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On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:38 AM, Alex S. Jones wrote:

> Count me as another proponent of Thesis. Having recently launched my most 
> recent redesign with it, I've come to the conclusion that all of my sites 
> will use it going forward (I need to upgrade to the developer's license). It 
> is both easy to roll out and exceedingly configurable. 
> 
> All that said, I'm curious as to what type of theme your friend needs. What 
> qualities make up "decent"? Does it need to be very colorful out of the box? 
> Is your friend open to customizing via a dashboard UI? What about digging 
> into CSS and HTML? Is it for a business site or a personal site? Does your 
> friend want to change it often or is this a "set it and forget it" situation?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alex
> 
> On Apr 12, 2010, at 11:17 AM, Bill Erickson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I recommend Thesis as well. I do about 75% of my work now with Thesis (the 
>> other 25% is building custom themes) and it's wonderful. 
>> 
>> If you have any questions about developing for Thesis, I'd be happy to 
>> answer them.
>> 
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>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Julie Gomoll <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I use Thesis, and I love it. It's highly customizable, and there's tons of 
>> support for it. http://diythemes.com/thesis And FYI, the developer has 
>> recently moved to Austin, so it's even a local business :)
>> 
>> Julie Gomoll
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Matthew McCabe <[email protected]> wrote:
>> A friend of mine recently spent $75 on a Wordpress theme and got burned.  
>> Does anyone have a recommendation on where to get WP themes that are not too 
>> expensive and decent?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Matt
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