STEP 2: Pick a Premium Theme

The web is overflowing with website templates–free and paid–but the truth is most of them look boring, generic or just plain junk! If you are hunting for affordable themes that do not compromise on design quality, search no further. I have listed below the three only places I go to when I’m looking for quick templates for myself or for clients.

ThemeForest

Here are some of the popular themes from Envato ThemeForest. They have many beautifully designed and ready-made templates for WordPress, Joomla, Magento, and even Photoshop templates.

Popular WordPress Themes

  • Landscaper - Fullscreen Business WordPress Theme
  • WOW! mySite WordPress Mobile Theme
  • Switch - Responsive WordPress Theme
  • Velvet: Clean, Responsive WordPress Theme
  • WowWay - Interactive & Responsive Portfolio Theme
  • Spark - Responsive One-Page HTML5 WordPress Theme
  • Stylish Vcard Wordpress - 11 Skins
  • Timus - Responsive Business WordPress Theme
  • Oh Responsive Portfolio WP Theme
  • Metro.press - Expressive WordPress Theme
  • TryMee - Premium responsive corporate theme
  • Natural - Powerful Responsive WordPress Theme
  • PhotoEclipse - Ajax Powered Portfolio WP Theme
  • Fashy - Left & Right Layout Wordpress Theme
  • Twin - Creative Portfolio and Photography
  • Extensio - Elegant and Minimal Business WordPress
  • Bounce: Responsive Business WP & BuddyPress Theme
  • Sofa Lathika - responsive blog/portfolio

You can find more themes at ThemeForest.

WooThemes

WooThemes is another great place to look for quality-designed WordPress themes.

WooThemes - Made by Designers

Pagelines

I used Pageline’s PlatfromPro to build this website you are reading now. I blogged about the experience here. If you are looking for a theme that looks professional out-of-the-box and with the intention of customizing it further down the line, then I recommend PlatformPro for you.

Here are some of the features you get with PlatformPro:

Drag & Drop Theme Framework

Build custom websites in seconds, with drag & drop layout and content.

Drag & Drop Design Control

Customize your site by dragging and dropping sections of content around your site. You’ll be surprised at how easy it is to look pro.

Draggable Layout Builder

Just drag & drop to set up your content layout. Then select each of your 5 layout options on a page-by-page basis.

Design & Layout Modes

Choose from design modes like “full-width” or “fixed-width” site design. Use “magazine” or “blog” style layouts on your blog and posts pages. Change the colors of pages, fonts, links, boxes. Use professional font types from Typekit, Google Fonts or thru Cufon.

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