5 Reasons I Chose The Thesis Theme – Check It Out!

In my last post I mentioned that I was reworking Building Camelot and after many pain-staking hours I think I have something worth showing you.

I settled on the Thesis theme for a few reasons that I’ll discuss below. Not only have I gone back to a more standard blog format, versus the magazine/grid style of my last theme, I have also went with a more simplified content/sidebar layout. I wanted something that was easy one the eye and fast loading…I hope I’ve accomplished that for you!

1. Flexibility: This has to be one of the biggest reasons I choose to purchase and install the Thesis theme. Changing the structure of the Thesis theme is super easy! Although I’ve chosen a 2-column layout, you can choose either a 1 or 3 column version with custom sidebar widths. It’s as easy a clicking a button and then clicking “Save”…that’s it!
2. Support: I’ve learned a great deal about tweaking Wordpress themes over the past 18 months, but there’s always someone out there who knows much more than myself. I didn’t want to get knee deep in a new theme, especially one that I paid money for, and be stuck on problem without adequate support. The Thesis forums are active and full of unselfish people who know the theme in and out. Just what I needed.
3. SEO: Or search engine optimization, is at the heart of the Thesis theme. The code structure allows for easy indexing in search engines which, hopefully, will land you a few more hits from Google and Yahoo. I don’t write specifically for search engines, but in a small niche, it helps to have your posts as high ranking as possible and Thesis is built just for that.
4. Upgrades: By purchasing the Thesis theme, you are automatically signed up for lifetime upgrades. As technology and web standards change, the developers will tweak the core theme code and distribute it to all Thesis users. I love this idea especially since the theme is set up to where you don’t even touch the core code so any future updates won’t screw-up/reset all the customization you’ve worked so hard to achieve.
5. Longevity: If you combine the first four reasons, along with many others not listed here, I’ll be running Building Camelot on the Thesis theme for a long time. The ability to change the look of you site, along with fast, efficient and well written code means that I won’t have to worry about my theme running on new browsers or showing up in new search engines.

Not one to assume that I know everything about blog design; I’m always open for constructive feedback. If you like something – let me know…if you don’t like something – tell me. I want to hear from you!

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