I Know We See The Same Themes Everywhere…
It’s true. We in the blog design business see the same themes everywhere and can get tired of the same old same old. It’s important to realize though that our clients don’t live and breath Wordpress like we do.
I took a call today from a pre-client who wants one of the original Revolution themes. I almost groaned inside at the thought of building another site in Revolution – but I’m not the person to please in this situation. The client is – and chances are, his clients will have no idea that his website template is shared by thousands of others around the web – so what difference does it make?
What do you think? Do you try to steer clients away from popular themes?
About the Author: Kelly McCausey is a busy blogger, podcaster and business coach. She also owns a busy blog design business in partnership with several super talented peeps. Learn more about Kelly here. 
April 21st, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Especially the Revolution Lifestyle Magazine theme. It is everywhere!
If a client is really wants a particular theme such as Revolution, I try to make sure they understand that there are numerous other blogs using the same theme. I ultimately leave it up to the client.
April 25th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Once you find a good theme, it’s hard to go past it. Using the same base theme, with the application of well designed graphics and color, it is possible to make a site look different.
Let’s face it – we only have so much real estate on our screens – and the aim is to encourage visitors to stay. If a ‘well worn’ theme does the trick – should we complain? Or should we add ‘little touches’ that differentiate the site to our visitors?