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Creative Motion Design Inc. is a photography website template and hosting provider based in North Carolina, USA. It mainly serves photographers and creative professionals with editable HTML portfolios, WordPress blog themes, photo shopping carts, and secure hosting. Rather than a general-purpose enterprise SaaS platform, it is positioned as a niche site-building platform for portfolio presentation and image sales.
The core product includes a website admin panel, unlimited pages and subpages, mobile/tablet responsiveness, an HD video player, multi-track music, a background library, Splash Page, social media toolbar, built-in SEO tools, and Google Analytics. The photo shopping cart can sell photos, downloads, products, and packages with no commission fees, and supports password-protected galleries and custom currencies. On the payment side, it explicitly supports PayPal and Authorize.Net, as well as manual payments. The WordPress blog includes 10 themes and is bundled with the photo shopping cart. Client Sites allow users to create unlimited mini-sites for client projects, case studies, or tutorials.
The main copy states that website templates are sold for a one-time fee, but does not disclose specific template prices. CMD hosting costs USD 100 per year or USD 10 per month, including 20GB of storage, unlimited bandwidth, an SSL certificate, domain email, FTP, a WordPress blog, and ongoing updates. Users can also pay USD 100 to transfer the site to their own server, but after transfer they will no longer receive new features or updates, and the SSL certificate cannot be transferred. Custom design is available at USD 60/hour, or as a 5-hour design package for USD 180. A 10-day trial without a credit card and a 30-day refund are offered.
The main advantage is its comprehensive coverage of photography workflows: portfolio display, private client galleries, blogging, online sales, and hosting support are tightly integrated, and photo sales are commission-free. The admin panel emphasizes no-code editing, making it suitable for non-technical users. Drawbacks include no visible open API, Webhooks, multi-user collaboration, role-based permissions, or modern compliance certifications. The terms also place considerable restrictions on template modifications and uploading third-party programs. The lack of clear template pricing also makes purchasing evaluation more difficult.
It is best suited to independent photographers, wedding/portrait/commercial photography studios, and small creative businesses that need to showcase work and sell images or products directly. It is less suitable for companies requiring complex CRM, marketing automation, team permissions, China-native payment methods, or deep custom development. There is no clear information on access from China, ICP filing, local payments, or Chinese-language support, so access status should be considered unknown. Alternatives to compare include Squarespace, Wix, Format, Pixieset, SmugMug, Zenfolio, or WordPress + WooCommerce.
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