Need help starting a local agency

Hello everybody, thanks for stoping by.

So I decided to start a local agency offering web design, Google/meta/insta ads and those type of services, I live on a 3rd world country so competition is not up to speed on the fast growing enviroment, plus its not mega saturated so I think i can make it work with some decent effort

I learned how to use wordpress and most of the free themes are workable but I am looking to expand my library so I can offer more options. I found this site offering a package of wordpress/elementor/etc themes and plugins and I wonder if anyone has any experience with it or related sites
https://srmehranclub.com/

looks kinda cheap and fishy to be true but I am not sure how this market works, maybe price of templates have droped a lot

I cant afford envato yearly fee right now so maybe you can point me in the right direction to have a bunch of templates at an affordable price, I have seen threads sharing packages with premium themes but links are not working anymore

Any help will be much appreciated

cesar_silent said:

Hi I found this site offering a package of wordpress/elementor/etc themes and plugins and I wonder if anyone has any experience with it
https://srmehranclub.com/

looks kinda cheap to be true but I am not sure how this market works, maybe price of templates have droped a lot

I am starting a local agency and I offer webdesign as part of my services, since free wordpress themes are kind of generic I am looking for more options to offer to my clients. I cant afford envato or platforms like that for now so what would you guys recomend?

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I don't trust these GPL avoiders. They sometimes come with extra hidden components that hack your website up to pieces, and when they don't, they definitely don't have access to the original developers; they are at the mercy of any changes, and they can't respond right away.

There are lots of good quality commercial items that build well supported themes. Pretty much all of them cost less than GPL skippers, and have better themes anyway, than just the standard theme forest ones they offer.

Panther28 said:

I don't trust these GPL avoiders. They sometimes come with extra hidden components that hack your website up to pieces, and when they don't, they definitely don't have access to the original developers; they are at the mercy of any changes, and they can't respond right away.

There are lots of good quality commercial items that build well supported themes. Pretty much all of them cost less than GPL skippers, and have better themes anyway, than just the standard theme forest ones they offer.

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Thanks for the input

do you have any particular providers in mind?

I've been using themify for 3 years, and I never had an issue with them that wasn't quickly fixable. I only had one issue one one site from 10+ sites I have with their download plugin break, until I reinstalled it once. They have a range of solid themes, that are very customizable, and have a solid feel to them in terms of customization.

cesar_silent said:

Hi I found this site offering a package of wordpress/elementor/etc themes and plugins and I wonder if anyone has any experience with it
https://srmehranclub.com/

looks kinda cheap to be true but I am not sure how this market works, maybe price of templates have droped a lot

I am starting a local agency and I offer webdesign as part of my services, since free wordpress themes are kind of generic I am looking for more options to offer to my clients. I cant afford envato or platforms like that for now so what would you guys recomend?

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kadence wp is sleek and flexible. blocksy packs features without the bulk. cwicly brings elementor vibes to gutenberg

Starting a local agency successfully in 2025 hinges on extreme specialization and a defined local acquisition pipeline. First, pinpoint a single high-value, underserviced niche (e.g., HVAC repair SEO, not just general SEO). Second, focus your sales strategy entirely on local lead generation through optimized Google Business Profiles (GMB) and local citations. This demonstrates immediate local expertise and relevance

If youare starting an agency , hire people and concentrate on getting clients and delivering quality work.

doing this stuff one man army is not going to work likely.