Category: WordPress

A showcase of stunning premium WordPress themes we have used to create client websites in the past. Premium themes cost from around $50 each and if purchased directly via our affiliate links on sites like Themeforest, Woothemes, Mojo Themes, Themes Kingdom etc and we’ll set the theme up for you on your own hosting account from just $50.

Additional customisation and modifications can also be provided for an additional fee, for example embedding your logo, setting up your navigation menu, contact form and main pages, installing plugins, uploading images, content or demo data. All the client websites showcased in the following portfolio were based on premium WordPress themes, most of which were the further customised for the client.

Click here to contact us and request further details of our premium theme set-up and installation service.

Show case items coming soon…

WordPress comes in two ‘flavours’: hosted or self-hosted. We offer a free installation and set-up service for anyone choosing self-hosted WordPress. In order for us to keep our WordPress set up service free we require users to sign-up for a WordPress hosting package via one of our affiliate links. This way you get quality web hosting, which every website needs anyway, coupled with professional set up for your new website and we gain a new client. Everyone wins!

Hosting package details will be posted here shortly…

While a basic WordPress.com blog at yourname.wordpress.com is free, if you need more features, they charge extra! The following functionality is charged as a WordPress.com premium upgrade – the true cost of a FREE WordPress.com blog / website account:

1. Domain Name Mapping & Registration: Remove ‘wordpress’ from your URL and use your own domain. Note: you still have NO FTP access to your files or ability to add 3rd party themes, plugins or code. Cost $13.00 – $25 per domain p.a.
2. Custom Design Font + CSS Editor: Lets you customize fonts + stylesheets, but not edit PHP or template files. Cost $30.00 p.a.
3. No-Ads: Remove WordPress adverts from your blog. You are still not permitted to add your own ads e.g. AdSense, affiliate links, sponsored / paid posts or any kind of prohibited code. Cost $30.00 per annum.
4. Video Upload: Embed video in your blog posts and pages. You may need a space upgrade too! Cost $60.00 per annum.
5. Space: Increase from 3GB to 10GB, 25GB, 50GB, 100GB, 200GB + add ability to upload audio / music. Cost $20 – $290 p.a.
6. Bundles: A combination of upgrades 1 – 5 above at a discounted price. Cost from $99 p.a. depending on space required.
7. Premium Themes: Add options for site customization + a limited selection of premium themes. Note: You are still not permitted to upload your own or 3rd party premium themes or plugins. One-time cost typically $50 per theme.
8. Site Redirect: Have WordPress.com redirect yourblogname.wordpress.com pages & posts to a new domain. Cost $13.00 p.a.
9. Guided Transfer: Have WordPress.com move your blog permanently to your self-hosted website. Cost $129.00 per transfer.

By now it should be obvious that, unless you are happy with no ‘bells and whistles’ and for ads for other websites and services to appear alongside your own content, a WordPress.com blog / website is NOT FREE. More important: if you want to brand your blog and use your own domain name (why wouldn’t you?), add extra functionality and use a premium theme, it’s going to cost you!

In fact, a self-hosted WordPress website with a $50 premium theme on a $9.99 per month hosting plan that you own and control 100%, will cost you less in year 1 than a WordPress.com blog with a $99 upgrade bundle & $50 premium theme! So if you are serious about your business and your business website, WordPress.com may not the best choice for several reasons, not least price!

If the thought of getting your own hosting and setting up your own WordPress website using your own domain name is daunting – don’t worry! We offer either a free WordPress set-up service when you purchase hosting through our affiliate links (they pay us a commission to cover our costs), or a low-cost paid WordPress set-up service if you already have your own hosting and want to use a premium domain and theme.

Our WordPress website set up service options include both a FREE WP set-up service and a PAID WP setup service where additional services are required. Since Year 2000 Free Blog Site and our parent company 1LG.com has completed dozens of similar client projects – from simple websites to complex ecommerce stores, membership sites and price comparison websites.

Our PAID WordPress set-up service includes premium theme and plugin installation and configuration, with demo-data and / or customisation as required – the fee for which will be based on the amount of work involved.

Our free WP blog / website setup service is offered to anyone who purchases hosting via our affiliate links, or, if you already have hosting, we’ll do it for a small fee. You can of choose to “Do It Yourself” if you are comfortable with control panels, nameservers, file structures and databases etc; but for those that have neither the time nor the skills to install WordPress themselves, why not give our FREE WordPress set up service a try.

