Themeforest is an online Premium Theme Marketplace for buying and selling HTML website templates, themes for WordPress and other CMS products like Joomla and Drupal. The prices range from $5 to $40 and the marketplace has a meeting point for hordes of web designer, developers and buyers. The Themeforest Marketplace is managed by a startup company called Envato based in Australia. This company was founded in 2006 by Collis Ta’eed and Cyan Ta’eed. The company’s stated mission to help people learn and earn online. Apart from Themeforest, they also operate other marketplaces where thousands of buyers and sellers come together to buy and sell digital goods. Besides operating marketplaces they also run network of educational blogs which has helped millions learn creative skills. The company which started in a living room has grown rapidly and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, PC World and other prominent magazines and websites.

In order to find a suitable template or a theme for your website, Themeforest provides search facilities by category, keyword, list of popular buys, theme-based collections, featured files and portfolio of top authors. You can purchase immediately and make the payment through Paypal or you may use the facility of prepaid deposits if you are a regular purchaser.

In addition to being a great place to buy templates and themes, Themeforest also has a thriving community. You can interact with the authors, comment on items and ask questions in the forums. They also have a blog to keep you updated on the industry news, tips and techniques and updates. The company states that every item on sale has been reviewed by them so that the user does not face any problems. However you can receive further support directly from the author. If you need any modification specific to your website, you have to contact the author. Such extra support is done at the discretion of the author. However, you can receive support from the forums for alterations and modifications. Apart from the forums, you can contact the support team during office timings and they also provide you help through a support tickets.

If you are a seller, you can use Themeforest to sell your templates and themes. They provide 50-70% of the sale proceeds to the author. Moreover if you refer other friends to Themeforest you will get 30% of their initial deposit. The site provides detailed guidelines for becoming an author and instructions for the referral program.

Overall, Themeforest seems to be an interesting place to be if you want to buy or sell digital goods. Apart from providing the basic platform for buying and selling, they also provide the requisite training and support to enhance your online experience.

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