If you find a blog theme or template that takes your breath away, calm down. Once you install a theme you really like, don’t be surprised if the theme doesn’t look quite right. Your theme is just a skeleton of your site or blog. To make it appealing, you will have to fill in content (text, photos, audio, videos, etc.).
Here’s a quick checklist for choosing your blog theme by searching within the blog dashboard:
#1. Read the description
Most of the themes come with a short description of functionality and features. By reading it, you should be able to have a rough idea if the theme matches your needs and requirements. Most of us usually forget to read the theme description; we only look at the design structure.
#2. Check for responsiveness
Aim for a responsive design that will work on both the mobile devices and the desktop browsers. This is very important as it’s recommended by Google.
Some blog theme or template only good with desktop browsers and not mobile friendly. And I bet it you won’t want your blog not to be mobile-friendly. This is of the most important checklist for choosing your blog theme.
#3. Check the ratings
There will be star ratings visible under theme details and in the preview to give you a clear idea how good the template or theme is. A good rating theme will definitely be an ideal theme for your blog design.
#4. Preview the theme
While checklist for choosing your blog theme preview the theme or template (demo) to get an idea of the overall layout, look and how customizable it is. Demo display is good way to know how eventually your blog will look like after the design.
There are three types of blog themes which are free themes, premium themes, and custom themes
Free themes: For most visionary novice or newbie bloggers, the world is not enough. The supply of free themes (with more than two thousand themes that are available on WordPress.org) does not satisfy their main or particular desire for feel and look.
There are other two options you can take a look at, custom themes and premium themes. However they incur a cost, sometimes a little one, at other times a huge amount of money.
Premium themes: Premium themes are created and developed by both single developers and dedicated showcase sites. The price varies for most types, the price for a single use licenses ranges from $25 to $1000, depending on which premium blog theme you choose for your blog.
Custom themes: Custom themes are created and developed by an individual developer (designer and coder, or agency) who will either create a brand new blog theme or customize an existing theme for you.
While coming with clear cut advantages, they are not the ideal choice for a newbie blogger due to their high cost. Prices to customize a theme range from $200 to $2,000, depending on the features you want for your theme.
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