Here’s what you get with our FREE WordPress set-up service: 0ur WordPress team will set up and configure your WordPress website for optimal efficiency and usability. We’ve spent years learning what works and what doesn’t. We make your life easier by handling the trickiest steps involved in setting up WordPress yourself, eliminating your need for technical skills, with the added bonus that your new website will look great and function just as you wanted it to.

We know the best WordPress themes, plugins and widgets that really stand out from the many thousands available and are most likely to help you achieve your online goals. We know which plugins are essential for your WordPress blog, especially SEO tools to increase traffic, anti spam tools and widgets to increase social media engagement. We will deliver a fully set up and configured WordPress website with a wide choice of themes and all the essential plugins and widgets you need “out of the box”, so you can start adding content right away.

Our PAID WordPress blog website set up service includes your choice of  premium theme from our one of the leading themes marketplaces; such as Themeforest.net, Mojothemes.com, Elegantthemes.com, Woothemes.com, ThemesKingdom.com and more. See our post on the top themes and theme directories for more information on choosing a premium theme for your new website.

If you have already purchased a premium theme from any of the 3rd party WordPress theme marketplaces, we will install it for you for FREE, provided you purchase a hosting package from our hosting partners.

With our free WordPress set up service there are only 3 steps you need to complete, in comparison the 10 steps required for DIY WordPress installation!

All you need to do is:

1. Choose a name and theme
2. Choose your hosting package
3. Sign up here + start adding content

Additional customisations are charged at normal hourly rates.

For the DIY enthusiasts – here are the 10 main steps required to install and set-up WordPress yourself:

1. Buy a domain name
2. Buy a hosting package
3. Point your domain nameservers to your hosting account
4. Login to your hosting account
5. Install the latest WordPress version
6. Set up your email, contact form and pretty urls (permalinks)
7. Select a free theme or buy a premium theme, upload to your server and configure it
8. Install essential free plugins e.g. security, seo, antispam, caching…
9. Embed a logo & set up menu navigation, widgets, copyrights…
10. Create and add content to individual pages and posts

With our FREE WordPress installation, your new blog website will be set up with your choice from dozens of free WordPress themes (item 7 above). If you’d prefer to buy and use a premium theme there will be a charge to set this up and configure it to your needs.

With our FREE WordPress installation we will install and set up essential free plugins (item 8 above). If you need any premium paid plugins to be installed there will be a charge to set these up and configure them to meet your requirements.

If you purchase a premium theme using our affilate links below, send us your purchase receipt, we’ll install and configure your new premium theme or plugin on an existing or new WordPress website for a reduced fee.

Premium themes and plugins can be purchased from 3rd party theme marketplaces such as:

• Woothemes.com
• ThemeForest.net
• MojoThemes.com
• ThemesKingdom.com
• Elegantthemes.com
• and more…

