress, these plugins merely apply additional META information to your website – the underlying code of the blog template remains the same.
If you really want to ensure that your blog theme is Search Engine Optimized, there are many templates now available that are more precisely coded to load faster, be more easily indexed by search engines and allow as much customization as humanly possible.
The Thesis Theme for WordPress has been one of the easiest themes to deploy, use and modify that I have come across. Thesis boasts the strongest SEO of any theme on the market today thanks to its expertly-coded HTML + CSS + PHP framework and that is why it is the same theme used here at Online Business Blackbook. There are only a limited number of themes that I have come across that offer the versatility that the Thesis theme offers.
There are a multitude of blog themes and templates available and more are being created on a daily basis. If you are just starting out, use a free theme that matches your niche and allows you to concentrate on growing your blog. Once you have moved on you can begin to look for a more powerful blog theme like the Thesis Theme, which with some customization can aesthetically look amazing and match your blog perfectly.
Cemil Ozcelik
www.OnlineBusinessBlackbook.com © 2009 - 2010
If you like this post, you might also like:
If you found this page useful, why not use the social media buttons above to add it on your favorite social sites and also
subscribe to the RSS feed for more interesting posts from Online Business Blackbook.
Also Check Us Out On Facebook and
Twitter
{ 7 comments… read them below or add one }
Thanks Cemil.
I’ve heard a lot about Thesis. It’s certainly the one pro-bloggers swear by. WordPress rocks! Thanks for the info. You definitely know this stuff!
Hi Cemil,
From reading a few articles about Thesis and also from a recommendation from our very own Rat, I’m keen to use it for my next blog. I didn’t fully realise the SEO aspect of Thesis and thought it was popular mainly due to how easily customizable it was from an aesthetic point of view.
Hi Colin,
It is definitely worth the money in my honest opinion. It does take a little getting use to, but the support network is great so you always get a quick response – sort of like YOTA
You can check out my full review @ http://www.onlinebusinessblackbook.com/thesis-theme-for-wordpress/
It’s Thesis for me, Cemil, why not have the best?
That was exactly my thoughts Wal.
My site is very plain compared to some of the stunning design’s that I have seen built using Thesis. I’ll try my hand at changing my design when I get a little better with coding.
Hi Cemil.
look likes Thesis is the most favourite theme – at least among a lot of people I know. It looks very nice and clean and is very customizable. Maybe I have to change mine …
Hi Renee
The Thesis theme is definitely one that you should have on your list to check out. Saying that however keep in mind that there are plenty of theme’s out there that offer both a great visual experience as well as the solid code base.
Check out my review on Thesis to see if it could be the one for you: http://www.onlinebusinessblackbook.com/thesis-theme-for-wordpress/