For the full post: http://iteachblogging.com/free-wordpress-themes Who doesn't love a free beer or a free soda? You can't complain about the brand when someone hands it to you. You just drink it and smile because it was free. Lately, people have been reaching out to me asking if their theme can do this or do that. When I glance at their site, I often have to tell them no. Now, I am not here to bash free WordPress themes. They are wonderful and we are all grateful for them. They serve a very important purpose. Often free themes are how a blogger gets started. It is a way to put your toe in the water and see if this blogging thing is really going to work out. If you keep blogging and start getting some success, you also probably start hitting a wall with your theme. This is normal. The good news is that a premium theme doesn't generally cost much. The theme that I am running on my blog only cost 67 bucks. That is not bad. http://bit.ly/206bDah

2. Who doesn't love a free beer
or a free soda? You can't
complain about the brand
when someone hands it to
you. You just drink it and
smile because it was free.

3. I am not here to bash free WordPress themes. They are
wonderful and we are all grateful for them. They serve a very
important purpose. Often free themes are how a blogger
gets started. It is a way to put your toe in the water and see
if this blogging thing is really going to work out.

4. The good news is that a premium theme doesn't
generally cost much. The theme that I am running on
my blog only cost 67 bucks. That is not bad.
http://bit.ly/206bDah

6. We are fortunate that junior coders and experienced coders alike create
these free themes for us. However, since it was a free project, they don't
always get updated. Hackers are always looking for a venerability in a
WordPress theme. Over time, they generally find one. If the theme is no
longer being kept up to date, things can go wrong.
1. SECURITY

7. This is the primary reason that a blogger often updates a WordPress
theme. For example, just today someone hired me to install and setup a
premium theme on her blog. She wanted to simply change the way that
the header looked on her blog. Sadly, that is not a simple change on her
free theme. She also wanted a few other tweaks done. By the time that
she reached out, she realized it was time for an upgrade.
2. FEATURES

8. Suppose that you have found that perfect theme and you are in love. You
install it and then you preview your site and it just isn't right. Not always but
often, free themes don't have all that lovely of a support system. However,
premium themes generally have a nice forum and contact system.
3. SUPPORT

10. If you plan to setup your theme yourself, set aside between 4 and 10
hours to work on the new design. Try and do this during an off peak
time for your blog. If you get most of your traffic in the middle of the
day, do this in the evening.
1. PLAN

11. Make sure that you have a recent backup of your blog before you
install the new theme. Things could and often do go wrong during the
setup process.
2. BACKUP YOUR SITE

12. If you are still running a free theme that is
awesome. Do not feel pressured to upgrade
before you are ready.