We offer a free WordPress installation and set-up service to anyone who purchases hosting via one of our affiliate links. This popular service regularly attracts questions from potential users. The following Q&A aims to answer your most common questions. Simply click each question below to view the answer. If you still have questions please do not hesitate to contact us. For example if you seek custom website design and development, our parent company 1LG.com has been offering custom web development since Year 2000.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_toggle title=”Why WordPress?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472141281-52d49329-6b90″]WordPress is the world’s most popular website blog CMS software with over 60 million WordPress websites online today. The #1 status and popularity of WordPress is due to its ease of use, flexibility, and is free to download. Not just used for blogs, WordPress is a very powerful website publishing platform many thousands of themes and plugins available to download capable of running a large business website, online shop or web application with cutting edge features and functionality that can be used on any device from a mobile phone upwards.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Which WordPress?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472532755-f0e2d24f-bffb”]We set up WordPress.org software on your ‘self-hosted’ server. This is different to WordPress.com which is a network hosted account where your site is simply part of their network. Blogger.com and Facebook.com accounts are similar in that respect; they own the content not you. A WordPress.com account is more for hobbyists as they also restrict your use of themes, plugins and your ability to customise your site or use it to make money. You are also bound by their terms as to the content you can publish e.g. no advertising or affiliate links are allowed (they add their own ads to your site unless you pay for ‘no ads’) and if you violate their terms your site can be terminated without warning. If you want a serious or business website you need a self-hosted WordPress website like the ones we set up for free.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”My WordPress?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472623887-a917cb26-7f20″]WordPress.org makes the same software used WordPress.com freely available for anyone to download and used on their own hosting without any restriction as to use. While the software can be set up as a multisite network exactly like WordPress.com with limitations imposed by the network owner, that is NOT what we offer. We offer our customers a completely autonomous WordPress website on your own hosting account, that’s 100% yours to do with as you wish.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Hosting WordPress?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472666744-61b5dce3-07ef”]With thousands of self-proclaimed best web hosting services it can be difficult to choose the best host for your needs, especially if this is your first website. Because web hosting is one of the key factors that can make or break a website, you need someone you can rely on to help you make the right hosting decision. Having been involved in IT since the 1980’s and actively designing, developing and hosting client websites since before Year 2000, we believe we are well qualified to guide you in this very important choice.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Hosting Cost?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472745575-726acf20-7e78″]Hosting prices are subject to change. For the most up-to-date hosting prices, enter your name, choose a domain and you will see all the different pricing options for the hosting accounts and extras. Packages tend to vary from around $9.95 to $24.95 per month depending on which plan you choose and whether you prepay your hosting. You’ll get a bigger discount when you pay annually rather than monthly but very often your first 30 days are free with a monthly package, making it an easier decision to try it out.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Signing Up?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472871074-461814c3-6920″]Simply sign-up for a hosting account with any one of the hosting providers linked to here. If there are any money-off coupons available they will be embedded in the link already. Do NOT use any external coupons or other links on any other websites as we would not get our commission and you would not then be qualified to take advantage of our ‘free WordPress set up’ offer.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What’s included?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456472918645-4626053f-7502″]Depending on the package you choose many partner webhosts allow you to host an unlimited number of websites on an unlimited number of domains on a single cPanel account, however our FREE WordPress set up offer is limited to one website per hosting account. We can set up more websites after the first one, for a small fee. Many webhosting partners offer Free Google Adwords credits. They all offer a 99.9% uptime guarantee and a 30-day money back guarantee. Reliable and professional email and phone customer support is available if at any time you have a problem with your website, often 24/7 depending on the package chosen.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Why Free?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473051757-a804787f-6b8a”]You may be wondering why we offer to set up your WordPress website for free. To enable us to keep our free WordPress set up business model viable and provide you with this service, we require users to sign-up for hosting with one of our partner webhosting companies. Partners are selected because they offer high quality hosting + superior customer service. This ensures you get quality web hosting (you’ll need it anyway) and we earn commission from our partners for referring new clients. Everybody wins! Our in-house team also offer paid services such as graphic design, website tweaking, modifications and even custom website design services to our client base. Occasionally we also recommend other products or services we are affiliated with to help you succeed online.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Already got hosting?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473110129-05c29b19-230f”]To use our free WordPress set up service you need to sign up for a new hosting account with one of our webhosting partners so we can make our commission. Also, our normal WordPress set up procedures may not be compatible with every webhost. If your webhost is compatible with WordPress we can set up your site on your current hosting account for a one-time installation fee.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Domain costs?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473161540-08eaf8af-3677″]Domain registration prices are subject to change. Currently if you buy a domain through our webhosting partners it costs $14.95. While you may find cheaper domain registration elsewhere, you’ll need to change the nameservers yourself before it will work with your new webhosting account. This may add 24-48 hours to the time it takes to set up your website while we wait for the nameservers to propagate.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Already got hosting?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473198423-85175a90-8a3e”]Yes. When signing up for hosting simply select the box that says something like ‘Use a domain I already own’ and it will skip the domain registration section of the form. Then when you email us your hosting purchase receipt details, simply tell us you are using a domain you already own and we will send you instructions on how and what to change your nameservers to. Note: nameserver changes can delay your site set up by 24-48 hours.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Any limitations?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473261072-536c1716-aefe”]With a WordPress.org self-hosted website you don’t have the same limitations as you would have with a WordPress.com site. Your website can be made to perform almost any functionality you wish provided you are not infringing the copyrights of others, posting suspicious content or spamming your site visitors.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Premium Themes?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473317544-bf04bf89-d748″]With a WordPress.org self-hosted website you don’t have the same limitations as you would have with a WordPress.com site. Your website can be made to perform almost any functionality you wish provided you are not infringing the copyrights of others, posting suspicious content or spamming your site visitors.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Custom Tweaks?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473373114-bc19da4c-695e”]Yes. If you wish you can retain us to do customisations for you or you can even get another web designer to customise your WordPress website.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Moneyback guarantee?” icon=”0″ icon_closed=”0″ el_id=”1456473460333-718aaeed-7549″]All webhosting partner hosting accounts have a 30-day money back guarantee. Our WordPress website set up service is completely FREE so a guarantee is not applicable. Your website set up is normally completed within 24-48 hours (not guaranteed) but can take longer if you are using your own theme or an existing domain while we wait for your nameservers to change. You will be purchasing your domain name (unless you own a domain already) and your hosting package where your WordPress website files are stored with one of our webhosting partners. If you are ever unhappy with this hosting service you can cancel your hosting account at any time and take your WordPress website files with you.[/vc_toggle][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Please provide as much background information as possible in the form opposite, so we can better interpret your needs when setting up your new WordPress website for you…

