While WordPress was originally created as blogging software, recently added functionality to the open-sourced software, in addition to some creative theme developers, has resulted in it becoming a popular platform among small businesses. The total amount of premium WordPress business themes purchased from people after visiting Themespotter also nearly doubled from the same period a year ago.

As Themespotter founder Dustin Glass notes, “WordPress is easy to learn how to use, and lets people customize their website without having to learn how to code. WordPress themes let people get an amazing website online within minutes, without needing technical knowledge or a large budget. That makes it such a great option for so many entrepreneurs and small businesses”.

For years, many small business owners had this idea that they had to spend a lot of money for a custom website design in order to justify their business. Web design firms often try to portray website templates as unprofessional and ‘cookie-cutter’. While that might have been true for a long time, website software such as WordPress now provides businesses with the power and flexibility to easily control their own websites. There are now website themes available for nearly every type of small business, ranging from corporate websites to robust eCommerce sites and web apps. Most website themes now contain backend control panels that let people customize their websites without having to touch any code. For businesses looking for a custom website, starting with a template and then using a design firm to modify it can be a great way to save money, and get their websites live faster.

There are many great free WordPress themes available, as well as premium themes that are still very affordable, and often include more robust features, as well as things like free theme updates and technical support. Regarding the increase in the number of WordPress business themes now available, Mr. Glass attributes that in part to professional theme developers realizing the importance of designing websites for niche businesses. “There are only so many different WordPress blog themes that designers can create. Focusing on various niche business themes lets developers be creative and make themes that stand out.

Themespotter expects this trend continue, and has been working to update their website to make it easier for people to search for the best WordPress themes for business, letting people search by category, theme designer, features, style and more.

About Themespotter.com: Founded in March of 2010, Themespotter is a WordPress theme marketplace designed to help small businesses and pro-bloggers find the perfect theme for their website. Themespotter lets people search, sort, and demo all the best WordPress themes from the top theme designers, all in one place.

While this theme was designed for online magazine websites, it is flexible enough to work well for a variety of news sites and blogs.

Magazine Explorer WordPress theme features:

Connect with potential clients by leveraging all of the features you’ve come to expect from a smart real-estate theme. From an inviting property showcase to a bold email sign up form, this theme provides you with all the tools you need to get real results.

The RealPro real estate theme features6 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, fixed width, property listings, theme options, threaded comments, and much more.

Overall, this is one of the best WordPress real estate themes ever designed. The theme gives your website visitors a clean, easy to use navigation, outstanding sorting functionality, and an elegant design that will make your site look like an expensive custom site, for under $100!

This theme is a child theme for the Genesis WordPress Framework, and the price listed includes the Genesis Framework. If you already own Genesis, the child theme can be purchased for only $24.95. StudioPress also offers a great theme package, which gives you the Genesis Framework, plus all their child themes for $299.95.  The theme package can be purchased Here.  Also, be sure to check out our review of the Genesis Framework.

The bold, sleek styling and colorful, contemporary design of the Adorable WordPress blog theme makes remarkable blogging in a crowded world a snap.

Adorable features 6 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, fixed width, mobile responsive, theme options, threaded comments, and is powered by the great Genesis WordPress theme framework.

This theme is a child theme for the Genesis WordPress Framework, and the price listed includes the Genesis Framework. If you already own Genesis, the child theme can be purchased for only $24.95. StudioPress also offers a great theme package, which gives you the Genesis Framework, plus all their child themes for $299.95.  The theme package can be purchased Here.  Also, be sure to check out our review of the Genesis Framework.

With 9 unique post formats, from “asides” to “videos” and everything between, you can easily display your most inspired content with the mobile responsive, tumblelog layout of Mindstream.

3 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, footer widgets, mobile responsive, post formats, threaded comments

This theme is a child theme for the Genesis WordPress Framework, and the price listed includes the Genesis Framework. If you already own Genesis, the child theme can be purchased for only $24.95. StudioPress also offers a great theme package, which gives you the Genesis Framework, plus all their child themes for $299.95.  The theme package can be purchased Here.  Also, be sure to check out our review of the Genesis Framework.

The sophisticated simplicity of Decor theme helps you stage your most inspired work with a sharp, mobile responsive layout.

Clients, customers, and admirers will be floored by the inviting, spacious design that instantly showcases your style on any device. You’ll find it easy to spread the word with an effortless connection to all your social networking sites.

