The one thing that has been talked about so much about Blogussion is how wonderful and amazing the theme is (our content is pretty good too…). A lot of people like it, and it’s something we hear through emails, through Twitter, through comments, and really through any form of contact we have with our readers.
So for the year this blog have been around, and after talking with many people and making changes in our own design, it has been decided that a theme should go out for sale that has similarities to the look that so many people love. What was made was, I’ll be blunt, pretty damn cool.
So now I present to you, the Blogussion Theme for Thesis. Yes, this is only available for Thesis. But we have a special promotional offer for those of you who do not own Thesis and want this theme, which we think you will be hugely interested in.
So we have a lot going on here with this theme that will effect the future of how Blogussion will work. I know, it’s pretty crazy how selling a theme can change a whole blogs structure, but this has been in the works for months and we want to make Blogussion “more than just a blog.” Starting with this theme.
I’m going to leave that pretty sales page do most of the talking for the theme, but below are a few things I want to highlight with the introduction of this theme.
- The theme costs $59.95, BUT its introductory price is $44.95 – a $15 reduced price. This lasts until January 10, 2010 (1/10/10)
- If you do not own Thesis, we are offering you our theme for 40% off if you buy Thesis through us. Read here for more details.
- We have an affiliate program setup which will give you 20% of every theme you sell on your blog. This is open to everyone, not just people who buy out theme.
- If you have any questions before purchasing this theme, you can ask in our “Presale Questions” within our new support forum.
A Blogussion Forum
As a means of support for the Blogussion Theme, a support forum was created. Eventually one day we want to branch it out and turn it into a blogging community, but for now the primary focus is to support the Blogussion Theme.
There is a section for general blogging discussion located towards the bottom of the forum. It will be in use, and the Blogussion team will start some threads in there for you to talk in if you want to start chatting.
The forum is open to everyone, not just people who purchase the Blogussion Theme.
Go check it out!
This is a pretty cool theme, and we think you will love it. Go check it out and see all of the new features we have added. On top of all of the standard options the Thesis theme, we have added some new features that you will absolutely love:
- Color chooser
- Logo manager
- Ad management
- Widgetized header and footer
- Admin panel controlled “big navigation” menu with dropdown menu options
Discuss your thoughts here, or talk about it on our new discussion forum! I can’t wait to see what you guys think.
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Wooohooo! The theme is here and it looks slick ;D
Congrats, guys! The theme is looking awesome… hope it’s successful for you
Simon | Teenius´s last blog ..2009, And The 20 Blogging Lessons I’ve Learnt
Thanks guys, I’m so happy to finally get it out. It has been a project going on for months and it’s very satisfying to see how well it turned out.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Congratulations to the awesome one on release of the awesome theme. Wait a min… it’s us who need congrats… finally we have access to awesomeness! Thanks dude!
And yea… wise thing = affiliate program. Are you giving affiliate marketing stuff like banners and all? I am in for it.
Btw… Is it ‘SLICK’ or ‘SICK’? Check out the demo site
King Sidharth´s last blog ..Chanting for Beginners
Don’t have any banner ads, never thought about. Will have to do it.
It’s definitely “sick.” That’s like my 2nd most used word besides “dude.” I can actually use the same two words in the same sentence dude, it’s pretty sick actually.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Fantastic news! What about a free giveaway? Now that would be some awesome news!
Tony´s last blog ..Yet Another SEO Plugins for WordPress List
Hmmm, it’s definitely something to think about. :p I’ll definitely include it in a prize if we ever get around to having a contest around here!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Wow. It’s a very cool theme. Too bad it requires Thesis.
Yeah, it’s kind of a bummer for non-Thesis people, but I’m such a crazy Thesis enthusiast! But, we tried to make some people jump aboard with our special promo. But really, you should be on Thesis for more than just this theme.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Tell me about it – Thesis is very addictive. Once you get the hooks of hooks then you are really hooked.
In fact now a days I end up writing thesis instead of the or then or them or they. lol just kidding but honestly -> IT’S AWESOME.
King Sidharth´s last blog ..Meditation Rocks gets facelift and Thesis
I like the theme, but i would have been tempted not to release it to the masses. The more unique your blog the better
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We see this is an opportunity to help with our branding actually.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Congratulations on the release Alex. The theme looks great. The fact that it requires the Thesis theme is likely to put off a few, but it’s a pretty effective way to earn some extra revenue.
Having said that I would think a future version that doesn’t require Thesis would be a sensible move.
James | Cogroll.com´s last blog ..4 Tools to Create Amazing Domain Names
I was thinking of having this as a standalone theme, but I decided not to do it as I wanted to keep this in the market which I target for my freelance business. I just really think more people should try out Thesis, and if wanting this theme is inspiration enough for them to get Thesis, then that’s fine with me.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Very impressive theme and i congratulate you for taking another big step forward with your site. Best of luck.
