DavidAndrewReilly

Time to find another host, they shouldn't be charging you for this.
 
And it's also worrying that their default restore uses the Kubrik theme - which was dropped back in 2010!
 
However, don't edit theme files online. Do it on your computer and upload using FTP/SVN. That way if it breaks you can fix it.

All you have to do is add the cost of the theme to the bill. But as I said, good designers won't go anywhere near an off-the-shelf template.

They buy a license for each client.
 
But real designers don't use premium themes, they build their own - which will be lighter, faster and better optimised than anything you can buy on templatemonster.

It looks good to me. If I wanted to be nitpicky and search for one little thing...I'm not sure about the black background hover on the menu being so close to the nearly black not hovered background. But I'm not sure that's a problem. On the whole, I like it.

Looks good! You might want to install a plugin like W3Total Cache to decrease page load time though.

Maybe outsource the web stuff to a developer then if your main focus is on video? That all said: as long as you are being transparent with clients that you are using pre-made themes then it's ok. But if you wanna work with larger organisations you will have to look into outsourcing / employing a developer - a theme won't cut it for them.

Why don't you work on improving your coding skills?
 
To get the most out of WordPress you have to learn to code, using premade templates won't really cut it as a professional. There's plenty of places like TreeHouse and Codeschool where you can improve your coding abilities.

Not sure what validation you're using but I find that using php to detect an abnormal amount of http: inside the message is a good start, maybe block href, html too? The quirkier you make the validation the harder it is for bot spam or bored spam linkers.

Agree with Newman that it appears to be a website form which can be stopped with decent captcha. If you're getting spam through direct emails, there's various options available;
 
Redirect your emails to a gmail account, gmail's quite good at detecting spam.
Use a spam tool on your hosting account e.g. Spamassassin
Try a 3rd party filtering service such as http://www.spamihilator.com/en or http://www.mailwasher.net/
 
Good luck!

Looks like this particular email is received through a form on your website, if yes then take couple of hours and put some stop words to your form's script. Try to use a good captcha for your forms.
 
Don't advertise your email on your website linked to mailto:
Type your email like " your name at yourdomain dot co dot uk "
 
Use ip ban and email ban
 
Hope it helps

Personally - If possible, i'd try and change - theres a lot more than usual floating about and i've always found Hotmail/outlook/msn gets a lot more than gmail

Yea, change your email address, there is not much you can do, maybe try your email filters?

We need to see the CSS for these too. Or if possible a URL to see them live.

A horizontal scrollbar appears at about 400px and without wading through a couple of thousand lines of CSS it appears that most likely the container has a width or min-width value applied at some point that isn't modified in a media query.
 
The Twiiter box also gets cut off due to having a height of 135px applied. Fine in desktop but cuts off when the list goes vertical in mobile.
 
The Portfolio looks good on the desktop but looks like a random string of images in the mobile view.
 
Why are you offering an Excel file, why not use a PDF? Excel is a MS Office file format. What about Mac and Linux users and even those Windows users who don't use Office. The PDF format is pretty much cross platform.

I see your site has 10 style sheets. Going through bootstrap-responsive style sheet I noticed you had rules for a lot of media that hold min and max widths but the one width I noticed missing is hand held devices. Below (in the spoiler) is the smallest size you seam to incorporate and from my understanding most handhelds are smaller than 480. In fact a large percentage of phones have a 240 x 320 resolution. Some are smaller and some are larger but you can see HERE all the resolutions.
 
 
my advice is to cast a rule that governs handhelds. If I have missed where you have already made rules for handhelds please excuse me.

Without seeing the code, it's kinda impossible to know...

I'd do this
 
HTML:
<div class="testimonial"> <em>Evelyn Thomson, Larbert</em> <p>Not being a big fan of gym workouts, I tentatively joined Dianne’s fitness class 6 years ago and have never regretted it. As well as providing an excellent workout regime, Dianne’s classes are geared to every age group and fitness level with different options of speed and challenge offered. Her sparkling personality and gift of choreography bring an added element of fun in a way that provides a current and modern approach, while her dance training opens avenues that give the participant the opportunity to exercise within classic and international cultures. Classes are suitable for every age group and fitness level, range from zumba and burlesque to Pilates and modern dance, all generously peppered with a liberal sprinkling of laughter!</p> </div> CSS:
.testimonial { width: 50% margin: 0 auto; } .testimonial p { text-align: center; } Then again, I'm no pro... There may be better ways out there! +1 if it helped though!

For the youtube being too wide, to fit the mobile device on your screen, you'll have to make the dimensions of the media box(or the frame that the media is in) smaller when the size of the device is smaller than the size you are using for normal size windows.. Check out more about it HERE at W3. You can review this article about responsive YOUTUBE design. This article talks more about screen resolution and designing for dynamic sizes.
 
For you navigation menu. There too the size of things need to be reduced when the window dimensions change. By decreasing a parameter(s) of the 'box model' when the screen is smaller or resize things on a percentage of the whole container.
 
See more about dynamic and responsive design HERE.
 
EDIT: forgot a link

.ytb { position:relative; margin:0 0 15px 0; padding-bottom:51%; padding-top:30px; height:0; overflow:hidden; } .ytb iframe { position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; }  
<div class="ytb"> <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/70mZUBzA-HE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div>  
Responsive youtube solution i use, taken from amazium so give it a try

.tv is just a domain extension belonging to the Islands of Tuvalu but freely available. There are some quite high profiles sites using it such as blip.tv - if it suits just go for it!

Hello everyone, I could do with some feedback on a site I am building for a client. I am a bit nervous about posting this, but do you have any recommendations? How does it work for you on mobile? Thanks in advance.
 
www.dianneinglis.com
 

Hello everyone, I could do with some feedback on a site I am building for a client. I am a bit nervous about posting this, but do you have any recommendations? How does it work for you on mobile? Thanks in advance.
 
www.dianneinglis.com
 

Thank you Jane B for giving me your experience, it was helpful. Cibgraphics, yes you are right. I am still offing both to clients, but maybe recommend them to use a WordPress Template for an eCommerce site. I have also updated my client Sheets/Questionnaire to take this into account.

My Opinion... Learn front end code. Options open up for you especially since you are not tied down to a particular platform. You can use the platform that best suits your client instead of trying to fit every site into one platform. One client might need WordPress, another might need something lighter like perch. Or you might need statamic. It better serves the client which is really what it is all about mirite.

I think you can get some sort of a WordPress site up and running very quickly. If you are happy to go with a theme designed by someone else and can find one you like then you can install that and start adding content and it really wouldn't take very long at all.
 
If you are picky about getting your site to look exactly the way you want to then it is going to take longer than if you are prepared to compromise on the finer details.
 
So far, not being a designer, I haven't attempted to design a WP site from scratch so I can't comment on that. There are various frameworks and themes that incorporate page builders that can give you a starting point.
 
What I have found takes me quite a lot of time (hoping to speed up with experience) is choosing a theme to start with and then stripping out the elements I don't want and replacing them with things that I do want. I'm beginning to think that the page builder route might be better than fighting against a theme that has bits that need removing. I have played with Elegant Theme's Divi theme - but I really don't have the design skills to build something without a theme to base it on.