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   Reply George - LogoDesign.org 21st October 2008 at 5:59 pm

   Those are some very nice themes. I’m actually a Joomla fan but have been considering using WordPress for a couple of upcoming projects as it seems to becoming more and more versatile. I really like the Ecommerce theme, I’ll definitely be referring to this list in the future, thanks for sharing!
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     Reply WP Cult 14th December 2008 at 3:28 am

     Very nice collection..
     -I must have hit reply, oops, nice thread though..
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   Reply dinu 21st October 2008 at 6:14 pm

   quiet !!! I am waiting for brian’s new set of FREE revolution themes ;) I will come back and look at it this list again, after that … :P
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   Reply Mark 21st October 2008 at 7:02 pm

   Nice set. Although I won’t be buying any of these, they are a good inspiration to create my own.. Nice find.
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   Reply matt 21st October 2008 at 9:30 pm

   May I make a suggestion. Why not add a more option before displaying the website captures? This way if people are not interested in this topic but are feed subscribers they won’t have to look at all 55 pictures they are not interested in
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   Reply Michael Martin 21st October 2008 at 10:08 pm

   George,
   I’ve never used Joomla before. I remember choosing between it and WordPress as the CMS for a site about 2 or 3 years ago, and WordPress just about won out. And since then I’ve been a WordPress addict, using it for everything. :)

   Dinu,
   Hehe – I’m looking forward to that as well! I think Revolution has been succeeded slightly by various themes since then, but it was the original, so it couldn’t not be in here! :D

   Mark,
   Haha, I know the feeling! But actually finding the time to sit down and create…

   Matt,
   Sorry, I know you feel. I’ve thought the same thing about a lot of my feeds. But there’s no real way around it. The “More” option you mentioned means that only part of my feeds are sent to the feed reader. I want the whole thing sent so that if someone wants to read the post, they can read it there and then, and they aren’t forced to click through to my site. I’ll see if I can do something with smaller images next time so it’s easier to scroll past. :)
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   Reply Sumesh 22nd October 2008 at 2:00 am

   Many of those themes look nice – I recognize Our Community being featured on ThemeForest blog as one top seller.

   I really liked Arthemia and Thesis. Revolution looks a bit dated, doesn’t it? :)
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   Reply Simon 22nd October 2008 at 5:41 am

   I don’t think anyone would have judged you for using affiliate links on these Michael…very cool collection anyhow.
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   Reply Sakib 22nd October 2008 at 7:03 am

   great collection at all. thanks
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   Reply Amelia Smith 22nd October 2008 at 7:11 am

   I love the Magazine News theme. Gorgeous layout. I’ve been looking for a new blog theme for my blog and this would just be perfect to attract people into reading more about the blog and what stories I’ve added.
   I would definitely make the investment and purchase this one!
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    Reply lovetheme 22nd October 2008 at 10:04 am

    So many nice premium wordpress theme. I think you have taken a lot of time to collect that themes. Thank you for your collection. Here is some Beautiful wordpress theme, too. http://www.wontip.com/?page_id=122
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    Reply pablopabla 22nd October 2008 at 10:13 am

    I have contemplated buying the Thesis theme :D
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    Reply John 22nd October 2008 at 3:54 pm

    Wow, some of those themes REALLY aren’t good enough to be ‘premium’. It amazes me how many themes are knocked together with less care than most free themes and are sold for hard cold cash! Woothemes is at the complete opposite end of the spectrum, I bought one premium theme for them and was so impressed I bought 3 more – they really really put a lot of hard work into them and it shows.
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    Reply Armen 22nd October 2008 at 4:45 pm

    John hits the nail on the head.

    Many premium themes are worse than freebies, which is why I said what I did in my latest post.

    However, in answer to your question, I’d take Thesis if it was going free.
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    Reply Graphic Entrepreneur 22nd October 2008 at 6:54 pm

    Hi,

    Amazing list!

    I agree that Woothemes is one of the best premium themes out there – 3 extraordinary WP designers – I don’t expect it to be less than perfect in quality!

