I just upgraded my Thesis Theme from the version 1.4.2 to version 1.5. and can’t believe my eyes.

I purchased the Thesis Theme a few months ago as I was starting my blog at sagaciousnews.com. My decision to buy was based on all the positive reviews I read about the Thesis Theme and I felt that if I was going to be a serious blogger, I needed a serious theme.

Thesis is not the first theme I have worked with. I have extensive experience with a number of free themes that I retooled to perform the way I needed them to. This is, however, the first purchased theme I have used. Since my purchase of Thesis I have purchased a few other themes for sites I am working on but none compares to the brilliance of this workhorse.

One of the best things about this theme is lifetime upgrades – FREE. Now, like most of you, I have been around the internet for a minute and have upgraded many different software packages over the years. I'm sure you have all experienced the upgrade that screws things up more than it fixes.

Well, I have to admit that is what I was thinking about this upgrade. I bought the theme and as soon as I had purchased it and got everything the way I wanted it, the new version starts to be offered in Beta form. I thought, “why bother, its not going to give me that many new features, if any, so why take a chance of it screwing things up”.

In fact, I forgot there was an upgrade until I was looking at another blog that was talking about their recent conversion to Thesis . As I was looking at the layout I noticed something I didn’t think was possible, one of their sidebar columns was larger than the other sidebar column. That was not possible in my version. I investigated it to make sure and when I could not figure out how they did it, I asked.

The answer came in the form of a necessary upgrade. They were using version 1.5, I wasn't - Dah!!! What an idiot I am. How could I have missed that one. You mean you actually got some cool new features with the upgrade – and it’s FREE - since that's what I paid for - FREE UPGRADES FOR LIFE --- Brilliant.

I immediately upgraded. Everything went very smooth. The upgrade was easy to find, the instructions were to the “T” and the uploading and activation worked exactly as described. Could not have been smoother and Kabam - the thing Rocks.

You can see the results on my blog, sagaciousnews.com. You see how the right column is larger than the left. This is significant because it just widened the playing field of content and layout.

If you check out my blog and are interested in how I made the header expand all the way across the page, I have a post on the blog detailing the steps I took to do it. Its a fine piece of work if I do say so myself.

All of this to say, the Thesis theme is a quality deal. The ease of usage is amazing and with a little plugin called Thesis Open Hook the whole process of customizing your theme is so easy it's ridiculous. You can add affiliate links at will, change the layout of your theme instantly and really make it hum in very little time. And above all, the support is stellar. Just like the instructions to upgrade - to the "T" my friends.

I highly recommend the Thesis Theme, especially if you are serious about blogging. It takes all of the coding hassle out of the picture and lets you work on your business and content, instead of working "in" the code. A little "E myth" reference there - if you were paying attention.

If you read this don't be scared to let me know your thoughts. I appreciate any and all feedback.

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