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For trends and beautiful design You might have thought this one would come first! And of course, no one wants a premium theme that doesn’t look great and feel fresh and current. Great designers know that beauty matters — but it’s only one element of great design. In addition to your great eye for gorgeous site design, make sure you’re incorporating: A solid business mindset Theme design that solves meaningful problems for a well-defined market Effective communication with the audience you’re serving Serious security to keep your customers’ sites safe from the bad guys Pull these elements together, and you might find that designing WordPress themes becomes the foundation of an amazing business.


Want to know more about the life of a premium theme philippines photo editor designer? The founder of StudioPress and creator of Genesis, Brian Gardner, was the subject of a webinar inside of Digital Commerce Academy on December 2, 2015 where he shared his insights on how he built his WordPress-based business. Brian wasn’t a technical guy — he has no formal education in programming or computers. In fact, when he started playing with WordPress themes, he was a project manager for an architectural firm. He calls himself an “accidental entrepreneur,” following his interests where they led. And where they led was a genuinely disruptive innovation — the creation of the premium WordPress theme market.


That’s because Brian was the first person to actually offer a WordPress theme and take money for it. Check out this conversation with Brian. We talked about: How the premium WordPress theme market has changed over the last half-decade Expert tips for anyone who wants to create a theme How to know what will sell (without guessing) The biggest mistakes Brian made, and how he overcame them The invaluable lesson about relationship-building that Brian learned by working at a convenience store Plus, much more.  Academy (DCA) members DCA is currently closed to new members, but you can be the first to find out when it reopens by activating your free membership.