    Cheers!
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    Reply Susan 22nd October 2008 at 9:19 pm

    This is the first I’ve heard of Communizine…it looks nice!
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    Reply Chris 23rd October 2008 at 4:17 am

    Most of these are ‘magazine’ style themes… would love to see a list for premium personal blog themes. Keep up the good work!
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    Reply goldfries 23rd October 2008 at 9:44 am

    I tried free themes, they leave much to be desired but they’re free for many reasons. :D

    I wanted to make free themes since last year but it’s coming to end of this year and I’ve yet the time do to so.
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    Reply Олег Хамутовский 23rd October 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Некоторые из этих видел в инете бесплатно.
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    Reply Salwa 24th October 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Awesome stuff. Great list. Thanks!
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    Reply alart 24th October 2008 at 3:04 pm

    most liked to me “The Other Blog” )
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    Reply Dainis Graveris 25th October 2008 at 11:42 am

    man that’s amazing – nice inspiration also..:) Appreciated list -thanks!
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    Reply Jeremy Newton 25th October 2008 at 11:52 pm

    Awesome job on going through and coming up with a great list of premium themes, it was actually cool to see some elegant wordpress themes cause you can just sign up for their club and get some good themes. I’ve been looking into buying a premium theme so this will help me, I just have to get the money to do it, I don’t make any money blogging just cause I don’t want to hassle the readers with adsense and ads.
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    Reply Mustardamus 26th October 2008 at 2:06 am

    Thanks for featuring PicPress!
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    Reply Jeremy Newton 27th October 2008 at 9:33 pm

    @ goldfries: I agree alot of free themes have a lot of stuff lacking but for me it’s also been fun cause I’ve gotten to learn about how wordpress is coded and works. I’ve only used free themes on my blog for the purpose of not having money to buy premium or have someone design for me and it’s been a good experience. I’ve been able to take arthemia and totally change it to my tastes, like adding a different background, adding twitter, i actually added adsense but i hate adsense so I took it off.

    I think if you first start blogging you should go with a free theme just to learn how wordpress works and if something isn’t there that you want you know how to add it instead of spamming up the internet asking a billion questions when you never took the time to learn.
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    Reply Jeremy 30th October 2008 at 1:08 pm

    Great list, having worked with several of these themes in the past I can vouch for at least a few saying they are at the top of their game for both design and code. You also opened my eyes to several new themes that are well worth having a look at for both inspiration and future projects.

    This is definitely the type of research that needs to be put out there when it comes to a booming market like this because as mentioned in the comments above there are several lurking around out there that cost a lot more than they are worth.
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    Reply Arjen 30th October 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Nice list of really amazing themes. I might buy a premium theme in the future, but I rather design my own theme from scratch, but I don’t have the skills for that yet.
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    Reply Umar 1st November 2008 at 2:28 pm

    I love the wood world theme buddy, this collection is very nice.
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    Reply Dainis Graveris 1st November 2008 at 6:11 pm

    Wow, this is really amazing list – first five themes..jumm…:))) thanks :)
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    Reply Sarah 2nd November 2008 at 1:45 am

    Thank you for featuring “The Other Blog”
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    Reply dawnprofies 2nd November 2008 at 3:20 am

    I’ve recently used the Vibrant CMS theme to build http://www.rebekahkeat.com. So I can vouch for this as a quality theme, with sound coding, multiple colour options and a modern, not-too-bloggy feel.

    This is a great list of themes you’ve put together Pro Blog Design. Good job. I’ve found a few new themes here that I’m really keen to try out.
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      Reply prestiti a cattivi pagatori 15th September 2011 at 11:26 pm

      This is definitely the type of research that needs to be put out there when it comes to a booming market like this because as mentioned in the comments above there are several lurking around out there that cost a lot more than they are worth.
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    Reply rizzy 3rd November 2008 at 3:07 am

    This was an amazing list, I wish I could buy one.
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    Reply Danh ba web 2.0 7th November 2008 at 6:21 pm

    Great collection. Thanks you very much !
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    Reply Jeff SEO Scotland 19th November 2008 at 8:22 pm

    I really appreciate the designs here I think i will be tempted to purchase a few.

