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Forum: Website Design 23rd January 2013, 02:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 538
Posted By Alex6534
Re: College project | thinking of basic theme development

Thanks for the reply guys, it is much appreciated! I'm going to do a bit more research on it, wanted to get a general feel of opinions on this approach. I might just use a html5 framework so the...
Forum: Website Design 23rd January 2013, 06:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 538
Posted By Alex6534
College project | thinking of basic theme development

Hi warriors,

The title was quite long enough for me to give a brief explanation of what I'm asking, but here it is.

I am currently studying a HND in Interactive Media (Diploma level) and for...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th November 2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 2,301
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Will the world end this year?

But....my yogurt doesn'tgo out until 2013 :(
Forum: Website Design 15th November 2012, 03:27 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 765
Posted By Alex6534
Re: How much should I charge?

I'm in a similar situation and have had similar replies, "let the pros do it". I'm sorry, but you're telling me every "Pro" didn't have this issue at the start as well?
Forum: Website Design 9th November 2012, 01:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 484
Posted By Alex6534
Elegant Themes causing 404 errors, help?

Hi guys,

So, a few days ago I got a notification that my website had been using up too much cpu on Hostgator and my website had been locked. I contacted them stating that I think it may have been...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th October 2012, 03:53 AM
Replies: 575
Views: 43,769
Posted By Alex6534
Re: How I Made £4850 Plus £1500 recurring Monthly In 3 Weeks

My only concern is, if you're doing all this through a reseller account what if something unexpected happens and the sites go down? They can't go to the primary hosting company, they have to go...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd October 2012, 07:30 AM
Replies: 575
Views: 43,769
Posted By Alex6534
Re: How I Made £4850 Plus £1500 recurring Monthly In 3 Weeks

I'm very interested in this, would you be able to send me a link to the theme/training videos? I'm getting familiar with wordpress but can't say no to free tutorials :) alexstewart.webdev@gmail.com ...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd October 2012, 06:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 862
Posted By Alex6534
Managed VPS for hosting client sites?

Hi guys,

Looking at purchasing a managed vps to host any client sites as I'm not that knowledgeable about hosting. Also with this at least I know the clients will get full 24/7 support when...
Forum: Website Design 1st October 2012, 02:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

^Haha I know, getting ahead of myself :D. I've been looking at the Elegant Themes templates and they seem to be a good starting point. I'll have to edit them quite a bit to get them to what I want,...
Forum: Website Design 30th September 2012, 05:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Sorry for another question haha, but in Elegant Themes can you add other elements such as audio players or change the appearance of the navigation menu? Found one that I like but want some things...
Forum: Website Design 30th September 2012, 02:17 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

:D Like your thinking! I think Genesis will be more customisable for them anyway. Hoping the first few clients will pay for the pro pack, all the child themes would be very useful. Slowly finding my...
Forum: Website Design 29th September 2012, 08:34 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Now I just need to figure out how to price myself. From what I've saw for an average wordpress site (5 pages, home, about, blog, contact and booking etc) it's about £2/300. Thing is, it looks like a...
Forum: Website Design 29th September 2012, 08:06 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Thanks for the heads up, I've bought Elegant Themes developer packs to start me off. Would you recommend buying the pro pack for Genesis?
Forum: Website Design 28th September 2012, 12:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Also, sorry for the noobish question. Say I design the website on MY hosting account, do I then simply transfer the site over to the client? Or is it better that I design it on their login/hosting...
Forum: Website Design 28th September 2012, 07:34 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Thanks I'll look into it :) does anyone have experience with Genesis? Seems to be the most commonly used for client sites and uses correct Wordpress practices.
Forum: Website Design 27th September 2012, 02:41 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Thanks, why do you prefer ThemeFrame? I'm looking into it as we speak, eventually I would like to become accustomed to using most of the popular frameworks, but cost is stopping me buying them all...
Forum: Website Design 27th September 2012, 09:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

^That's what I'm thinking, I want a balance between customisation and quick turn-around. I'm looking at frameworks as we speak and I'm liking the look of Headway, has anyone used this? I like the...
Forum: Website Design 27th September 2012, 08:09 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 6,897
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Why I stopped making sites in Dreamweaver and now use Wordpress

