Website using WordPress

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  vkhanson · Member · May 8, 2013 at 1:21 am

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  I have two blogs with WordPress but I’m wanting to actually use WordPress for my actual business websites (I have two).
  First, how can I transfer my domains from where they are (JustHost and GoDaddy) to WordPress so everything is in one place? Or do you not do domain registrations?
  Second, is WordPress versatile enough to be a dynamic website that doesn’t look like someone’s blog?
  Any support you can give, I would appreciate it. I’m a very small business trying to grow.

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  vkhanson · Member · May 8, 2013 at 2:21 am

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  …and can you recommend a theme for a heritage cooking school website?

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  timethief · Member · May 8, 2013 at 2:26 am

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  Or do you not do domain registrations?

  WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers. If you already have a domain that you registered elsewhere, and you want to map that domain to your blog there is a domain mapping upgrade.
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  Second, is WordPress versatile enough to be a dynamic website that doesn’t look like someone’s blog?

  A blog is a website and any WordPress blog can be restructured from being post based to being page base, but let’s put that aside for the moment. Before you make any decisions at all read this comparison carefully please http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  You can use any theme here http://wordpress.com/themes/ to create a page based structure ie. a website rather than a post based structure ie. a blog. Before you make any decisions at all read this comparison carefully please http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  On one hand, none of the characteristic “blog” features like categories, tags, authors, dates, etc. can be removed from a free hosted WordPress.com blog, without purchasing an annually renewable custom design upgrade and doing the required CSS editing.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/#frequently-asked-questions
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/custom-design/editing-css/

  On the other hand, one can edit a WordPress.org theme free of charge. That’s why I suggested you read the comparison > WordPress.com and WordPress.org: The Differences

  If you remaining at WordPress.com suits you see > Using WordPress.com to Create a Website http://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/

  Here’s a link to a custom menu walk-through > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/08/11/wordpress-com-custom-menu-walk-through/

  There are many common errors, misunderstanding and misconceptions when creating custom menus and you can read about them here > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/custom-menus/