A large email subscription form on the home page is great for lead generation, and 6 layout options gives you a lot of flexibility.

Decor features 4 color styles, 6 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, footer widgets, mobile responsive, threaded comments and much more.

This theme is a child theme for the Genesis WordPress Framework, and the price listed includes the Genesis Framework. If you already own Genesis, the child theme can be purchased for only $24.95. StudioPress also offers a great theme package, which gives you the Genesis Framework, plus all their child themes for $299.95.  The theme package can be purchased Here.  Also, be sure to check out our review of the Genesis Framework.

Elegant Themes built Trim in response to a lot of requests for a less stylistic, lightweight design. Trim might be simple, but with that simplicity comes a sense of balance and crispness that is quite refreshing. Coupled with a bunch of great features, Trim is a great theme that will prove useful for a variety of different websites.

Trim features a fully responsive design. This means that the theme will adapt to various screen sizes to insure that your content is readable on any device. The theme will display beautifully on your desktop computer, as well as your mobile phone. The theme even includes different designs for portrait and landscape modes. The theme will also adapt to tablet displays. Your website will display beautifully and readable on your iPad. No longer will your visitors need to zoom and scroll around to read or navigate your website.

The Trim WordPress business theme features several great page templates, and outstanding shortcode collection that will save you a ton of time, dozens of fonts, multiple slider layouts, unlimited color schemes, and much more. The theme also includes the great Elegant Themes custom ePanel, which gives you complete control over your website through the WordPress backend, without having to know any code.

Trim WordPress Business Theme Features:

SimplePress is a fully responsive design that adapts to your user’s variable screen size.

-Elegant Themes offers an annual membership for $39 per year, which gives you access to all of their great themes, access to the 2-3 new themes added each month, frequent theme updates as well as full access to their support services. You are able to cancel your membership at any point and still use the theme. They also offer a developer’s licence for $89. For unlimited support, updates and a growing list of themes you can use, $39 a year is a pretty small price to pay to help ensure the continued success of your website.

SimplePress WordPress Theme Features

ePanel theme options

Vantage is designed to be simple and pain-free. Within minutes of downloading Vantage, you can create the killer directory site you always dreamed of.  Check out the complete list of all the amazing features of this theme below, but some of the great things about this WordPress directory theme include Advanced Search, Google Maps integration, a custom form builder, the ability for businesses to include social networking links, built-in payment gateway integration, SEO options, and various custom WordPress widgets.

In addition to the demo of the live site (viewable through the ‘View Live Demo’ button), click HERE to take a tour of the Vantage WordPress admin panel..

Vantage WordPress Business Directory Theme Features:

• It’s Simple, Anyone Can Do It!

  You don’t need to be a computer expert or internet whiz to have a great looking business directory. With WordPress and Vantage, it’s easy. Just download Vantage and activate in WordPress with a simple button click and you’re ready. It couldn’t be easier

• Monetize Your Site

  Directory sites are well known in the online marketing community as a stable and reliable source of income. With Vantage, you can charge for single listings and charge premium for featured listings. You can also generate traffic with free listings and take advantage of one of the many advertising widgets.

• Single Listing Details Page

  Every detail a business could want all on one page. Location, contact info, web and social links, pictures, tags and more. Our powerful form builder lets you add even more info with custom fields. Overview tab allows business owners to tell the story of their enterprise with text and HTML.

• User Generated Ratings and Reviews

  Give people a reason to come back to your site again and again and again with user reviews. Businesses are rated on a five-star rating system. Reviews can be moderated, so you have complete control. Coming in Vantage 1.1…business owners will be able to respond to reviews!

• Create a Community with Social Features

  Social integration is a must and Vantage let’s you stir up a frenzied buzz. Both businesses and users can list Facebook and Twitter accounts and we made sure that Vantage works with important social plugins like ShareThis and Social Connect.

• Advanced Search

  The most advanced & customizable WordPress search around gets even better in Vantage. Our refine search module includes helpful sorting features, a radius (by city or zip code) slider for pinpoint accuracy (due to geo-coding each ad using the Google Maps API) and category-specific filtering.

