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Please review my WordPress theme site

offroadaz

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Hi all, can you please take a look at my Word Press theme site

http://www.themesthatdontsuck.com

Im averaging about 900 unique's a month but I think I can do better. Most of the traffic is from my comments on other blogs and theme sites. Any tips for better SEO?

I was thinking of adding a blog to the site but wasn't too sure. Also what do you think of the ad placement?

My conversion rate for the premium templates is pretty low. Only 1 sale out of 4,000 unique impressions. Any ideas on how to improve that?

Thanks
 
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The name is pretty interesting and memorable. But here are some issues I have.

-First, you MUST have a logo with your site's name "gallery theme" isn't professional.

-Secondly, as a theme site, you need a nicer theme, possibly a custom theme. It's too basic right now.

-The banner ad below the logo draws me away from the site's name too quickly. Put it to right of the logo.

- I'd probably put a few less ad spots on the site, at least it until you grow.

- And lastly, place the categories in a more prominent area. It's a little hard to find in the sidebar.

Hope these tips help :)

-Andrew
 

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It's simple, but for what you are doing, simple isn't bad. I would like to see a little bit more customization ... you don't want anyone thinking that the theme used in "themesthatdontsuck" sucks.
 
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Looks good. Use can use a simple web 2.0 text logo for now. One with cool text and a 1/2 reflection on the bottom.

Web2.0 - Logo Creatr

Nice catalog of themes!
 
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Why don't you offer a few of your themes to bloggers somehow(not by spam)?
If you can get a rather famous blogger to use one of your themes and say something good on his blog, it'll be a big hit.
If your themes are really good(I have no idea about this), it's only a matter of numbers before you get a blogger to sponsor you. If you have a friend of a friend of a friend of a wellknown blogger it'll be easier.

Maybe you could also hold a competition after that. "$500 for the best theme design! Submit your entries to win today!"

Just throwing that out, took me 5 seconds to think it so it might not be practical
 

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Those themes are not his. The site is a compilation of good themes made by other bloggers. I'm assuming that he gets paid an affiliate commission if he gets a sale through his site.
 
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