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Thanks, I’m really excited to see how this works out!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
I’m planning to have a Thesis Theme for my blog within these two months. Hope that i can learn a lot from Blogussion.
Kok Siong Chen´s last blog ..End of 2009 in Cytogenetics and Cancer Research Blog
I want to get more Thesis tutorials out here definitely, I’m sure you will learn quite a bit.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
I was just thinking of tutorials when I saw your reply to the comment here. Why not some free tutorials on the new theme and Thesis?
I love themes so I am really looking into this one!
Do you want to keep your blog alive and thriving?
This is a very nice looking theme that you guys have created. Thanks Greg Ellison
Greg Ellison´s last blog ..Blog Income Report for December 2009
Thanks for the compliments Greg, they’re much appreciated!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Just wanted to say the theme looks great! Also excellent addition with the forums being added on, it really adds some life to the community. Anyways awesome post guys, keep up the great work
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Glad you like the theme! I’m really eager to see how the forum works out. I am going to be adding plenty of topics to it over time to maybe get an interest in the blogging discussion forums coming along.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
I’m in dire need of a theme. I think this will work for the short term. Hopefully I can nab it in a month or so.
I’ve always loved your theme. Congrats!
Sounds like a plan Chris! I’m sure you’ll love it.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Seth I have checked the theme, really very nice. Thank you for build such a nice theme.
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Hey chandan, I actually created the theme. But I’m glad you think it’s cool!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
No offense, this bloke misses my name too and that too on many other blogs. LOL
King Sidharth´s last blog ..Meditation Rocks gets facelift and Thesis
Theme is super awesome and worth the deal.. myself have paid people to customize thesis themes and I did it on my own.. never came up (heck, never found any) with such unique design.
But, I am also concerned about the ctr of any ad banner that’s placed in the content.. do you have an estimate?
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Glad you like it! I think it has some really cool options in it.
Are you talking about the header ads?
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Now the header ad – I was specifically talking about ad placed in the content area. Suppose you have placed an adblock after content title; how much is an app. ctr?
Thanks for the reply…
Rockstar Sid´s last blog ..Happy 2010 to the Dear readers..
The theme looks sweet Alex. How hard is customizing the theme’s sidebar (just hard coding) without breaking the admin features you put in? Also, I was wondering if there are any developer’s copy available. Lastly, is this for Thesis 1.5 or 1.6?
Thanks and congrats on the launch of the theme and the community board.
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It’s just as easy as they are to edit in Thesis; nothing about the sidebars have been upgraded or downgraded. They just have a set background color, and images on the widgets.
Right now there aren’t any set deals, but if you want to buy more than one theme at a time, send an email and we can work something out. Maybe I should have made a bulk option for it!
And this is the latest version, Thesis 1.6.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
This theme is just awesome! I’m pretty sure it will be a huge success. Best Joy
We’re hoping so, thanks for the kind words!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Just curious why the affiliate program is not 50% or more like most, if not all programs nowadays?
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Because it’s 40%.
I didn’t do much research, just gathered a few opinions. Maybe I’ll rethink it, but the program is getting some attention so far through some signups.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Blogussion is the theme I am also envy about .. hope will grab your theme so soon..
Rajesh Kanuri @ TechCats´s last blog ..Best Blogging Extensions For Google Chrome Browser
It will always be here Rajesh!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Jeez, it’s too expensive dude, I can’t afford it. With $60 you can get a super deluxe dinner in Indonesia, just try it
Reza@Blogging Guide´s last blog ..This is blog is now Do Follow
It’s a bit expensive I agree … but the dinner is for one day only.
For Bloggers Who want to Stop Writers’ Block
Sorry you think that Reza!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
A day? $60 can feed a family for a week in India. or just help me in another project of mine… iPod shuffle?
BUT I think I’d rather support my friend’s new awesome theme release than doing any of the above thingies.
King Sidharth´s last blog ..Meditation Rocks gets facelift and Thesis
Super awesome theme Alex. Great job !
Roseli A. Bakar´s last blog ..How to be a Freelance Journalist
Sweet theme. And that it is based on Thesis is even better in my opinion.
Marko´s last blog ..HeGeeks is Powered by Thesis Theme
Count me in Alex. I can’t wait to use this theme for a new project/site I am working on. It’s really going to compliment my main site with the Thesis theme you customized for me.
Way to go!
That’s awesome Jen, can’t wait to see what you do with it.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Congrats on the release of the theme. Its very profesional! Really happy for you.
Wishing more succes to Blogussion.
For Bloggers Who want to Stop Writers’ Block
Thanks a lot Nezine, it’s only the first of many cool things to come around.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Way to go, Alex! Congratulations on the new theme. I’m sure that there will be tons of people who will be using the new theme.
