Congratulations to the Dream-Theme crew, who've reached Power Elite standing by making a million value of gross sales. Based mostly within the Ukraine, they’ve developed from creating cheap web sites to growing killer themes that mirror present tendencies in internet design.
Completely happy Dream-Theme Day!
We requested the crew a number of questions in regards to the journey to the $1,000,000 milestone. Learn on to find how they do a great deal of testing, get impressed by their competitors, and the way it feels to achieve a million value of gross sales!
Congratulations on reaching Energy Elite standing, first up are you able to inform us slightly bit about your self, how you bought right here, and what does this $1M milestone imply for you as a crew?
We’re a small studio primarily based in Kiev, Ukraine. We began in late 2000 as an area internet company: low-cost websites, kittens, crimson “comedian sans” on yellow backgrounds… stuff like that.
And right here’s the issue: while you do one thing lengthy sufficient, you need to make your job—correctly. It’s not all the time attainable when your consumer tells you what to do. I’m certain everybody who reads this is aware of what I’m speaking about. So the answer was easy: Discover a place the place the place we will promote stuff that we suppose is true.
ThemeForest is ideal for that. It’s not only a place the place you can also make cash, it’s the place the place you possibly can specific your self as knowledgeable. And get an honest reward in the event you’re good at what you’re doing!
That’s why the $1M milestone is so vital for us – it’s acknowledgment that we’re not losing our time!
What's your workplace house like?
How/the place do you get inspiration on your designs?
My deep perception is that web site templates/themes ought to carry current tendencies in internet design to the plenty. Make them accessible (and reasonably priced) to the mass client. In order that’s what we’re mainly doing: fastidiously finding out tendencies and implementing most helpful of them in our merchandise.
Do you suppose it’s vital for aspiring authors to make their Market profile look one million bucks?
I wager it's! Look, while you don't have all these shiny Market badges, how do you present your potential patrons that you just’re not simply attempting to make a fast buck?
Positive, high quality merchandise are most vital, however your consideration to each element – that’s what makes purchaser assured. Your Market profile web page (in addition to objects pages) are most noticeable of these particulars.
How do you retain motivated and impressed?
Many tiny issues. However most notably – competitors. The successes of our fellow authors are each an inspiration and a problem!
Do you do a great deal of testing on gadgets? Any explicit ones that actually take your fancy over others?
Yep. There’s even a photograph (beneath) of our coder on the Market boards.
For an unknown cause, folks weren't noticing that bunch of gadgets, so we have now a brand new picture:
What’s subsequent for crew Dream-Theme?
Let’s say, presently we’re targeted on evolving The7 theme. Moreover, I can emphasize that images themes are undeservedly underestimated. It’s an space of our nice curiosity as properly!
Another factor…
We’d wish to say “thanks” to Pollwp and the group that makes these Marketplaces so nice!
Particular person gratitude to Kailoon (who was our first reviewer and helped us establishing our high quality requirements) and Alexander Sorochan (who’s the programmer behind our first three themes). Guys, thanks! With out you, we’d by no means be the place we at the moment are.