1st Prize – Production Dreams

Submitted by Cijo, Production Dreams template is interesting and it utilize appropriate white space to avoid cluttering. The side menus are carefully managed to facilitate eye movement and it is easy for visitors to find what they want.

We like the footer design of this template as it surprise the visitors and engage them to stay in the site for a longer time. Well done, Gopal Raju!

Cijo will receive our first prize – ($20 cash via PayPal and a free template from Template Kingdom)

2nd Prize – Komodo Media

Submitted by Yogesh, Komodo Media template is very interesting to play with and get inspirations =)

If you carefully go through the site, you will notice that there is actually one blog post on the front page but there is enough other menus that lead you to other interesting posts such as inspirations and experiments. The footer is refreshing as well and leaves a good touch without overwhleming the visitors.

Well done, Rogie!

Yogesh will receive $10 cash via PayPal and a Free Logo Design.

3rd Prize – Entry 5 Productions

Submitted by Sahana, Entry 5 Productions focuses and to the point. Even the single post pages do not have lots of text links. The arrangement of dynamic side menus work very well with this portfolio theme. All the pages are short and focus.

A good job by Michael Rei!

Sahana will receive 12 months of web hosting sponsored by WebSprout Consulting.

The following are the shortlisted entries that are qualified for the final selection (these templates are of a high quality and excel in their own ways):

1. Wplancer - Voted by gLf.

2. Wiehanne - voted by Wiehanne, designed by SimplyWP.

3. SoulPurpose - Voted by Sandesh, designed by CatchDesign.

4. Rainbow Scraps – voted by riish, designed by Tin.

5. Productive Dreams – voted by Cijo, designed by Gopal Raju

6. Line 25 – Voted by Parth, designed by Spoon Graphics.

7. Komodo Media – Voted by Yogesh, designed by Rogie.

8. Entry 5 Productions – Voted by Sahana, designed by Michael Rei.

9. Community - Voted by Icon, designed by Kailoon.

Top three winners will be announced on the 8th May 2009! All the best to all shortlisted voters =)

To participate, all you have to do is to post a comment with the following:
1) URL to the site that is powered by WordPress.
2) Post the name of the designer (or design company) of the template if known.
3) This contest ends on the 1st May. So do it before that!

That’s it! Its so simple =) We will consider one email address as one entry.

Winning Criteria
We will decide on the top 3 winners that suggest the best wordpress templates in our opinion (in terms of usability, design and creativity).

Prizes
1st Prize will be a free template of your choice from TemplateKingdom and an additional of $20 cash via Paypal.

2nd Prize will be a free logo designed by LogoDesignTeam depends on your needs and an additional $10 cash via Paypal payment.

3rd Prize will be a free hosting package of 12 months (worth US$199) sponsored by my Company, WebSprout Consulting. Hosting details are:
- 20 GB monthly bandwidth
- 2 GB Disk Space
- Unlimited databases, emails and FTPs
- Unlimited Addon domain names
- Cpanel control

About the GrandZine Contest Logo
The cute cat logo is designed by IcoJoy and the creator is very generous to allow free usage of these icons. The reason why we use this cat as the logo is because it brings money and customers and I hope that this applies to everyone who participated in this contest!

You can view more variations of this cat here.

Let’s get the contest starting!

The following are the winners who have won themselves each $10 cash via PayPal! Winners please check your email for payment instructions. Payment will be sent in a week’s time.

1. Sena
2. Adrian Balkwill
3. Mihai
4. Wiehanne
5. Suwari
6. hisyam
7. Sandesh
8. gLF
9. Nina
10. Sheryl

Thanks for your support! Be sure to check back for our GrandZine Contest for more prizes next week =)

To encourage readership through our RSS feeds, we will be giving a total amount of $100 cash in this contest! To win the cash, you have to subscribe to this blog via our RSS Feed here and comment on this post as an qualified entry. We will enter your name for our draw and announce the winners on the 18 Mar 2009.

Details of the Subscribers Contest
Prizes: 10 subscribers will be selected each winning $10 cash (paying through PayPal).
Deadline: 16 Mar 2009.
What to do: Subscribe to our feed here. And post a comment like ‘I’m in!’, ‘Subscribed!’ or anything so that we know that you have subscribed to our blog =) We will contact you through email.

How to double your chance? Talk about this Subscribers Contest in your blog or website to double your chance of winning! Inform us about your Blog post in the comment and we will create an additional entry in our draw for you!

Keep your eyes on this blog for our GrandZine Contest next month if you want to get some professional templates or customized logo for your website for FREE! More details will be coming up soon =)