Has anyone got experience with HeadWay theme? I'm new to all this and HeadWay seem to be pretty good. Since these frameworks e.g Headway, Thesis, Genesis and the sorts cost money I@d rather hear some...
Forum: Website Design 27th September 2012, 06:00 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Oh and here's the link for the reference site:

Papa Zita | Glasgow Rock Band (http://papazita.co.uk/)
Forum: Website Design 27th September 2012, 05:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
Re: New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Thanks for the info, I'm currently looking into frameworks, they seem to be a good half way between the use of themes and custom themes. I'm looking Thesis and wondering if anyone has any experience...
Forum: Website Design 27th September 2012, 02:48 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,134
Posted By Alex6534
New to the Wordpress scene, creating sites for clients

Hi everyone,

Like the title says I'm new to the wordpress scene, and CMS in general. Any sites I've coded have been with strict html, css, javascript and some php. However the more I look into it...
Forum: Offline Marketing 4th August 2012, 11:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,009
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Hostgator Reseller hosting + outsource end user support?

Thanks guys, was interested in the reseller package to bring in some extra income instead of losing business, but since Hostgator won't provide direct support, probably better that I learn as I go,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd August 2012, 12:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,009
Posted By Alex6534
Hostgator Reseller hosting + outsource end user support?

Hi guys,

I'm new to IM and this forum, just setup a hostgator reseller account so I can provide hosting for any clients in the future. However the more I read the more headaches there seem to be...
Forum: Website Design 30th July 2012, 06:37 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

^I think that's something I'd work on over the next year or two, I've still got an awful lot to learn, and until I'm completely confident in my abilities I'd rather use something tried and tested....
Forum: Website Design 27th July 2012, 08:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

Thanks guys, i'll be setting it up shortly. Thinking of starting with 3/5 page sites to get a feel for it, an get a few under my belt. Hoping I can make some money with hosting too.
Forum: Website Design 26th July 2012, 02:16 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

Also, would you recommend buying two hosting accounts? I'm thinking of buying Hostgator's Baby Plan for my own websites and also the Reseller aluminium account for clients. Total would be about...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 26th July 2012, 08:19 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,300
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Where do you buy reseller hosting?

I'm thinking of going the reseller hosting route, primarily hostgator's aluminium plan. Would this be too much for a beginner or would you say It's a good way to start?
Forum: Off Topic Forum 26th July 2012, 03:29 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 670
Posted By Alex6534
Re: When is the iPhone 5 coming out?

I'm interested in the Iphone 5, the galaxy sIII is selling for some great prices so it'l be a tough decision....
Forum: Website Design 25th July 2012, 01:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 904
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Text To Speech Software

Depends, I'm a visually impaired web designer so I use them almost daily. For Windows, I would say Dolphin Supernova, for Mac, the built in voices are brilliant. Personally I prefer the Mac options...
Forum: Website Design 25th July 2012, 11:48 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

Hey guys, what do you's think of the name bonniewebdesign.com?
I'm from Scotland and `bonnie` is a term for beautiful/well presented.
Forum: Website Design 25th July 2012, 07:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

Wow, I gotta say this forum is brilliant :). So much valuable information! Just now I have a good understanding html, css, javascript (some jquery), sql, flash and learning php/ajax in the coming...
Forum: Website Design 25th July 2012, 03:26 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

Just now I'm about to open a reseller account with hostgator, however while I'm registering my domain it only offers .org .com or .net. How would I go about attaining a .co.uk domain for my main page?
Forum: Website Design 25th July 2012, 01:00 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Re: Beginner web designer, need some advice

Thanks guys for your comments, so focus on one aspect just now? Thinking I should stick to CMS just now since it will allow me to get things done quickly, also if the client wants to edit information...
Forum: Website Design 24th July 2012, 05:42 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,202
Posted By Alex6534
Beginner web designer, need some advice

Hi guys,

I'm very new here, just joined tonight. I'm currently studying Interactive Media and soon to be entering a Diploma level (HND). I'm looking at getting into freelancing web design as a...
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