Have you ever felt jealous of those big-name blogs like Mashable or Forbes for their outstanding theme designs?
Well, you are not alone. We also wanted a fabulous design for our blog, but we couldn’t afford a web designer, nor purchase a premade WordPress theme that would cost us hundreds or thousands of dollars.
That’s why we wrote this post– we want every blogger, even the one with the lowest budget, to know that there are budget-sensitive premium WP themes out there!
By ‘cheap premium WordPress themes’ we mean themes that cost less than $100 to purchase with either a standard or a special license. We know most bloggers can’t afford more than a hundred bucks worth of web design, so we selected 5 premium WordPress themes following this criterion.
For our Top 5 we picked mostly magazine-style themes because they suit informational (or even personal) blogs best. Let us know if we missed any!
1. Nexus by Elegant Themes
The Nexus theme from Elegant Themes’ collection is sleek, dynamic and responsive and suits any type of blog, from niche to personal, and it’s perfect for an online magazine in Mashable style.
If you download Elegant Themes’ case study, they’ll also give you a 10% discount on the license.
Price: $69 (Personal License) to $89 (Developer License)
URL: https://www.elegantthemes.com/join.php
Demo: http://www.elegantthemes.com/demo/?theme=Nexus
2. Litemag by BlueThemes
A wonderful HTML5 premium theme with a clean code and colorful design in addition to smooth transitions and mobile optimization (responsive). Litemag is the perfect choice for a magazine-styled blog and it comes with a bunch of widgets, options and shortcodes to allow for high levels of customization.
It blends images and content in a way to reading itself becomes a pleasure (even when the text is just a funny dummy for demo purposes. ;) These guys gave us a good laugh!)
Price: $58
URL: http://www.bluthemes.com/item/litemag
Demo: http://www.bluthemes.com/item/litemag/preview
3. Mason by Mojo Themes
This is a lovely theme for bloggers and writers of any kind. The top menu is drop-down and clickable menu on the left come with a 3D effect. Not even videogames are that charming!
The WP theme is coded in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, and it’s responsive and customizable.
Price: $49
URL: http://www.mojo-themes.com/item/mason-ultimate-masonry-wordpress-theme/
Demo: http://www.mojo-themes.com/item/mason-ultimate-masonry-wordpress-theme/demo/
4. AquaMag by Theme Junkie
AquaMag is a magazine-style WP theme written in HTML5 and CSS3 that comes with a sleek, responsive design, drop-down menus and optimized widgets and options for SEO and advertisemen.
To purchase a premium WordPress theme from Theme Junkie you have to join as a Standard ($49) or Lifetime ($199) member. The Standard license lasts 1 year, then you have to renew it, so we strongly suggest you buy a Lifetime subscription and use any themes you need over the years.
Theme Junkie has 49 themes in its collection, so by paying $199 you are actually paying only ~$4.06 per theme.
Price: $49 (Standard License) to $199 (Lifetime License)
URL: http://www.theme-junkie.com/themes/aquamag/
Demo: http://www.theme-junkie.com/pricing/
5. MaxBlog by Envato (Theme Forest)
Another fully responsive magazine-style theme that comes with 25 widgets (w00t!) and 3 sections to let you customize it to suit the purpose of your blog. Drag-and-drop is enabled, so you can use this theme even if you don’t know a thing of HTML.
The WP theme is optimized for SEO and Social Media.
Well, you are not alone. We also wanted a fabulous design for our blog, but we couldn’t afford a web designer, nor purchase a premade WordPress theme that would cost us hundreds or thousands of dollars.
That’s why we wrote this post– we want every blogger, even the one with the lowest budget, to know that there are budget-sensitive premium WP themes out there!
By ‘cheap premium WordPress themes’ we mean themes that cost less than $100 to purchase with either a standard or a special license. We know most bloggers can’t afford more than a hundred bucks worth of web design, so we selected 5 premium WordPress themes following this criterion.
For our Top 5 we picked mostly magazine-style themes because they suit informational (or even personal) blogs best. Let us know if we missed any!
1. Nexus by Elegant Themes
The Nexus theme from Elegant Themes’ collection is sleek, dynamic and responsive and suits any type of blog, from niche to personal, and it’s perfect for an online magazine in Mashable style.
If you download Elegant Themes’ case study, they’ll also give you a 10% discount on the license.
Price: $69 (Personal License) to $89 (Developer License)
URL: https://www.elegantthemes.com/join.php
Demo: http://www.elegantthemes.com/demo/?theme=Nexus
2. Litemag by BlueThemes
A wonderful HTML5 premium theme with a clean code and colorful design in addition to smooth transitions and mobile optimization (responsive). Litemag is the perfect choice for a magazine-styled blog and it comes with a bunch of widgets, options and shortcodes to allow for high levels of customization.
It blends images and content in a way to reading itself becomes a pleasure (even when the text is just a funny dummy for demo purposes. ;) These guys gave us a good laugh!)
Price: $58
URL: http://www.bluthemes.com/item/litemag
Demo: http://www.bluthemes.com/item/litemag/preview
3. Mason by Mojo Themes
This is a lovely theme for bloggers and writers of any kind. The top menu is drop-down and clickable menu on the left come with a 3D effect. Not even videogames are that charming!
The WP theme is coded in HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, and it’s responsive and customizable.
Price: $49
URL: http://www.mojo-themes.com/item/mason-ultimate-masonry-wordpress-theme/
Demo: http://www.mojo-themes.com/item/mason-ultimate-masonry-wordpress-theme/demo/
4. AquaMag by Theme Junkie
AquaMag is a magazine-style WP theme written in HTML5 and CSS3 that comes with a sleek, responsive design, drop-down menus and optimized widgets and options for SEO and advertisemen.
To purchase a premium WordPress theme from Theme Junkie you have to join as a Standard ($49) or Lifetime ($199) member. The Standard license lasts 1 year, then you have to renew it, so we strongly suggest you buy a Lifetime subscription and use any themes you need over the years.
Theme Junkie has 49 themes in its collection, so by paying $199 you are actually paying only ~$4.06 per theme.
Price: $49 (Standard License) to $199 (Lifetime License)
URL: http://www.theme-junkie.com/themes/aquamag/
Demo: http://www.theme-junkie.com/pricing/
5. MaxBlog by Envato (Theme Forest)
Another fully responsive magazine-style theme that comes with 25 widgets (w00t!) and 3 sections to let you customize it to suit the purpose of your blog. Drag-and-drop is enabled, so you can use this theme even if you don’t know a thing of HTML.
The WP theme is optimized for SEO and Social Media.
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