With the economy in the slump it’s in, any additional way to make some extra money is something most of us are watching out for. Especially if you are a freelancer. Thanks to Twitter, I was introduced to ThemeForest.net. A website where you can purchase and download website themes as well as upload and sell your own.

At the time of this writing, there are less than 200 site templates, 75 WordPress templates, 15 Joomla templates and 25 misc templates. That’s definitely a small selection to choose from but the website was just launched very recently. That makes for a good opportunity to get in on it at the start (not that it would be beneficial).

If you need a template, it’s worth checking out, especially since the site is growing and should be growing fast. You can pick up templates for $10-$20 (more for WordPress and Joomla). That’s pretty dang cheap and a quick way to get yourself a website up in a matter of minutes.

What interests me about this site is how easy it is to have your own work sold there. Many more people will see it and potentially purchase it than if you tried to sell it yourself. You can make from 25% of each sold template up to 50%. Plus, you get 50% of the deposits made from referrals.

I don’t think this is going to bring in a significant amount of income but a few hundred extra dollars each month might be worth it. Plus, as you get more and more templates online for purchase it could go from a few hundred to a few thousand extra dollars each month. Now that’s what I would be interested in but I would settle for a few hundred for now.

This is not an advertisement for them. It’s just me spreading the word about a cool new site that I think has a lot of potential. Plus, I wouldn’t mind making a few extra bucks. If you need a template, click any of the links to ThemeForest.net on this blog post so I can get a referral too. It won’t cost you anything!

Anyway, check it out, let me know what you think! :-)