Lift has sold UpThemes — their theme…

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Brian Krogsgard

Lift has sold UpThemes -- their theme side business -- to Andy Wilkerson of Parallelus. I've always like UpThemes themes and they are in good hands with Andy. His latest theme, Caliber, is really nicely done.

Say hello to UpThemes Hosting

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Japh Thomson
UpThemes has entered the hosting arena! The hosting service includes access to a great selection of over 40 themes pre-installed and ready for activation. This includes their entire library, Aesop Interactive's entire library, and a curated list of themes from…

Weekend edition

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Brian Krogsgard
Friday was a bit slow so I figured I'd wait for a weekend edition. We're going to pack it all into one Note. Jetpack had two vulnerabilities: one in the contact form (technically explained by Sucuri) and one limited to…

Tip for getting buyers to take that next step

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Brian Krogsgard

I found a tweet by UpThemes that caught my eye. In a test on their website, they found that ~90% of purchasers will tweet or share a theme in order to get a $15 discount. You never know what will…

Who is buying commercial WordPress themes?

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Brian Krogsgard
To say the theme marketplace is undergoing a transition is probably an understatement. We've seen many shops sell or change focus over the past year. A few have maintained their place in the market or even grown some, but it's not easy…

Are WordPress themes a commodity?

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Brian Krogsgard
Chris Wallace of UpThemes touches on niches and marketing in response to David Perel's recent article on the state of the WordPress theme industry. If you want to be successful in the WordPress theme industry, you need to have a…
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