• Sky’s the Limit with Custom Forms

  Vantage is the first directory theme that is flexible enough to fit your specific needs. Need to collect data that is unique to your directory’s niche? Use our custom form builder to add the custom fields you need with text, radio buttons, checkboxes and select menus.

• Complete Control with WordPress Admin

  The famous admin features that make WordPress the choice of tens of millions of bloggers is harnessed to give you complete control over everything in Vantage. We include tons of options for everything from the smallest detail to the biggest features. With Vantage, you’re in charge!

• Google Maps Integration

  Some directories need maps, some don’t. Vantage let’s you decide. There’s map widget for listing pages that shows the precise location of the business. We also put a location finder map on the create a listing form so business owners know they are choosing the exact location when creating a listing.

• User Dashboard

  Everyone gets a dashboard with Vantage, not just business owners. The dashboard is the nerve center for your site’s users – a single page where they have access to all their reviews, contact info, site stats and business listings. Each listing is clearly marked with current status: pending, active or expired.

• Not Just a Directory, a Complete Website

  Sometimes you need more than just a directory site. Vantage keeps the blog and CMS features that make WordPress so powerful and popular. Use the blog to promote your directory or create a content-rich portal for a real world community (cities, counties, etc) and an online ones.

• SEO Friendly

  Our founder is a battle tested SEO/SEM expert. We understand how important it is for your business. Our themes are built to instantly take advantage of the SEO muscle that makes WordPress the most search engine friendly CMS around. All you need to worry about is running your business.

• Custom Widgets Galore!

  Vantage works with all the native WordPress widgets plus custom widgets including: popular categories, related categories, recent listings, recent reviews, single listing map widget, social links, and multiple ad widgets for different locations in the theme.

• AppThemes API

  Our API enables developers to customize functionality without having to modify the theme code. Our API uses hooks that work the same exact way native WordPress core hooks do which makes it a breeze to work with our themes. We even include a Google Checkout plugin (free) and a plugin template.

TopBusiness is an advanced WordPress business Theme with BuddyPress compatibility. With TopBusiness, you will be able to create a very professional website without any coding knowledge. The theme panel allows you to have a maximum control over the theme. It’s easy to tweak a style, set the logo, select a blog template, apply a new fonts and much more, with only a few clicks. You can enhance the page functionality and make it more advanced without editing source files. TopBusiness is fully functional tool to let you get your business online.

MULTIPLE COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIOS

TopBusiness can solve an issue with effective presentation a your artwork or products. This WordPress business theme allows  you to have several different kinds of portfolios, making it deal for designers, software developers and artists.

UNLIMITED UNIQUE LAYOUTS

Need to have corporate website, commercial portfolio or an online magazine layout? TopBusiness allows you to make your unique layouts by using shortcodes, a visual shortcode editor, or a style editor.

BUDDYPRESS READY

Build a full-fledged community into your website and interact with them through groups, forums, status, and messaging.

VISUAL EDITOR OF SHORTCODES

Visual Editor is a short & easy way to insert shortcodes. You can build and edit shortcodes by few clicks without the extra effort and difficulty. Just select shortcode, select attributes and press Insert. Each shortcode and each attribute has a short tips for a better understanding.

FULL CONTROL VIA ADMIN PANEL

Is it indeed possible to create a perfect website without any coding skills? Totally! The theme panel allows you to have a maximum control over the theme.

