Need Help Customizing Your WordPress Theme?
If you need help customizing a WordPress theme, you’ve come to the right place. We offer a full range of customization services. We can customize any element of your design theme — color, menu, layout, custom graphics and more.
WordPress is the most sophisticated blogging platform, hands down. You can even use it as a content-management system (CMS) to run your entire website. Professional designers create WordPress design themes that you can customize to your liking. A theme is a collection of files and graphics that change the appearance of your blog.
But this is where a lot of first-time bloggers get stuck. They know it’s possible to customize their WordPress themes — they just don’t know how to go about it. That’s where we come in.
If you have an existing WordPress blog, and you need help customizing the theme, we can help! Our customization services are convenient, affordable and efficient. Best of all, your blog will finally look the way you want it to.
Hourly Rates for Customizing WordPress
We charge a reasonable hourly rate for customizing WordPress themes. These services are billed at $55 per hour. You will find that these rates are very competitive. The benefit of hourly rates is that you only pay for services received.
Consider logo design, as an example. Sometimes it’s possible to get the logo right in just a couple of hours. Other times, the client will ask for several revisions to the design. If we charged a set fee for logo design, the client with the faster completion time would end up overpaying.
The same goes for other aspects of blog customization. Sometimes it’s a quick and easy job. Sometimes it takes longer. That’s why we charge hourly rates for customizing WordPress themes — it’s the fair and honest thing to do!
Simple design or coding tasks can be completed within one or two business days. Complex tasks may take several days to complete. We work as quickly as possible without sacrificing quality.
Theme Components We Can Customize for You
If you need help customizing your WordPress theme, there’s a 99% chance we can help you. Some design changes just aren’t possible (or cost-effective). That’s the 1%. But we can handle everything else for you.
Here are some of the more common customization tasks we perform:
- Installing WordPress themes. This is actually quite simple, and you can probably do it for yourself though the “dashboard” of your WordPress blog. But if you have trouble with it for any reason, we can help. Themes can be installed in two ways. You can do it through the dashboard, in newer versions of WordPress. Or you can just upload the new theme folder to your web-hosting account with an FTP tool.
- Designing custom themes. Can’t find the WordPress theme you want? We can help you customize a “blank slate” with all of the design components you need. We partner with a variety of developers. So we have access to some pretty sophisticated WordPress themes. We can adjust and enhance them as needed, to achieve the look and feel you have in mind.
- Creating custom graphics. Do you want to add a button or image to the sidebar of your WordPress blog? Want a better-looking logo? We can help you in these areas as well. Customizing a WordPress theme often requires the use of Photoshop. Brandon (our customization guy) has been using Photoshop for nearly 10 years. He can create just about any graphic you have in mind.
- Adding / configuring plugins. A “plugin” is a tool or feature that you can install into your WordPress blog. A photo gallery is a good example of a popular plugin. In most cases, these tools are easy to install. But sometimes it can be tricky to configure them just right. We have been installing, configuring and troubleshooting WordPress plugins for years. We can help you in this area as well.
- Whatever else you need. Need something that’s not on this list? Just shoot us an email. Brandon is one of few people on the planet who has actually read the entire WordPress codex. If you need help customizing your WordPress theme, he is the man for the job. We will find a way to help you accomplish your goals. It’s what we do!
This is just a short list of commonly requested tasks. We can also help you with content. We offer a full range of writing services to make your life easier.
A Unique Brand Requires a Unique Blog Design
WordPress blog themes are meant to make your life easier. They allow you to quickly and easily change the design of your site. But if you’re using a theme that’s available to anyone, you run the risk of having a duplicate design. In other words, your blog won’t be unique. There might be dozens, or even hundreds, of blogs out there that look just like yours!
How could you possibly build a brand for yourself when your site looks like a carbon copy of some other site? You can’t. That’s why customizing your WordPress theme is so important. Content is king. But design also matters.
You should customize your blog so that it supports your marketing and communications goals. These goals might include lead generation, direct sales, PR or search engine visibility — or a combination of these things. Your blog’s design should support these goals, not detract from them.