Congratulations to the AitThemes workforce, who've reached Power Elite standing by making a million value of gross sales. The workforce at present consists of 15 individuals crafting varied net initiatives, whereas working in a big metropolis workplace near the pub.
Joyful AitThemes Day!
On reaching Energy Elite standing, AitThemes obtain a day of their honor, and a particular Energy Elite care pack, together with the Energy Elite ring. We requested Martin from the workforce a couple of questions concerning the journey to the $1,000,000 milestone. Learn on to find how the design course of is managed in a big workforce, their new theme framework, 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 a bit bit about your self and the way you bought right here?
Thanks. After working as net programmer and Linux admin since 1999, I made a decision to arrange my very own enterprise. We began as a small net design firm again in 2008, making web sites for native purchasers with a pal of mine who’s an online designer. As soon as we got here throughout ThemeForest, we immediately noticed a chance there. We needed to turn into the “Rolling Stones” of the digital world.
We made our first theme again in 2010, and though we spent lot of time (and truthfully misplaced cash on it), we discovered so much and loved the expertise. That was it—we fell in love with the liberty now we have by way of the design and options we will invent and create. At present we’re 15 individuals working collectively on varied net initiatives.
I’d wish to say large thanks to all our workforce members, for doing their finest and serving to us to deliver all our concepts to actuality.
What does this $1M milestone imply for you as a workforce
Our designer began carrying a hoop. ?
As a workforce of 15 (that’s fairly large!) how does the design course of begin? How are concepts managed?
When you have a have a look at our portfolio, you may see that now we have a whole lot of themes devoted to a particular market. We made an inventory of all professions, after which picked one.
That’s how we created our Guesthouse, Ristorante, Physician, Lawyer, and Listing themes. Anyone can have an concept, it doesn't matter if the particular person is an accountant or help employees.
What's your workplace house like?
We lately moved to an even bigger workplace instantly within the metropolis centre. It’s very near all of the pubs, and town’s out of doors swimming pool.
How do you get inspiration in your designs?
I keep in mind I as soon as purchased a sugar bag once I was on holidays in Italy. I actually appreciated it, and it turned an inspiration for one WordPress theme.
A bag of sugar? Actually? We’ll take your phrase for it! What's the smartest thing about working for your self on the Elegantwp Marketplaces?
Inventive freedom, and the chance to assist so many individuals. Anyone on the planet can create their very own web site with none technical data for a really inexpensive worth.
How do you retain motivated and impressed?
Studying books and autobiographies, watching tendencies and new alternatives.
Do you do a great deal of testing on gadgets? Any explicit ones that basically take your fancy over others?
Nothing specifically. We've got few iOS and Android gadgets, Macs, PCs, and likewise one Ubuntu machine. We nonetheless have one fairly outdated PC with IE8.
Let’s discuss your new theme, Solitudo. That Web page Builder is unbelievable. And the admin demo is wonderful! How lengthy did it take to construct this theme-spectacular?
Thanks, I’m glad you prefer it. We’re very enthusiastic about our new Web page Builder and theme framework—it’s fully custom-built. It took us greater than a yr to complete the framework, after which about three months to complete the theme.
We have already got a full record of recent options we’d wish to implement. A few of them are high secret, as they haven’t been carried out in any theme earlier than. All our upcoming themes will probably be based mostly on this new framework, and can embody all these nice parts. You'll be able to look ahead to some game-changing concepts!
What’s subsequent for workforce AIT?
We want to rejoice our Energy Elite standing by releasing a really particular theme…
We will’t wait to see it!
