Wednesday, April 8, 2009

How to Find the Best Niche WordPress Themes

By James T Maxwell

Default WordPress themes are boring. Why? Because people see default themes every day. Unique backdrops are what can make your prospects stick around and give your business a chance. They're what capture their attention. After that, it's up to you to prove that you're worth the stay.

Certain business owners have picked up on this and they try to accommodate prospects. You have to keep your prospects interested in your product and your business. It's simply the only way to protect your business against any number of businesses out there that are competition offering similar items in the same way. You're probably wondering how you can spice up your business's online presence. Well, finding and using a niche WordPress theme is definitely a great way to do it. Niche WordPress themes can help solidify your brand and help your business make a name for itself on the Internet, where many business compete for the same customers. That being said, there are a few things that every business should look for in a WordPress theme. Need help figuring out what those things are? Read on.

So what are some general things to look for in a theme?

Google AdSense can't be ignored. Its position and coloring will obviously influence which WordPress theme you're going to choose.

If you're one of these business owners, you probably think that AdSense can't be shoved to the side when considering a theme. You're right. You'll have to make sure that your niche WordPress theme can work with your AdSense. Otherwise, you may as well forget functionality.

That being said, you should be ready to customize.

What about the specifics?

Niche WordPress themes, though already somewhat customized, can be customized further for easier integration with your business.

Start with their magnificent themes and customize further!

It's easy to do yourself or you can hire someone with more technical expertise.

Find niche themes that allow you to modify:

The main keyword

This option is great because it allows you to put the keyword phrase in the meta title tags and headers of each page. It'll also help you tell search engines that you want to be on top of results. Some business owners prefer to leave this blank, but they lose out on a way to promote their business.

Text and images in headers

Images and text are something that you obviously want control over. Make sure that you can easily modify both so that they can work for your business and not against it.

Text appearance

Fonts, fonts and more fonts! The way your text looks is important. Some fonts go better with certain types of content. Try choosing a font that represents your business and the blog's content well. Think twice before thinking that any old font will do. It's not true.

CSS

CSS is the answer to all your customizing needs. It gives you the upper hand with any modifications that you might desire. Even if you need to take a few workshops to get the hang of it, mastering CSS will be well worth it. Knowing what to do with code will be a skill that you can apply to all your online business's presences.

Taking advantage of these things will mean that you can be a formidable competitor. Your brand will be big, bright and obvious and you'll have presence that competitors will surely have to notice.

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