One Page Themes?

[Christi Vitela]

Hi all,

I am a newbie at making changes to customize a theme. So, I was looking for a one page theme that would be good for an artist to showcase their work. Any suggestions?

Christi Vitela

[Stephanie Meyer]

This isn't exactly answering your question, but I would suggest avoiding one page sites. They are not good for SEO or for performance, especially for artists that will have image heavy sites. Try researching themes specifically for art/photography. I'd go for a premium (paid) theme, since it will likely be built to better standards and include support for newbies.

Cheers,
Steph

[Pat Ramsey]

One-page sites aren't necessarily bad for SEO. Matt Cutts talked about them about 6 weeks ago: http://www.webpronews.com/matt-cutts-on-googles-handling-of-single-page-sites-2013-03

I'm not certain a one-page theme would be my choice for an art showcase site, though. Steph's comment on performance is one to consider. How much work (images / video) is being loaded into that one page? I think that's the focus I'd consider.

Of course, if your site's performance is sub-par, that can certainly impact Google's ranking of your site, so in essence, you are taking a hit.


Cheers!

Pat

Stephanie Meyer

May 6, 2013 1:59 PM

This isn't exactly answering your question, but I would suggest avoiding one page sites. They are not good for SEO or for performance, especially for artists that will have image heavy sites. Try researching themes specifically for art/photography. I'd go for a premium (paid) theme, since it will likely be built to better standards and include support for newbies.

Cheers,
Steph

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[Paul O'Brien]

Greatest consideration is that content remains king and one page is one page; and ultimately, SEO isn't about rank but getting the highest volume of qualified traffic that converts.  A page about red apples will generally rank higher for "red apples" than a one-page site about apples, on which you discuss red apples along with green apples, crab apples and apple pie.  No, it won't rank as high for "apples" but then, you don't want all the apple traffic to that content, you want the people searching for red apples.  

This is always a tough question for photographers, designers, artists, web developers, etc. who want/need to show their work and in whom the design of your own web experience is probably more important, so as to convert the people who visit the site (who hires a great designer that can't design a great site??).  BUT, you can't convert traffic you don't have.  Put yourself in the shoes of your customer and think not about what you want or what converts best, yet, first think about what they are seeking.  An artist?  People are seeking your specific style of art, custom work, price point, scenes, etc.  (I imagine).  Having a page specific to each of those things, enables you to capture the audience seeking that which you do.  THEN you can convert them.  

It's about balance, not panacea (not suggesting you're looking for that; rather, making the point).  Those cool looking websites on a single page that fluidly slide and change as the visitor clicks the nav almost invariably, never rank well.  Doesn't mean they aren't right for a business or website, just consider the balance of great, innovative, intuitive design with how people search and click on results.

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[Julie Gomoll]

I happened to be looking around at responsive wordpress themes and came across this responsive one-page portfolio theme for creatives: http://themeforest.net/item/quickstep-responsive-one-page-portfolio-theme/3237426

Julie