Genesis Framework on ThemeForest

WordPress frameworks have been getting increasingly popular as a way to create robust, easy to use themes. One of the most popular frameworks around, Genesis is now available on ThemeForest and is kicking off our new Frameworks category.

Genesis creator Brian Gardner says that there are over 30,000 people who already have access to the framework. That's a huge pool of potential buyers for child themes, and now ThemeForest authors will have a chance to try their hand at making and selling child themes with the new category!

You can see the first few child themes that StudioPress have provided to help seed the new category up on ThemeForest now! Get started with Genesis today!

Discover Hot New Authors

Every month the ranks of our marketplace swell with hot new talent from around the world, but sometimes it's hard to discover them in the vast expanse that is our item library.

That's why we now have a page for each marketplace listing the top new authors for the month based on sales volume. It's the place you can expect to see Envato's big hitters of tomorrow!

Every marketplace has one of these pages, for example check out VideoHive's Top New Authors for October.

Marketplaces

• ThemeForest
• ActiveDen
• VideoHive
• GraphicRiver
• CodeCanyon
• AudioJungle
• 3DOcean
• Tuts Marketplace

One Music Track. $10,000.

One of our fastest growing marketplaces of recent times is AudioJungle. In fact the site has quadrupled in revenue in the last year, and is turning into a music and sound powerhouse. The stats have been tumbling by, the most recent of which is a library size of over 20,000 files for sale. That's a staggering amount, especially when you hear the quality of tracks on the site.

In fact the highest selling file of all time has sales in excess of $10,000!

But hot on its heels are some of newer tracks like:
Clouds - $6.5k in 7 months
Hit it Hard - $5k in 9 months

Get a taste of AudioJungle's best and finest on the Popular Files page.

Global Freelancer Survey

If you're a freelancer, then we'd love to get your input into the 2010 Global Freelancer Survey currently being conducted over on FreelanceSwitch. We need YOUR help to spread the word and help out your fellow freelancers. You will be entered to win one of our many fabulous prizes, including a prize package from MOO and a 32GB iPad! All eligible entries will also receive an overview of survey results–find out what other freelancers are charging or how they are finding clients!

Learn more on FreelanceSwitch or Take the Survey Now!

Mobile Design for iPhone and iPad + More eBooks

The collection of how-to eBooks over on the Tuts+ Marketplace keeps growing. Recent additions that you'll enjoy are:

Mobile Design for iPhone and iPad by SmashingMagazine

Getting Good with Git (eBook + 5 Screencasts)

How to Make Your First iPhone App (Business)

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development

Check out More Ebooks on the Tuts+ Marketplace!

Game Developer's Kit

The Envato Marketplaces are rapidly growing into a paradise for game developers. Between low-poly models on 3DOcean, Unity prefabs on ActiveDen and kick ass sound effects and music on AudioJungle, you have everything at your fingertips.

If you're into game development then check out the Game Developer's Kit, an awesome collection of useful files compiled by 3DO Site Manager Matthias.

Meet the Developers

Here at Envato we have an extremely talented team of developers who build the many sites we all enjoy. Over on Envato Notes, the devs have been opening up to the world to let everyone in on just what they do and who they are. Be sure to stop in and have a read:

What Does the Dev Team Do All Day?
Meet the Marketplace Dev Team

Envato on Facebook

Our Facebook pages are getting increasingly popular as a place to stay up to date with what is happening around our massive network. Every Envato site has a dedicated page, and of course we have a central community Envato page. Find them, fan them, love them!

Envato on Facebook
Links to Other Envato Sites on Facebook

7 iPhone Apps for Checking Your Envato Stats

Did you know there are a whopping 7 different iPhone apps now available for keeping up to date with your Envato Marketplace stats?

Read about them all on iPhone.AppStorm.

FTP Your Files to the Marketplaces

Envato now supports FTP for uploading files to our marketplaces. For authors uploading big files, this means faster and more reliable uploads, and the ability to queue up multiple files to upload. Learn about how to set up FTP access on the wiki.

OptionTree - Free WP Plugin for Adding Options

Theme Options are what make a WordPress Theme truly custom. OptionTree attempts to bridge the gap between developers, designers and end-users by solving the admin User Interface issues that arise when creating a custom theme. The free plugin by Envato's own Derek Herman (@valendesigns) lets you add theme options and settings with just a few clicks.

More Details and Download OptionTree

WorkAwesome Podcast First Episode!

Featuring tips and tricks, motivation and inspiration, reviews and interviews, and much more, it's the WorkAwesome Podcast! Hosted by WorkAwesome editor Mike Vardy, the aim of the podcast is to bring you some of the things we’re doing at WorkAwesome in a different context – and with additional content to boot.

Tune in now on WorkAwesome

Free Files of the Month!

• ThemeForest: Javascript Showcase
  
• VideoHive: Beam Me Up
• ActiveDen: UFO 3D - Unity Game
• GraphicRiver: Magazine Ads + Bonus Flyer
• CodeCanyon: Custom Picasa Gallery
• AudioJungle: King Kerosin Intro
• 3DOcean: Danze Sink and Faucet
• Tuts+ Marketplace: Fantasy Mannequins Moving Through Infinite Space