5. WHY DESIGNERS/DEVELOPERS
LOVE WORDPRESS THEMES
PROVIDES A USABLE EASY
TO LEARN PLATFORM
WELL SUPPORTED, LOTS OF
DOCUMENTATION, OPEN-
SOURCE AND FREE
ANYONE WITH
INTERMEDIATE CSS/HTML
SKILLS CAN PICK UP THE
BASICS AND GET THEMING
IMPROVING ALL THE TIME;
FRAMEWORKS, PARENT
THEMES, TWENTYTEN ETC...
6. IF YOU CAN DESIGN, IF YOU
KNOW HTML/CSS AND A
LITTLE PHP, THEN
CHANCES ARE YOU CAN
MAKE A WORDPRESS THEME
7. WHY SELL THEMES?
DIVERSIFY & EXPAND INCOME
BUILD YOUR OWN BRAND
LESS HARDWORK
LEARN LOTS MORE ABOUT WORDPRESS
9. THE EVOLUTION OF
WORDPRESS THEMES
OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS THE WORDPRESS
THEME LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
THOUSANDS OF WP USERS ARE NOW DEVELOPING
BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT THEMES EITHER FOR
THEMSELVES, FOR CLIENTS OR AS PRODUCTS/SERVICES
WHICH THEY CAN SELL
THIS MOVEMENT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IMO IT HAS
HELPED DRIVE THE GROWTH AND ACCEPTANCE OF
WORDPRESS MORE ANYTHING ELSE (I.E. PLUGINS, CMS
IMPORVEMENTS, CORE UPGRADES...)
10. 3 YEARS AGO
IF YOU WANTED A THEME, CHANCES ARE,
YOU WOULD GO HERE
12. THERE WAS NOW SERIOUS MONEY TO BE
MADE SELLING PREMIUM WORDPRESS
THEMES AND SINCE THEN, THE ENTIRE
WORDPRESS THEME MARKETPLACE HAS
EVOLVED DRAMATICALLY
16. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE?
PICK A NICHE OR PICK TOO SMALL A NICHE
CHOOSE PLEASE? THEMES, A FRAMEWORK, OR CHILD
THEMES
OFFER SOMETHING THAT IS QUALITY & UNIQUE
22. PLUS MINUS
MARKETPLACE YOUR OWN SITE
NO ADS ADVERTISING
NO REFUND REFUND ISSUE
SHARE NO SHARING
MASSIVE COMPETITOR VIEW BUT BIG
23. OPEN YOUR OWN SHOP
BIGGEST INCOME POTENTIAL
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO CREATE YOUR UNIQUE STORE
WEB HOSTING
NETWORKED WORDPRESS FOR DEMOS
SHOPPING CART
MEMBERSHIP SOFTWARE
FORUM OR SUPPORT TICKET PLAN
AFFILIATE PROGRAM
26. MARKETING STRATEGY
PRICING OTHERS
YEARLY SOCIAL MEDIA
SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN
INDIVIDUAL PURCHASE BUNDLE/COUPON/
EVENTS
ONE OFF PAYMENT
HOSTING AFFILIATE
THEME CLUB
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