All theme features

• Custom type posts:
  • Products:
    • A very flexible product page
    • Specifications
    • Product reviews
    • Product ratings
    • User frendly product panel for admin:
      • Drag’n'drop specifications
      • Drag’n'drop images
      • Featured image
    • 2 archive templates for products:
      • Before archive section
      • After archive section
    • Automatic redirect for purchase
    • Built-in lightbox plugin
    • Related products
    • Before product page section
    • After product page section
• Sliders:
  • Unlimited sliders
  • Drag’n'drop slides
  • 5 custom transitions
  • Custom delay
  • Display on (optional):
    • Homepage
    • Blog
    • Pages
    • Posts
    • Archives
    • Product
    • Product’s archive
    • Search
    • 404
• Pages:
  • Page templates
    • Blog
      • 3 templates
      • Featured image
      • Custom image placeholder
    • Products
    • Redirect page
    • Blank page
  • Unique sidebar for each page
• Logo
  • Text
  • Image
• Mega Menu
  • Basic
  • Advanced
• Improved and multipliable widgets
  • Recent postproducts
  • Subscribe
  • Tabs
  • Ads 125
  • Ads 300
  • Flickr
  • Twitter
• Sidebars
  • Unlimited (via sidebar generator)
  • 6 variants of footer sidebars
  • Sidebar shortcode included (allow to insert any sidebar at any place on page)
• Styles:
  • Built-in style editor:
    • 10 ready styles
    • Unlimited styles and color by admin supported
  • Fonts:
    • Cufon:
      • 10 built-in fonts
      • Cufon fonts browser
      • Cufon custom fonts by admin supported
    • Google web fonts:
      • 20 built-in fonts
      • Google fonts browser
      • Google custom fonts by admin supported
  • 7 userpics
  • 250+ icons
  • 25 patterns:
    • Pattern browser
    • Custom patterns by admin supported
• 40+ useful shortcodes (shortcode generator available)
  • Buttons
  • Pricing boxes
  • 250+ icons
  • Lists
  • Posts (recent/related)
  • Products
  • Columns
  • Quick image
  • Content for members only
  • Notes
  • Quotes
  • Drop caps
  • Tabs
  • Toggles
  • Accordion
  • Dividers
  • Sidebars
  • etc.
• Quick comment form
• Automatic PrettyPhoto (Lightbox) plugin
  • No need worry about rel="prettyPhoto" attribute to each link (image).
• Improved and user friendly theme panel (unbranded)
• Fully localization ready
• Extended documentation
• PSD files included
• Dummy content included
• Multisite supported

But wait! There’s more! This theme was also designed to be compatible with the WooCommerce plugin, and includes a full width shop template. Selling your work has never been easier than with the Photographer Theme!

WooCommerce Shop

The Photographer Theme is compatible with WooCommerce, giving you the option to sell your work.

Responsive Layout

The Photographer Theme scales to fit mobile phones and devices, providing an easily navigated experience for mobile viewers.

Options Framework

The theme integrates with the Options Framework plugin, which offers a sleek options interface.

Responsive Featured Slideshow

The featured slideshow displays images that scale with browser size and resolution.

Numbered Pagination

The theme features numbered pagination on the blog page template.

Google Fonts

Google Fonts have been added to several headings throughout the theme.

Color Change Options

The site background, links, rollover and highlight colors can all be changed in the theme options.

Featured Image Banners

Featured images can be added to pages and page templates as a banner image for that particular page.
Keeping It Fresh With A New Responsive Site:

Full Photographer Theme Features:

• Options Framework
• Responsive Layout
• Custom Header Options
• Custom Background Options
• Custom Menu Management
• Color Change Options
• WooCommerce Shop Template
• Featured Images (Post Thumbnails)
• Featured Videos
• Custom Page Templates
• Multiple Homepage Layouts
• jQuery Featured Content Slider
• Numbered Pagination
• Widget Ready
• Photoshop Design File
• Gravity Form Styling

Now you can turn your WordPress blog into a fully functional online photo gallery while still maintaining all of the features of a normal blog. Along with the gallery layout, DeepFocus comes with a robust blog and CMS-style homepage as well, making it an amazing solution for artists/photographers looking to build an online presence.

DeepFocus is a fully responsive design that adapts to your user’s variable screen size.

Now your website will display beautifully and intuitively no matter what type of device is being used to browse it. DeepFocus uses CSS media queries to trigger various layout sets at various screen sizes. This provides a seamless way for the design to degrade at smaller sizes, as the design can change on the fly without any page loading and without any tricky javascript. If you have been looking for a simple and professional layout that is also Mobile and Tablet friendly, then DeepFocus is definitely the theme for you.

DeepFocus includes 5 great-looking color schemes (Standard, Wooden, Stone, Green or Noise), automated thumbnail resizing, a large collection of shortcodes, several page templates, and a custom theme options panel that lets you easily customize the look of your photography site, without having to touch any code!

-Elegant Themes offers an annual membership for $39 per year, which gives you access to all of their great themes, access to the 2-3 new themes added each month, frequent theme updates as well as full access to their support services. You are able to cancel your membership at any point and still use the theme. They also offer a developer’s licence for $89. For unlimited support, updates and a growing list of themes you can use, $39 a year is a pretty small price to pay to help insure the continued success of your website.

Basic Theme Features

Advanced Theme Features