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By: Andrew Rondeau

Andrew Rondeau — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:34:20 +0000

Farnoosh,

Thanks for giving your opinion – nice to hear from someone who has used Thesis. I have a great techie friend who loves it.

Andrew

By: Farnoosh Brock

Farnoosh Brock — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:33:28 +0000

Thesis Rocks, of course! I am so happy I made the switch back in August, even though I am relatively new to blogging. I was using Thematic before that (a free theme). I know Thesis, as mentioned by another commenter, does require that you still do some coding, but the forum is amazing. The support from the staff is incredible and nearly instantaneous. Well worth it and I’d put it as # 1 !

By: Andrew Rondeau

Andrew Rondeau — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:30:39 +0000

I know of a great Thesis expert – let me know if you are interested.
Andrew

By: Doug C.

Doug C. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:04:10 +0000

I finally got the Thesis theme for my site and so far it’s been an enjoyable experience. The only trouble is trying to find the help for the tweaks I want to do. I have even inquired of a couple Thesis designers to help me, whom I would end up having to pay for their services.
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By: Andrew Rondeau

Andrew Rondeau — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:33:40 +0000

Debbie

I hope they make a difference and good luck in your new bloggging journeys.

Andrew

By: Debbei Ferm

Debbei Ferm — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:02:55 +0000

I don’t know much about premium themes, so this will be really useful to me in the upcoming weeks when I’ll be starting two blogs.

Thanks for the post.

By: Andrew Rondeau

Andrew Rondeau — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:59:53 +0000

Hey Doug,

Thanks for dropping by!

You are so right, the support is the biggie for me as well. If you get stuck you want help straight away, don’t you?

I know the support for Flexx and Thesis is excellent.

Andrew

By: Andrew Rondeau

Andrew Rondeau — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:58:02 +0000

Klaus,

Your are right to get the best from the Thesis theme, there is a lot of coding required. It’s a great theme but if you are not that technical, I would advise you either buy it and outsource the technical bits or buy a more user-friendly theme like Flexx.

Andrew

By: Doug C.

Doug C. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:01:16 +0000

From my own professional design standpoint – How do you determine a great theme?

1. Theme support (a biggie)

2. Theme design is easy to modify (headers, logos, and other graphical elements should be easy to add/install)

3. Theme code is readily accessible (no hidden costs or hoops to jump through)

By: Klaus @ TechPatio

Klaus @ TechPatio — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:24:50 +0000

I have the Thesis theme and I’m really enjoying it. However, users should be aware that they *might* have to do some (simple) CSS coding for simple tasks such as adding a background-header to your site. The Thesis forum has several threads from users “complaining” that they actually have to do more coding than that they salespitch seems to claim.

However – the new version 1.6 beta eliminates some of the need for doing your own coding, so I’m sure it will get better in the future. But even with that said, it’s so easy to find tutorials, tips & tricks and there’s a really helpful support forum also.