Comments on: 79% of Bloggers Pay Nothing for their Blog Design

By: ugg boots

ugg boots — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:20:35 +0000

I have to say, when I first invested some money in a premium theme, it made me take that blog more seriously.
When we come across a new blog, we may well say “nice design!”, but the decision to become a reader will have nothing to do with the theme, and everything to do with the quality of the content (and the educational or entertainment value of it).

By: ¿Quién diseñó tu bitácora?

¿Quién diseñó tu bitácora? — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:15:59 +0000

[...] 79% de blogueros no pagó nada por el diseño de su bitácora. [...]

By: jeux virtuel

jeux virtuel — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:44:23 +0000

Hey Darren here i got what i want.. Actually i am thinking about this only that how much i have to pay for design the blogs but now i am happy because here i come to know that most of bloggers are not paying any thing to design the blogs so why should i?

By: Wrought Iron Furniture

Wrought Iron Furniture — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:34:21 +0000

I don’t pay for my blog designs, I do them myself!

By: Gsp

Gsp — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:14:30 +0000

I would be interested to know the metrics for the proportion of bloggers that make 4 figures or more profit a month from their blogs – or better yet a pie chart of income/profit brackets of bloggers.
I wonder if 8% would correspond to about the percentage of bloggers making ‘real’ money (like 100k+ per annum, gross profit) …give or take a sensible error margin like 3-4%?

Just curious…this was a fascinating and informative post as always Darren, thanks!

By: Mj

Mj — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:27:01 +0000

I think it is awesome. Most people learn a lot from tweaking there own templates. I usually try to tweak them all!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:21:15 +0000

Because I wanted my blog to be an expression of who I am, I made my own by tweaking a theme. It was fun to put together.

lambeypie.blogspot.com

By: Michael Cowen

Michael Cowen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:15:54 +0000

Hi Darren

I dont understand? I liked this article and wanted to share it on twitter. But no twitter link? Am I missing something here?

cheers
Michael

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:02:00 +0000

yeah! it si righlty hitted on bloggers.writer are the real actors for blog

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:59:49 +0000

yeah! its right bloggers are confined to design of their blog not about the writer.pay may improve the writing efficiency and ideas

By: Article Directory|Free Articles|Free Content

Article Directory|Free Articles|Free Content — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:12:16 +0000

I don’t think you really need a paid theme! I use only free and free premium themes for my blogs but it doesn’t get too much of impact if i chose one or other!

People come to blogs and sites to look for what they are searching and not for the look of the site!

Here i am not talking about a messy them or something like that but you can easely find a decent free theme out there on the internet!

By: ThemesAgent.com

ThemesAgent.com — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:34:45 +0000

Still, 1 in 5 people are paying to have a design. Whether they’re hiring someone to design it or purchasing it from some of the professional designers, I think that 21% is a pretty significant number. Especially since there are many designs available it goes to show that even though something is free, people are willing to pay to have it done professionally. Also, if you look at Google Trends for “WordPress Premium Themes” (as an example) you will notice that there continues to be significant growth for people at least searching for them.

Very interesting results, I’ll be curious to see if you do a follow up down the road and compare those numbers as that would be very telling of where things are headed for designers.

By: Myersdp

Myersdp — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:44:59 +0000

I fall under make my own theme…
But i try to make it unique..

By: Somone

Somone — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:45:42 +0000

I’m surprised you didn’t mention people who buy a premium theme (Like Thesis) and instead of staying with the default – work hard at being a self-taught hacker and customizing it themselves without paying anyone anymore money.

I knew nothing about coding 18 months ago – tried free themes – wasn’t happy – purchased Thesis – learnt how to make it unique – became addicted to the possibilities – upgraded to the developer’s licence and went on to design 6 websites in 4 months. Curious where I would put myself in your pie chart?!

Read some of my story/experience with learning how to design at Thesis Theme HQ

By: Cold Sore Treatment

Cold Sore Treatment — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:38:54 +0000

Your survey results give a clear picture of what is happening in reality. I’m glad that I’m in 29%.

By: Leslie Nicole

Leslie Nicole — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48:07 +0000

As a designer, I’d like to give it a try to tweak my own template. I’m not a programer though. (I do know basic html and can do a basic website.) If I decide the programming is just too hard, will I be able to change the blog I create – or hire someone to integrate features I want? Would it be better to buy a premium theme like Thesis that I know works well “under the hood”? Thanks for any comments. I’m just getting started.

By: Kenny

Kenny — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:38:20 +0000

Great chart! I found many have actually use free theme. Begineer definitely go for a free theme, the slowly follow to upgrade the design by choosing a premium free theme. I don’t think I will paid for a theme unless I really need it when I was very good and making money with my blog

By: carla | green and chic

carla | green and chic — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:07:14 +0000

If I didn’t want my blog to match my web store’s theme at greenandchic.com, I would have probably paid for a premium theme and called it a day. There are a lot of great free and premium themes available today.

By: Joomla Template

Joomla Template — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:02:11 +0000

The point to be noted that the average bloggers or webmaster are very technically sounds. And thus they start blogging in blogspot or book a hosting plan from somewhere and host their own word press. The blogger who visit your website from learning purpose are also technically very sounds and thus they prefer not to spend a penny on design…

By: Crusader

Crusader — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:41:12 +0000

I think that you are totally fine with a free theme or tweaked free theme if you want a classical blog design. If you want some advanced display options like the in the RichWP Blogbeast theme or the Studiopress magazine styled themes most of us are probably not that good in tweaking or programming than those guys. Or if you have a look at the professional designs of the woo themes for example. Which average blogger does posses those design skills?