WordPress is taking over the web these days. Thanks to their software, creating beautiful, functional web sites with built-in blogs is much easier, faster and cheaper than it used to be.
Armies of talented developers are creating templates and plugins that will bring your site into the 21st Century and make it actually function. Nowadays, selling products on line, building communities and getting front-page Google rankings isn’t as daunting a task as it once seemed.
With so many options available, the biggest challenge is deciding which design theme to start from. Here are some links to a few I’ve bookmarked that would work well for speakers and authors. Just imagine the stock photos replaced with your promo shots, book cover or speaker reel. As well as telling your story, you might also get ideas for functionality too. Whether you want to enlist people in your cause, publish your own ebook, or launch an app – take a look at the themes below for inspiration.
1. Goodwork
2. Pinpoint
3. Quentin
4. Executive
5. Amplus
6. Streamline
7. Croma
8. Advocate
9. EBookie
10. LandingSpace WP
And, one for luck. Soon to be released Get Noticed! by Michael Hyatt
I am curious. What theme does PublicWords.com use for its site?
Hi Victoria, we use the Sahifa theme by TIElabs http://themes.tielabs.com/?theme=sahifa.
Victoria,
You can always right click the webpage and view source to see the theme
Cool!
I especially liked the Croma music theme.
Nice collection. Amplus is a going starting point!
This is a great collection, Nikki! Thanks for introducing them. I’d love to tell you about the author website template (WordPress) from our company, 30 Day Books. We built it with authors in mind, and it has a book portfolio as well as Amazon, GoodReads, and social media integration. A preview page is here: http://www.30daybooks.com/authorlicious-wordpress-theme-preview-page/ Thanks again, Laura
Thanks so much for this list. I found two themes for a new site I’m developing that look like they might do the trick. I appreciate this curated list. It saved me many many hours of time digging through completely unsuitable themes.
I found this site that extremely helpful and explain it all perfectly. I hope it helps!
http://www.gowallaby.com/professional-speaker-website-design
Is the GetNoticed theme available yet?
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