1. New Site Design! If you only read the site via RSS feed, take a minute to stop by http://www.dorm-room-biz.com and you will see a new website theme load up. I felt like it was time for a change. This great theme comes from our friends over at WooThemes. Over the next couple weeks I’ll work on make some modifications to it.

2. New Guest Posts! We’ve had lots of great guest posts submitted over the past few weeks, if you haven’t caught up on your reading, be sure to check them out. Also, if you are interested in contributing to the site, please feel free to leave a comment and I will get in touch with you.

3. New Dorm Room Biz sponsors! We welcome aboard Promo-Lanyards.net as a new banner sponsor. You’ll find their link in the right sidebar. If you are in need of lanyards for name badges at a conference or for your business, be sure to check out what they have. There is a huge variety there for sure!

Be on the lookout for more great posts and articles coming soon. We’ve got a few book reviews in the works as well.

Stay classy San Diego (and the rest of the world!),

Chris

But, for the developers out there that may be looking to get even more out of their money and have access to a good number of themes for a great price, then there is someone new (at least new to me) on the block that can help you. Elegant Themes is a premium WordPress themes club or membership site similar to WooThemes.

I’ve downloaded a couple of the themes and am currently working with them on a new simple WordPress site that I’m launching shortly. However, everything has been vary smooth and similar to customizing any othere theme you may find.

What You Get From Elegant Themes

Each WordPress theme comes expertly coded in valid XHTML and CSS, and all are made compatible with the latest version of WordPress. I make sure that each template performs flawlessly in each of the most widely used browsers to insure maximum functionality. Furthermore, all sidebars are made widget ready for your convenience.

From The Elegant Themes Creator

I created this website to provide WordPress themes of quality and integrity. I craft my themes with a goal of simplicity and professionalism and strive to inject each design with a dose modest elegance. Each of my WordPress themes come widget ready and coded in valid xhtml 1.0 transitional and css. Every theme is made in compliance with the latest version of WordPress, and are compatible with Firefox 3.0, Internet Explorer 7/6, Safari, Opera, and Netscape. I believe that your website is not just a tool, it is an integral part of your identity. My job is to respect each customer by providing attractive and userfriendly templates that will help you achieve your online goals.

Going back through the blog at Elegant Themes, it looks like either a new theme is released almost every month or substantial updating is done to the current ones by adding in more options and other features. So I think it is safe to say that the Elegant Themes site is going to be around for a while and at the price of only $19.95 for A YEAR you really can’t go wrong.

Check it out and sign up today!

That means that they sell premium WordPress themes, and also offer membership into their themes club. Membership offers you the chance to have access to all of their themes over a 3 or 6 month period, whichever you prefer, rather than purchasing each theme separately. This is a great advantage to the designer/developer because you can sign up and download any current and future themes that come out during your membership period.

I’ve been looking for an effective way to redesign 3-5 WordPress sites of mine and WooThemes has come up to be the answer. Their current inventory features over 17 different themses that range the categories of business, personal, CMS, lifestream, news, and portfolio. With so many choices, this gives you the easy opportunity to try out a lot of different options – and I like options.

So, I signed up. Yupp, I did it. I joined the club. Adii, I hope you’re happy and are enjoying my money. So far I am enjoying the site, so lets keep it that way.

Here is what their subscription options look like:

The thing that I really liked was being able to easily have a wide range of themes to choose from and further customize to meet my needs. If you are an internet entrepreneur and have a lot of WordPress based websites or are looking to launch many, then you definitely need to check out WooThemes and consider signing up.

The sites I’ll be using themes on from the guys at WooThemes include the new ChrisPund.com, ProfessionalGFX, Dorm Room Biz, and more possibly. So, keep a look out for lots of changes coming about soon!

As I get closer to being finished with customizing some of the sites, I will start posting about it and giving some screenshots.

A collaborative effort by Adii, Magnus Jepson, Mark Forrester and Elliot Jay Stocks, I can only imagine what kind of success WooThemes is going to be. With some already great looking themes designed and out there, it is hard to think that they will be able to out do themselves and create something even better.

The concept of WooThemes is great also – you sign up and pay for three or six months membership and get access to any and all themes that are already available and then any that launch during your time as a member. Sounds good doesn’t it? The only better part is the reasonable price! A single user subscription will get you access to over 10 themes right away and more on the way, for only $150.00! Each theme was previously selling at $50+, so this is a great deal for you.

I sent a twitter out to @adii to find out what the hardest part of setting up and launching WooThemes was an his simple reply was “woothemes = blood, sweat, and tears” If you are looking for an indepth follow up on the process of launching WooThemes, keep an eye out on Adii’s site.

Congrats goes out to the guys for a successful launch today!