{"id":97668,"date":"2018-12-27T13:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T12:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acqo.tkdemos.co\/blog\/?p=97668"},"modified":"2022-12-26T16:15:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T16:15:39","slug":"choose-the-right-premium-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeskingdom.com\/blog\/choose-the-right-premium-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose the right premium WordPress theme and TKO your competitors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings, dear reader! The end of the year is slowly coming to an end and with it our series <\/em>How to Get Your Business Started. We can proudly say you are officially reading the eighth and the last article in this series! For the grand finale, we prepared a few tips that can help you choose the right premium WordPress theme for your business website. If you are interested to find out how to do so, just keep on reading!<\/em><\/p>\n

If you have come this far in the process of starting your business<\/a>, let us, firstly, congratulate you.<\/p>\n

You have made some serious steps toward officially becoming an entrepreneur!<\/p>\n

By now, we can positively say that your idea developing period is slowly coming to an end, and you are starting to feel ready and confident to put it on the market and start testing it.<\/p>\n

During this whole process, as always, Themes Kingdom team has had your back and we can honestly say we are rooting for you. That is why we want only what\u2019s best for you \u30fc to raise your chances of succeeding in the market. We want you to TKO your competitors and make a name of yourself\/your brand<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/em> That is why we decided it\u2019s time to help you choose the right premium WordPress theme that will blow your visitors\u2019 minds and make your competitors jealous.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, let\u2019s get right into it!<\/p>\n

Note: If you are not sure why we are suggesting you should pick a premium WordPress theme instead of a free one, check out one of our previous articles on how to create a website from scratch using WordPress<\/a>. In this article, we explained several issues that come with choosing a free WordPress theme and why it is not the best option for your future business.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tip 1: Think about what you are trying to achieve<\/h2>\n

Whether you are trying to build an e-commerce site or a lifestyle blog, your site has to have a purpose.<\/p>\n

So, the first thing you have to do is ask yourself: What is the goal of my website?<\/em><\/p>\n

Is it to sell cookies, handmade bracelets or photographs? Or maybe to make money through some affiliate programs as a fashion blogger? In short, you need to think about the one element that is going to generate the profit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

By doing this step, you are slowly starting to think about the design of your website.<\/p>\n

So, if you need to sell a bunch of products, you need a page that can easily display dozens of your products. If you are a blogger on the rise, perhaps, you\u2019ll be more interested in having a blog that will feature all your posts with a clean comment section. Different industries need different features.<\/p>\n

So, yeah, there are many elements to web design you need to think about when you are looking to choose the right premium WordPress theme. Which leads us to our next tip.<\/p>\n

Tip 2: Check your competitors\u2019 sites<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s face it \u30fc you are probably not a (web) designer yourself. That is why, even when you know the purpose of your website, you are going to have a hard time deciding which elements you should include in your website. How the hell are you going to tell what a proper contact form looks like? Or header and footer? Or any site element, for that matter?<\/p>\n

As you might have suspected, tip no. 1 can only help you choose the form of your future website \u30fc e-commerce, portfolio, blog theme, etc. This is the reason why you need to check what your competition site is looking like. Get inspired! Check their websites and see what you like and don\u2019t like<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When it comes to your site\u2019s design, we have just one more tip: don\u2019t get caught up in how competitors\u2019 websites look. The chances are they probably had the budget for hiring a professional or a web development agency to do it. The main reason why you should check competitors\u2019 sites is to get ideas on features you would like to include. So, please don\u2019t start comparing your resources to theirs<\/strong> and get bummed out.<\/p>\n

Tip 3: Check the vendor before buying a theme<\/h2>\n

So, you want to find and choose the right premium WordPress theme for your site.<\/p>\n

The first thing you\u2019ll, most likely, do is type in the search bar this term and wait for the results to load.<\/p>\n

After you googled \u201cpremium wordpress themes\u201d, you\u2019ll see that there are over 90 million results, which is, you\u2019ll admit it, a lot. Who has the time to go through all these results?!<\/p>\n

To help you find your way in all these results, look for reviews before buying a theme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What should you check?<\/p>\n

First, check their social media accounts<\/strong> and site comments. By doing so, you can quickly dig out some dirt.<\/p>\n

Second, check for themes\u2019 reviews on Google<\/strong>. When it comes to this part, be aware that no theme is perfect and that there are going to be mixed reviews.<\/p>\n

What should you pay attention to when checking themes\u2019 reviews? Well, we named all the necessary features a theme (and a theme vendor) should have, starting from tip no. 4. But, since there is no such thing as the perfect premium WordPress theme, you need to compromise. What\u2019s more important to you \u4e00 the price or the features? In the end, it all comes down to where you are going to draw the line.<\/p>\n

Third, be sure to click on the button often referred to as \u201cdemo\u201d<\/strong>. A demo of a theme, as you might know, should portray how a theme performs. By viewing a theme this way, you can get the idea which parts of it you would like to change and how you would do it.<\/p>\n

So, when it comes to buying a premium WordPress theme, be sure to listen to Miss Gertrude Stein\u2019s advice \u30fc \u201cWhoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping.\u201d It\u2019s all about finding the place you can shop at.<\/p>\n

Tip 4: Check the support system<\/h2>\n

Checking how efficient a vendor\u2019s support system is pretty easy. All you need to do is send the company an email and see how quickly it takes the support team to respond. If it takes the team too long to respond move onto another vendor.<\/p>\n

Tip 5: Don\u2019t choose a feature-filled premium WordPress theme<\/h2>\n

Although it might seem like a good idea to choose the one theme that will offer you sooo many features and which will make your website look \u201ccool\u201d, a theme that is cluttered with options is never the right choice. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n

A WordPress theme that is packed with features and plugins tends to perform slower<\/strong>. Not to mention, these features can ruin the visual appearance of the website. So, if you find a theme that has a lot of widgets and plugins, it\u2019s crucial that you check theme\u2019s demo to see how long it takes to load and how other parts of the website perform.<\/p>\n

Tip 6: Check page loading time<\/h2>\n

While we are on the topic of performance, it\u2019s definitely worth mentioning the page loading time.<\/p>\n

This term, as the name implies, represents the time it takes your website to load. It is one of the parameters Google uses to rank websites<\/a> and, therefore, is one of the most prominent factors you need to bear in mind when you want to choose the right premium WordPress theme.<\/p>\n

Why is Google taking into account this parameter? The reason is simple \u30fc Google wants to offer the best user experience to website visitors and when a page doesn\u2019t load fast user experience is ruined.<\/p>\n

So, is there a recommended average load time? As Google states, your site should load under three seconds.<\/p>\n

Now, if you think that this number is pretty hard to reach, you are not wrong. In fact, there is a post on Machmetrics.com<\/a> which can prove it. As you will be able to see, the average page loading time depends on the industry \u30fc it varies between eight and ten seconds, which is almost three times higher than the recommended value.<\/p>\n

So, what can you do to ensure that your site loads fast? After buying the theme, be sure to check these two things:<\/p>\n