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The advantages of a dynamic website, such as WordPress

When you create a dynamic website site with a program like WordPress, all of your content is stored in a database and pages are generated as they are requested by the server. If you’ve built your website with a program like Dreamweaver, GoLive, or FrontPage, you’ve probably built a ‘static site,’ meaning every page in the […]

How can you tell if a WordPress theme is Responsive or not?

Hi Janine, In your creativeLIVE courses you recommend that I get a template for my WordPress site that uses Responsive Design, but how do I know if a template works on phones and tablets? Thanks, John Hi John, You can tell if a template is responsive by clicking and dragging the […]

What are the best ecommerce themes for WordPress?

Hi Janine, My husband, Harold and I have really enjoyed your webinars on creativeLIVE, especially Creating Websites the Easy Way with WordPress and WordPress Galleries and Portfolios. During a broadcast of another of your creativeLIVE webinars, you had mentioned (3) WP Theme Design sites specifically for Photographers with eCommerce capability. One was Zenfolio […]

How do I change the name of my blog?

I am new to the world of WordPress and I have a blog that I have not messed with much. The whole thing is a little daunting to me. Anyway, I would like to change the name or title of my website. I am not sure how to do this or if I can even. […]

I have a custom WordPress design, do I dare change the theme?

I just clicked the button to purchase your wonderful course on creativeLIVE. Wow… i love that place and learn so much. I missed getting to ask a question in the chat room and thought you might answer me by email. I have a WordPress website (blog) that was “created” by a person who did design at one […]

What’s the best web hosting service?

Before the world can see your Web site, you have to publish it on the world wide web. Although you can run your own web server, most people sign up with a web hosting service. Essentially, you rent server space from a web host for a monthly or annual fee, ranging from as little as […]

How to redesign a live website

I’ve had several people ask me this question — “How do you redesign a WordPress site (or any other site) without messing up the “live” site while you work on the new site design?” It’s such a great question, I’m creating an entire course on redesigning and moving websites for creativeLIVE. (You can find links […]

The top 10 things no website is complete without

A clear goal: If you’re not clear on your top goal(s), you’re sure to confuse your audience. Visitors to your site should be able to tell what your site is about in 3 seconds or less. A clear call to action: What is the thing you most want visitors to your site to do? Buy […]

How do I move my domain name?

Dear Janine, I really learned a lot during your WordPress workshop on creativeLIVE and now I’m attempting to put all the pieces together & would appreciate any guidance on how to transfer my domain name. I have a Smugmug Photo website that I am going to stop using & cancel so I can make my […]

Creating Websites with WordPress