I know that I’ve learned a lot from this site, so I hope you’ll continue with the tutorials
Karen
Karen´s last blog ..Just For Today Challenge, Day 3: Wake Up Earlier
There has been some pretty decent interest in it so far, hope it keeps up!
The Thesis tutorials won’t stop, they’re next on my list.
Great. Looking forward to learning even more from you
You’re certainly a very talented designer and blogger.
Karen
Karen´s last blog ..Just For Today Challenge, Day 4: Your 25 Proudest Moments
I really like this theme will definitely use it on my next blog launch.
JR ´s last blog ..December 2009 Google PR Update and Happy New Year!!!
Fantastic theme, its looks awesome! Congrats
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This looks awesome but there’s too much going on for the kind of site I use Thesis for. Now, the Asnio theme would be perfect for me…
Any chance of that becoming available any time soon?
Ian
Yeah, I’ll probably have that as a freebie sometime in the near future.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Congratulate Alex for creating such a wonderful theme. All functionally is perfect expect price. Price is high.
Sorry you think that, but thanks for the compliments on the theme.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
This is a smart move to you Alex and Seth, after we showered your theme with all the praise, now you’re offering theme to the public, a great lesson indeed on monetisation…strike while the iron is HOT!
Muzi Mohale | AlreadyInspired.com´s last blog ..Henri Junttila journeys with us into launching WakeUpCloud.com
Exactly Muzi! Even thought it took ages to do, I think it was wel worth it. And the thing is, there are more benefits than just money with this theme, and that excites me for future plans here.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Congrats on the blogussion theme! I’m sure you got inquiries about your design all the time.
If I didn’t just redesign my site last month, I would definitely consider this.
Gabe | freebloghelp.com´s last blog ..A new year, a new Google PageRank
Thanks Gabe, this theme here has done a lot for me. This is just one more thing it will do to expand my little career.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Lil career? huh! go check back again, you are already up for huge career beating Steve Jobs at 21 – I say. Wanna bet?
Being modest eh?
King Sidharth´s last blog ..Meditation Rocks gets facelift and Thesis
I have read somewhere that some themes won’t work as well with the kind of browsers we use. I mean it would not be viewed the same with all browsers and it effects the speed of page loading as well. How does Blogussion Theme fare on these issues?
Do you want to keep your blog alive and thriving?
I tested the theme in all major browsers and everything looked fine layout and formatting wise. Of course, a lot of things depend on what kind of computer setup someone has.
As for speed, I can’t test that really in-depth, but it loads fine for me and so far I haven’t had any complaints about any loading issues from anyone who has bought it.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
I like what you guys have done with the Thesis Theme. I fit weren’t for the Thesis post you have I would have never know it was Thesis. I suggestion I have is calling it a Thesis Skin vs. Thesis Theme as it requires the Thesis Theme to actually work. Or are you guys selling as a package deal? Keep inspiring with your great work!!!!
No, I think this will stay exclusively on Thesis. I don’t support any other way of creating a WordPress theme.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Just when I was about to contact you guys to release the thesis skin of your website…you release it! lol
Themes´s last blog ..Premium Thesis Skin: Blogussion
Haha, you wouldn’t be the first to contact us!
Thanks for the mention on your blog, really appreciate it!
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Oh nice theme there, i will surely get this theme on my next project. Will look forward for more themes from you guys
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Awesome! This launch has been so successful for me, I want to release more theme for sure. Free and premium of course.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Your site wonderfully customized thesis. This is exactly the type of layout I want to implement; thanks for releasing this!
I appreciate the comments, it was my pleasure developing the theme.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Wow… this looks awesome! Great done! In a few weeks I will order thesis and then I will have a look if this theme get connected to my newest project.
Cheers,
Olli
CSS AWESOME´s last blog ..Liftux
Sounds great Olli, you’ll enjoy the theme no doubt.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
I don’t know if anyone’s told you about this, but there is a small problem with the theme demo for me in Firefox.
The search box is pushed down, causing everything below it to be pushed down, too, making it look a bit weird.
It works fine in Webkit browsers, though.
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Haven’t heard that from anyone yet. Do you mind sending me a screenshot of the design?
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Here’s what I’m seeing: http://g.imagehost.org/0412/blogussion.png
Firefox 3.5.6 on Linux
Eric B.´s last blog ..How to Create a Web Design Portfolio Page in WordPress: Part 2
I can’t believe it costs less than $100. Its really an awesome theme and its a bargain. Had I not purchased my current theme I would certainly buy your inspired theme.
Melvin´s last blog ..Do You Know You’re a Boring Blogger?
