So I have been fairly unhappy with the blog theme that accompanies my winterracks site, but before I didn’t really have the know how to change it. I am still relatively new to HTML and CSS, and have no experience with PHP, but I have found two tutorials, that are step by step that I hope will allow me to not only learn more coding, but help me create my own wordpress themes.

The whole Winterracks idea was done on a shoe string budget, in fact I didn’t even have enough money to actually go into production, just had enough for one prototype. The original website cost around $350.00 to build. Later I added the blog for the intent of creating content to create buzz for my product. However the fact that the blog didn’t have the same links, or look the same as the rest of the site always bugged me, but I didn’t feel like spending anymore money, so I never did anything. But since I am going to experiment with this site, I might as well start with improving the theme, and seeing if I can create the same menus and overall look as the rest of the site.

I also think the rest of the site could use some work, but I am not going to focus on that, at least not right now, probably after I have learned some more coding I will undertake that project. The two tutorials I am using to learn about building a WordPress theme are Themeshaper.com, which is a 12 step process, and WPDesigner.com, which is a 16 step process.