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I am wondering if anyone knows a easy, but good method for creating my own WordPress theme? I am not too good with HTML or anything like that.

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By Brad Z Hall

WordPress is one of the most versatile content management systems ever with everyone from major websites to first-time webmasters using it. This means that you can run an entire media company after doing the famous one-click install of WordPress or use it for a personal blog. The task of installing a famous magazine theme into WordPress can be a daunting task for just about anyone and in this article you will learn how to easily install the theme and get it running.

The first thing you will want to do is find a theme that fits your style and you can find these on many WordPress theme websites for free as well as some of the design firms and companies have premium themes which usually don’t cost more than $100. The download will come in a.zip or.gzip file. The new WordPress 3.0 will allow you to upload the entire zip file for most themes but since many magazine themes zip files contain multiple plugins and instructions you will need to use FTP or another file management system through cPanel.

Now that you have the file unzipped you will need to open up your favorite FTP program, in this case I am using CoreFTP which is free to download in secure places like download.com. Now simply open up the FTP and then go to content, then themes, and finally drag over the file containing just the theme and not any plugins that may be with it. Since many WordPress magazine themes contain plugins you will next need to repeat the same steps except for placing them in the plugins folder which can be seen in the same wp-content directory as themes.

Installing the magazine theme is simple and you have already passed the hardest part so next all you need to do is go into the themes section of your website and click activate on the magazine theme you just installed then go to the plugin section and do the same. Now you will need to tweak any specific magazine theme settings such as categories, tags, pages, and so on as well as any widgets. You have now installed the WordPress theme for magazines and news successfully and can start making money on your professional looking online magazine website.

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Hello. Does anybody know where can I create a good custom wordpress theme? Thank you

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I have created a blog on blogger.com.
The question is, is there any themes that I can apply beside the standard blogger themes ?

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I’m looking for free wordpress themes that allows you to remove the footer links. Like GPL themes or so.

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I have an existing website and I’ve successfully managed to install wordpress into the website but it has made itself into a separate page such as domainsite.net/wordpress. And that’s fine and all but unfortunately the blog page doesn’t share the same layout as the rest of the site. So what I’m wondering is how I get my site layout onto my wordpress blog so it matches. Would I have to make the current site layout into a wordpress theme? And if so, how would I do that? Thanks.

http://moxiegirl.net/

http://www.moxiegirl.net/wordpress/ and you can see the difference =/

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I am going to purchase a theme from ThemeForest.com. How do I apply it to my blog? Do I have to purchase the 30 dollar customization option through WordPress? Can I apply the theme through the website, or do I have to download the very confusing server thing?

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By Ci Rad

WordPress is a great platform for entrepreneurs and those who know how to code. Millions of blogs are already using this content management system as it’s easy to use and very flexible. If you know coding, there is no reason you can’t start a business around WordPress. You just don’t want to jump into selling themes without doing your homework. Here are a few tips you want to pay attention to make sure you build a business for the long-term:

1. Listen to your audience: checking forums and figuring out what people say on Twitter about their needs and wants can give you more product ideas.
2. Come up with new ideas: don’t just imitate what others are doing in your niche. Try to come up with new ideas and themes that are not available anywhere else.
3. Pay attention to customer experience: your focus should be to make life easier for your customers. Give them all the tools they need, and they’ll come back for more.
4. Provide clear and useful instructions: don’t be vague about where people can download your themes or how much they’ll have to pay. Be as clear as possible.
5. Provide impeccable support: you should take time to create a forum to support your paying members. Getting back to your customers/prospects in a timely fashion is a must.
6. Don’t forget affiliate marketing: use affiliates to push your business for you. Don’t do everything yourself.
7. Understand your license: don’t offer a theme without understanding the license you are offering it with (e.g. GPL).
8. Reward loyalty: it never hurts to provide your loyal customers with free themes and goodies to appreciate their support.
9. Get your customers involved: testing a new platform? Trying to figure out if a product of yours is working right? Use your paying users for that task
10. Don’t be greedy: so many developers get greedy and want to charge for every little thing. Remember, the more people use your products, the faster your business grows. You should charge for somethings but not every little thing you offer.

Starting a theme business can be very rewarding as long as you are in it to provide value to your customers. If you put your main focus on providing value to your customers, other things will fall into their places.

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Hey,
I have my website built in wordpress script (e.g. www.blahblah.com), now using a particular theme and plugin i’d link to have a shop inside it (shop.blahblah.com).
What do u suggest, creating a subdomain and installing 2nd theme on it? or what !?

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Where can I find the best free WordPress themes?

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