Author Website: Choosing a Website Design
WordPress makes it really easy to change the design of your website. There are hundreds of themes (designs) available that you can install and customize.
When it comes to choosing a theme (design), there are two options.
Free. There are literally thousands of free themes (designs) to choose from. Start with TwentyThirteen from the actual creators of WordPress. It’s not their newest theme, but it is the easiest to setup. It has a lot of great functionality and offers a lot of customization. If you want to get your website setup and start adding content right away, stick with this default theme (designs). The downside to free layouts are they are often hard to customize and come with no support.
Premium. Usually for less than $100 you can pickup a premium theme (design) that has a lot more functionality and comes with support, customer forums, and most importantly, documentation on how to get the site setup. Here are some suggestions:
- Thrive Themes. Check out their Ignition Theme. Combined with their amazing drag-and-drop Thrive Architect you’re able to create a great looking website that is highly customizable. (Warning: If you aren’t tech savvy, there’s a learning curve so be prepared to spend a few hours going through their documentation and learning how to set it up.)
- Published: A WordPress Author Theme or Cadmus: A WordPress Theme for Authors – These two themes are much easier to setup. They are also a little cheaper. The only downsides are you don’t have as many layout options and having an email signup on the homepage is harder to do. That said, you get a great site that you can setup in less than an hour.
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