Comments on: Premium WordPress Themes and Other Concerns

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Wordpress Plugins — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:58:15 +0000

Good job, Great Theme. Thanks..

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By: fak3r

fak3r — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:47:05 +0000

I just started using Mimbo on my site, fak3r.com, and the reason I like the magazine layout is that it allows me to promote some of my better articles from years ago; things that would otherwise never be seen again unless someone went crazy and searched my site for hours. Now I have a ‘Lead story’ to highlight something new, features down the left gutter showcasing some of my commentary, and then the four main categories in the center channel. Also, those categories are individual categories in themselves, so I can choose which story I want to represent that category, instead of having to use the latest. I dig the php too, very easy to edit, sculpt – and I’m enjoying making my www presence a bit more formal, esp since after ~5 years of blogging, I just started with the ads.

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Darren Hoyt Dot Com » Mimbo Pro - A Premium Theme? — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:01:27 +0000

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By: Hoodgrown_Magazine

Hoodgrown_Magazine — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:18:57 +0000

“I do not agree bloggers should pay $100 for these themes.
With Mombo2 integrated with some features in Justinâ€™s Visionary, (http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/11/04/visionary-wordpress-theme), they can have the themes even better than them both. Above all, they are free.”

That’s all well and good but who’s to say that a person’s time isn’t worth money? Some people will spend their time working on great themes (like Mimbo) and offer them for FREE and some will want to make a business out of their creativity.

If you find something free you like use it.. but don’t knock someone for wanting to capitalize off of their hard work.

By: keith watkins

keith watkins — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:52:41 +0000

adi i think right now your on the cutting edge
either you ride the crest of the wave or get pummeled by it
good stuff!!!!
i hope that your work continues in the same direction

By: Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries

Suzanne of New Affiliate Discoveries — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:00:05 +0000

I agree that bloggers want great looking themes and the premium news theme movement makes it accessible. But at the same time, the average blogger does not have his or her content organized well enough to truly take advantage of the options that the news themes present.

Without well thought out headline articles, categories and other features (video? tutorials? forums?) the average blogger will have a below average site with a pretty dressing in the front window.

By: ket

ket — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:07:57 +0000

Just discovered,

and what about this theme:

http://demoserver.wpsorted.com/saytantah/

By: ket

ket — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:55:37 +0000

I do not agree bloggers should pay $100 for these themes.
With Mombo2 integrated with some features in Justin’s Visionary, (http://justintadlock.com/archives/2007/11/04/visionary-wordpress-theme), they can have the themes even better than them both. Above all, they are free.

However, wordpress load slow if they build very huge site.