1. Tell us about you:
   • Your name and email
2. Tell us about your website:
   • Your website name / title / strapline
   • Your chosen premium theme from our portfolio
   • Contact details if you want them displayed on a contact us page
   • Personal bio or company overview for your website about page
   • Social media account URLs e.g.YouTube, Twitter, Facebook
   • Your website purpose e.g. products, service, information etc
   • Your website goals e.g. traffic, sales, leads, reputation
   • Your website target audience and where are they located
   • What computer and internet skills does your website manager have
   • What keywords will be used to find your website on Google
   • What colour scheme would you prefer for your website
3. Your website will be set up with the following pages – Home | About Us | Main Topic Page | Blog / News | Contact Us. Now tell us:
   • Would you like us to upload a logo for you
   • Is an online contact form required on your contact us page
4. Please tell us if you need any of the following chargeable extra assistance
   • Is a newsletter signup form required with mail list integration
   • If page content is ready do you want us to add it for you
   • How many extra pages would you like us to set up for you
   • Do you need help to set up an ecommerce enabled shop
   • Custom graphic design and functional development
   • Anything else?
5. Tell us about your hosting package
   • One you’ve signed up for hosting you will receive an email receipt with your hosting server details, login username & password, domain name and name servers. Please copy & paste this information in the relevant box opposite.

Any extra assistance or customization support you require (see 4. above) can be provided by our WordPress experts at standard hourly rates for small projects, or, for larger projects we would be happy to provide a custom quote once your exact requirements have been identified.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Please complete this form:[/vc_column_text][contact-form-7 id=”169″ title=”Order your free WP set-up service”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

We offer a FREE WordPress installation and set-up service for anyone purchasing hosting through one of our affiliate links. We get paid by the hosting company, which covers the cost of the service we provide to you absolutely free. Our WP set-up service is ideal for customers who either don’t know how to setup a WordPress website, or who would simply prefer to have a professional do it for them. Additional services can be provided for a fee. Meantime here’s what you get with our FREE WP installation and set-up service:

• Install WordPress
• Install theme
• Configure permalinks
• Setup security and anti-spam
• Install essential plugins
• Embed your logo
• Set up menu and footer links
• Integrate contact form
• Set up your email
• Embed your social media
• Install Yoast SEO plugin
• Install caching plugin

Already got a website hosting account?

No problem. We can still help you, but would need to charge a small fee instead. Contact us to request a quote, or view our prevous work for examples of what we can do for you.

Already got a WordPress premium theme?

No problem. We can still help you, but MAY need to charge a small fee as some premium themes are more complex than many of the free WordPress themes that you can choose from the WordPress repository. Contact us to request a quote, or view our prevous work for examples of what we can do for you.

Why Choose Us to set up your WordPress website?

Our in-house WordPress team has hand-built dozens of bespoke client websites since Year 2000, so we’ve got a LOT of experience and know what works and what doesn’t. Increasingly, a lot of our work is based on the WordPress CMS platform using premium themes rather than starting from scratch – it’s quicker and much cheaper for our clients – yet still produces a professional looking and feature-rich website at a much more affordable price than ever before.

WordPress is the world’s favourite blog / website CMS

With over 60 million users world-wide, WordPress now powers nearly 25% of all websites on the internet today. Free and open-source, it’s the content management system software of choice for many of the world’s top internet marketers, from ‘mom & pop’ businesses to global industries, to build their online businesses, due to its flexibility, scaleability and ease of use. But this wasn’t the case around 10 years ago, when WordPress was mainly used as a blogging platform. Today, besides blogging, you can use WordPress to build and run powerful websites and web applications.

First, understand that WordPress, WordPress.org and WordPress.com are all referring to an application that builds websites – its called WordPress of course. WordPress is free and open-source.

If you’re new to WordPress, you might not realise that there are actually two versions of WordPress – WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Confusingly both are built on the same core WordPress software platform. WordPress.com however is a managed, shared hosting platform built on WordPress. It handles all updates, backups, and security for its users. WordPress.org is a self-hosted version of the same core WordPress software that you can download for free, and host on a server of your choice, providing total flexibility of what you can build with it.

So which WordPress version is best to host a large website or a simple blog?

While hobbyist bloggers will continue to predominate the WordPress.com platform, today, many businesses may find it rather restrictive as a business website or ecommerce store and are moving to the self-hosted WordPress.org version that has no such limitations.