Pricing was a little tricky, but I think it’s more than fair considering we are basically selling our own image, not requiring a copyright, adding all of those cool options AND offering free support. Well, the list goes on.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Wow, the demo looks very cool. There are some great options and I like that it’s based on Thesis. That’s my favorite theme framework and it’s very flexible.
Dave´s last blog ..Storage in Allentown
It’s mine too Dave, that’s why I released this theme only on Thesis!
Hi Alex,
I have two questions and I hope you can share with me sooner, ideally before Jan. 10, you know why!
1. Is this theme has footer like this blog with category or not? Is that widgetized?
2. Does the theme have sidebar with colours like this blogussion? Can I add more sidebar, say 2 sidebar and 1 column for contents as default?
Really appreciate your response soon. I would like to make order once this is clear. Thanks
Tinh
Tinh´s last blog ..WooThemes 2010 Offer: Permanent 3-for-1 on Standard & 4-for-1 on Developer Packages
Haha, I’m replying to your comment right after approving it then.
You can have categories in your footer, but they will display vertically rather than horizontal.
You can have up to 2 extra sidebars, just like Thesis. This theme does not have any effect on the functionality of the regular Thesis options, you can still add columns and change the widths of your columns.
The colors only come in blue, gray, green and orange. No red.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
I just bought it and happy ?ith it at the beginning, still exploring your theme. You can see it at my demo:
http://demo.eblogviet.com
I would like to ask another question is that how I integrate Asnio Footer Mod in this blogussion theme?
Thanks
Tinh´s last blog ..Google Adsense Maintenance on Saturday, January 9
Damn you Alex; you released the theme right after I spent hours on customizing Web Journey. (: Still, I might consider buying the theme because it looks so good. Congrats!
I am releasing a post on The Blogussion Theme this Tuesday. I can’t wait to start promoting this great product!
Jake | Web Journey´s last blog ..30 Things to do After Publishing a Post
Your blog looks messed up to me right now. I can see the CSS code on the page. Hope that was a mistake, and not one of the customizations you spent hours on.
Can’t wait to see that post Jake, don’t forget to signup to the affiliate program! A few people have already sold the theme through it already.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Weird, what browser are you using? No errors in IE8, Chrome of Firefox for me.
Jake | Web Journey´s last blog ..30 Things to do After Publishing a Post
This is gonna be cool…
Anyway a quick question here Alex.
Does it come with any plug-in that does Text-to-Image which converts ordinary and ugly fonts to cool images like those in your sidebar (sometimes headline titles)?
Please reply before 1/10 LOL.
No, but there are plugins you can install for that.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
Cool… If you don’t mind helping, what plug-in is that?
Kevin Tan´s last blog ..How to Set Your Internet Marketing and Blogging Goals for 2010
I have same concern with Kevin. Thanks
Tinh´s last blog ..Google Adsense Maintenance on Saturday, January 9
Just found out recently. Cufon does the trick.
Hi Blogussion Team,
Congrats on the launch of your Thesis theme! That’s really exciting for you and it looks great.
I’m a Blogussion subscriber and Thesis user and Im hoping you can answer a design question I have regarding the theme.
1) On Blogussion, how did you set the unique background images for the content column of specific pages, such as the about page or the contact page?
2) How did you get your post images to float right of the post heading? http://www.blogussion.com/marketing/branding-battle-favicon/
3) Your site loads super fast! I find my Wordpress sites load slowly. Who do you guys use for hosting? Or is there a specific plugin that you recommend?
Big help if you have the time and thanks in advance!
Thanks Andrew, it was the best decision we made all year.
I would be more than happy to answer your questions bud.
1) All I did was set a class name via the SEO & Additional Posts Styles in the Thesis posts panel, and targeted
.pageClass #content { background: { ... }in the CSS. Feel free to poke around the source code if you need to.2) Standard Thesis option, apply these settings in your post images settings: http://grab.by/1GA8
3) I always hear this site loads a little sluggish because of all the graphics, but if you say it’s fast, then I’m a happy kid.
The plugins we use to speed this blog up are WP Super Cache and Javascript to Footer. But you know, follow the standard blog optimization rules and you should be fine.
And we use WPWebhost to host this blog.
Alex´s last blog ..The Unstrapp’d List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs of 2009
You’re a class act Alex. Always a fast, informative, and friendly response. It’s no wonder Blogussion is doing so well. Keep up the good work!
- Andrew
Thanks! Thesis is like an onion. Lots of layers, in this case tucked away options.
One more question. How are you displaying the 10 Most Recent Posts as teasers on the Archives page? I’m guessing it’s a PHP command, but maybe simpler.
Thanks again!
That’s one of the feature of Thesis. You can configure it under Thesis’s admin panel.
Thesis Options > Display Options > Archives > Your Setting Here
Hope it helps.
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