Relevantly Speaking | Chris Pearson of DIYthemes Talks Design vs. Function for WordPress

by : Sep 8, 2010

If you have a blog, There’s a good chance you use the WordPress platform to power it. And if you’re using WordPress, you’re probably aware of thousands of themes that are available to give your site the design look and feel that you want. Chris Pearson of DIYthemes is taking themes to a whole new level of functionality. Case and point is “Thesis” and how widely it’s been adopted in the performance marketing space.

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  • http://www.unfaircontract.co.uk Mis sold PPI Claims

    The thesis theme has made my little business a lot of money and I can say hand on heart that when it comes to performance and seo there is little out there to touch it. Bless Dr N

  • http://www.missyward.com Missy Ward

    I <3 Thesis for it's ease of use. A definite recommend in my book.

  • http://www.mediatrust.com peter bordes

    Chris thanks for a great interview and a very good platform. we are doing all our new blogs on the DIY platform and porting everything else over…

  • http://dennysugar.com Denny Sugar

    Hearing a lot of hype on some “me too” themes popping up promising the same things as Thesis, but no facts to back any of that up. We’re sticking with the proven winner…Chris and Thesis. I agree when he says Thesis allows you to focus on things like conversion instead of seo, coding, etc. He’s a businessman first, and he’s not ashamed of that.

    Also, notice how focused he is on what the “community” wants. That marketplace idea is awesome, I’m sure everyone will copy that too. But in the end no one will out work this guy…he’s always going to be one step ahead.

  • http://www.theshamanmarketer.com TheShamanMarketer

    Thesis has been a bit overhyped – no surprise, since it is targeted at hard-hearted Internet Marketing folks… ;-)

    But all the hype left aside: it is definitely one of the most stable and versatile frameworks / parent themes / “whatever you want to call its” out there.

    There are stylish themes that look much better “out of the box”, but there is hardly anything that you can not do with Thesis. Just keep in mind it is NOT for the average Joe who starts his first blog… You should know what you are doing and you need some knowledge how to apply child themes, custom CSS and the like to make it look decent & your own.

  • Virgil Hound

    I just spent $164 on Thesis. And http://diythemes.com has not sent me any way to download the theme. My payment went into a black hole.

    The website has Chris’s first name all over it but it has no CONTACT info on it. The log-in form does not work and there’s no way on the site to ask for help. I’ve entered my name and email dozens of times over the past hours, trying to get a new password (if that’s the problem). Nothing happens.

    The site needs an email address for help with problems like this. I feel like I’ve been scammed.

    All I got for $164 was a link to view online (not download) a 33 page .pdf of redundant musings on website design and a link to join the forum, which will not let me in !!!!!!

    . If they don’t sort this by tomorrow I will be really upset. I feel like I’m dealing with a scam artist.

  • http://www.mediatrust.com Peter Bordes

    you should be able to connect with them. they are a very good company and customer centric. have you tried sending them or chris a tweet?

  • http://hbs1991.wordpress.com/ Mitchell Webster

    Well I certainly have second the comments of the last commenter, I really want the Thesis Theme but have a question about the theme, and to me a website page with NO CONTACT INFO, is a sure sign it must be a scam. Potential Buyers have questions, and this only shows their absolute unwillingness to stand behind what they sell. I really like what i see in this theme, but I am not rich, and do not wish to be scammed, I really think they have lost my purchase!!! HAVE A WEBSITE………HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION!!

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