Which WordPress version is best for you will therefore depend on whether you are using WordPress as a personal blog or a business website. Also, if you need a website that YOU OWN AND CONTROL 100%, you should choose WordPress.org rather than WordPress.com. It could also cost you a lot less!

Further information on the main differences between the WordPress.com blogging platform and self-hosted WordPress.org version recommended for business websites is provided below:

WordPress.com versus self-hosted WordPress.org

WordPress.com is free to use, making it the world’s most popular blogging platform, but has usage limitations, unless you pay extra.

Even then, you cannot monetise a WordPress.com blog. You cannot sell your own products, promote affiliate products or sell advertising on it. More importantly, THEY own YOUR content and THEY impose the rules.

If you breach WordPress.com Terms of Service they can & do delete your files from their server without warning. Here’s the clause: “[WordPress] may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately.” Be warned!

WordPress.com blogs are hosted on their server network – a bit like the Facebook network model – making it a good choice for hobbyist bloggers, but not for a business website or one where you need total control.

WordPress.org software is also FREE and has many advantages for those who want to own and control their own website.

‘Self-hosted’ WordPress.org core software is the same great software as used at WordPress.com plus enhanced flexibility minus the limitations. You can choose from thousands of premium themes and plugins to improve appearance, functionality and user-experience.

With self-hosted WordPress you have 100% control over what you put on your website and how you use it. Your website and all its content belongs to YOU and you can customize it any way you wish. You can monetize it by selling your own products online, promote affiliate 3rd party products and services to earn referral commissions, or offer advertising space on your website.

While the WordPress.org software is free to download, you need to purchase a domain name and hosting to run it on i.e. “your own self-hosted WordPress website”.

You’ll need to install WordPress on your chosen hosting server – most offer “one-click” WordPress installation using a free “out-of-the-box” default theme. You can change your theme at any time and there are hundreds of free and premium themes to choose from. Similarly there are hundreds of WordPress plugins designed to extend the functionality available on your website.

Depending on the complexity of your theme and business requirements, at this stage you may wish to employ a professional to help you to configure your new theme and make your website look and work as you wish it to, especially if you plan to run an online store, directory or membership website for example.

We offer a low cost WordPress configuration service for anyone purchasing premium themes, plugins, or hosting via our referral links. This includes installing and setting up your choice of premum theme, with essential plugins, navigation menu, main pages, footer widgets, working contact form and even logo upload. Additional customdesign and development can also be undertaken via our parent company 1LG.com

WordPress.com: Why it’s not really FREE!

While a basic WordPress.com blog at yourname.wordpress.com free, they charge extra for the following premium upgraded functionality:

1. Domain Mapping & Domain Registration: Remove ‘wordpress’ from your URL and use your own domain. Note: you still have NO FTP access to your files or ability to add 3rd party themes, plugins or non-permitted code e.g. JavaScript. Cost $13.00 – $25 per domain p.a.
2. Custom Design Font + CSS Editor: Lets you customize fonts and stylesheets, but not edit core PHP or template files. Cost $30.00 p.a.
3. No-Ads: Remove WordPress adverts from your blog. You are still not permitted to add your own ads e.g. AdSense, affiliate links, sponsored / paid posts or any kind of prohibited code. Cost $30.00 per annum.
4. Video Upload: Embed video in your blog posts and pages. You may need a space upgrade too! Cost $60.00 per annum.
5. Space Upgrade: Increase from 3GB to 10GB, 25GB, 50GB, 100GB, 200GB + add ability to upload audio / music. Cost $20 – $290 p.a.
6. Bundles: A combination of upgrades 1 – 5 above at a discounted price. Cost from $99 p.a. depending on space required.
7. Premium Themes: Add options for site customization and a limited number / selection of premium themes with author support. Note: You are still not permitted to upload your own or 3rd party premium themes or plugins. One-time cost typically $50 per theme.
8. Site Redirect: If you decide to leave WordPress.com they will redirect yourblogname.wordpress.com pages & posts to your new domain. Cost $13.00 per annum.
9. Guided Transfer: Have WordPress.com move your blog permanently to a self-hosted WordPress.org site. Cost $129.00 per transfer.

By now it should be obvious that WordPress.com is NOT FREE if you use your own domain, add extra functionality and use a premium theme.

In fact a self-hosted WordPress website with a premium theme on a $9.99 per month hosting plan that you own and control 100%, costs less in year 1 than WordPress.com with a $99 upgrade bundle & $50 premium theme!