    Jeff
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    Reply Brian D. Hawkins 15th December 2008 at 1:22 am

    The only problem with your list is there is no way to pick one. I really like Arthemia but then there are about a dozen other themes I like a lot. When I’m ready for my next blog I’ll definitely be back here to find the theme. This post is going on our next issue’s ‘Great Reads’ section.
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      Reply Michael Martin 15th December 2008 at 7:03 pm

      lol – That’s a good point. Still quite a lot of sorting and choosing to do within the list!

      Thanks in advance for the link though! :)
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    Reply Ralph 4th January 2009 at 8:18 pm

    Thank you for this great list about premium wordpress themes. .Ralph
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    Reply Daniel 9th January 2009 at 4:11 pm

    Nice themes, good work!
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    Reply Evgeniy 18th January 2009 at 11:32 pm

    quiet !!! I am waiting for brian’s new set of FREE revolution themes ;) I will come back and look at it this list again, after that …
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    Reply izwan00 27th January 2009 at 7:49 am

    That was a great premium theme collection you have here. Keep up the good work.
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    Reply Deepak 26th February 2009 at 1:38 am

    These themes are awesome and i want to learn creating these types of themes after seeing these.Thank you.
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    Reply Grisha 26th March 2009 at 10:35 pm

    This was an amazing list, I wish I could buy one.
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    Reply Aleg 15th June 2009 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for opportunity!
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    Reply Mary Kay 20th July 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Very.. very nice. You did excellent work gathering these themes. Moreover links go to sites where more themes I find. Thanks mate.
    .-= Mary Kay´s last blog ..Acrylic Nail Tips =-.
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    Reply Black & Decker 6th March 2010 at 12:28 am

    Excellent! This is simple mine of templates. It is pitty that more of them are not free.
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    Reply Scary Stories To Tell 17th March 2010 at 6:57 am

    I think it´s the best collection…thanks
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    Reply Michael Tabakov 10th April 2010 at 10:16 pm

    I am surprised… after seeing the list of themes I didn’t find any “premium” one… Please epxplain me why I need pay the big money (as for me) for these practically similar “masterpieces”? GrungeMusic, Communize, Joy are they premium?!
    Btw… you are not follow, why do you deceive your visitors?
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    Reply WP Redux 11th April 2010 at 10:18 pm

    These are all really great themes. Thanks for the post and keep up the good work!
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    Reply New WordPress Themes 3rd June 2010 at 5:06 am

    The premium business theme is a pretty good looking one, even today. A good list you’ve collected!
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    Reply Dich Vu Seo 30th July 2010 at 3:55 am

    PicPress is greatest theme :X … i think need to buy it now :D
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    Reply Wordpress Themes 17th September 2010 at 2:25 am

    You gotta love those themes on ThemeForest!
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    Reply Kasper Bergholt 6th November 2010 at 10:54 am

    Thank you for taking your time to bring this compilation of premium WordPress theme.

    I’m currently on the lookout for a corporate theme in grey and blue — any good suggestions?

    Would consider doing a 2010 update that lists new themes that you like?

    Thanks,

    Kasper
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    Reply John 12th March 2011 at 8:18 am

    Fantastic themes. It must be expensive for sure. I will check and buy it.
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    Reply Mehroze Ahmed 6th June 2011 at 2:00 pm

    Nice Collection!
    But it Should be Free!
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    Reply Logo Reviews 8th July 2011 at 9:17 am

    I’ve been a very silent reader of your blog. You have come a very long way Micheal.

    The collection of these WordPress themes are nice. Its exciting to see instant pictures without loading the links. Great post.
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    Reply Sandra 30th April 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Great round-up of WP themes! I make my own WP themes by using Lubith and it’s flexible enough to allow me to recreate premium themes but customize them in such a way that I can call my own and add personal touches.