Thesis Theme, is it worth it to move to a custom Wordpress theme? | Bloggers Lair | Yakezie Forums

Hi all, I am current using a free Wordpress theme (Suffusion), which does work pretty well.  However, I have zero design skills (I can't even draw a straightline) and I am considering a custom Thesis theme because they appear to be a bit more flexible and have a more custom look as oppose to a lower-end, run of the mill template look.

I know that some of you use a custom Thesis theme; Is it worth it?  I am less concerned about the money then the time.  If it takes me several hours to configure and it is pretty much the same or only slightly better than Suffusion then it is really not worth it to me.  I can use that same time to write posts or work on building relationships, etc…

Any thoughts?  Thank you in advance. 

Thesis was the first (and only) premium theme I've ever bought.   They claim that it's really easy to use, but if you have no coding background, it is a steep learning curve.   Their support forums were (haven't been in there in a while) amazing and that's where I got a lot of the code that I was able to copy and paste to customize my site.

They've added a lot of features since the first release that make customization a whole lot easier.  

One thing to note is that on top of the developers license, I also had to pay someone to do my header for me.   Just expect that if you buy the theme, there might be some additional cost to get your site to look the way you want it.   All in, I think I spent about $150. 

Try Pagelines, it's pretty good just drag and drop for everything

I use ThemeJunkie (Daily) theme and find it really easy to customize.  I do know a bit about design and coding however I have not had to spend much time at all on coding.   The support forum has been helpful as well.

Abso-smurfly!

I use Thesis and love it. As Jeff said, there could be some learning curve but there are robust forums and tutorials out there.

There are other premium themes that are excellent as well.

I just dont care how good the support forums are for a theme, I do NOT want to learn code lol…I just simply refuse to learn anything about it…im busy enough in life.  I use Evolve from Blogatize, it's a free theme and works well enough for me… but who knows, maybe Im missing something I dont even know about yet.

Thesis is good, but it takes a little bit of time to find your way about it, the forums are really helpful. Any paid theme should improve the look of your site. Where Thesis really excels is how solid it is, I have never had any problems with it and in some ways it is more an easily customisable back-end than just a pure theme.