To create galleries in pages or post see here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/
This is an excellent gallery resource > http://wp.me/p8gVp-L

All themes are showcased and have theme descriptions and live demo sites here http://wordpress.com/themes/ Note that we Volunteers do not assist with theme selection as it's subjective decision making process as we are focused on providing assistance with support issues only.

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If you don't understand the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, you may find this information helpful.

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I'm sorry that you had to end up with a whole new site! But I'm glad that you're on steadier footing now.

Just let me know if you have further questions about WP.com.

I think the issue was that it was a WP.com and not WP.org site.

I'm new to this so I can't be too specific on the details as it's well over my head at this stage in my web building process.

You may have changed these nameservers since your call from GD, but I see that the nameservers are pointing to WP.com - did you change these back? If not, that was your problem.

To answer your question of what to do now: You have multiple options! For my WP.org installation, I use BlueHost. I know a lot of people have had success with Dreamhost and HostGator as well.

You can set up your hosting and install your WP.org site (Dreamhost has one-click installation, for example), and then you can log into WP.com to redirect your nameservers to point to your new WP.org site:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/

I'm surprised GD gave you some pushback - if you check out the link above, there is information specifically for changing your nameservers with GoDaddy. I'm sorry you've had a frustrating experience!

Here is a lot of clarifying information that I think is really helpful to folks who are just starting out with domains:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

Does this help you?

Now the question is. Since I registered the domain through WordPress.com (and all I want to do is use a custom theme) can I go to a company such as Bluehost or HostGator and get this to work?

http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/purchased-wordpresscom-domain-to-godaddy-hosting?replies=6

@auxclass - When speaking with GoDaddy, I verified that my nameservers were named properly and pointing in the right direction. From my understand (I'm a nOOb with this stuff), the issues has to do with GoDaddy not being able to recognize the information being sent from WordPress since it works through multiple IP addresses.
- This is where GoDaddy advised me to edit my DNS where I bought my domain name (WordPress) to point to their IP.
- Since WordPress uses multiple IP's instead of point to one specific, this is where the issue occurs. (If I understand what GoDaddy was saying)

http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/#update-name-servers

GoDaddy tells you to "Update your DNS (A record) to point to your hosting account."

The problem with that is that you can't.

You need to use a CNAME record, not A. (An A record specifies a single IP address. WordPress.com blogs don't have a single IP address; they run on many servers at once, and have many IP addresses).

So I guess my real question is: What do I do?

I purchased my domain (kineticstills.com) through wordpress with the idea of wanting to use a custom theme. Reading that i would have to host the domain through someone other than WordPress, I went to GoDaddy.

After purchasing the domain, hosting and theme I started to try and make everything work. This is where things go nowhere.

To use another source for hosting, you have to edit the DNS within WordPress. The issue with this is, you can't from GoDaddy.

I can't transfer the domain because it's been purchased under 60 days ago. I can get refunded for the hosting because it's been too long. And finally, I cannot get the website to work because of this issues.

So, does anyone have any idea on what to do?

Cliffs: domain through WordPress (KineticStills.com), host through GoDaddy (want custom theme), cannot edit DNS.

Maybe you'd better read this for better clarity on what the differences are between hosted WordPress.com (where we are) and self-hosted WordPress installs: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

Yes I do know that it does not work on the .com site, but is it not also possible to upload onto the .org site to make it work on the .com site?

One thing I do know is that it is possible to upload a theme from other than the wordpress site itself

This is not correct for WordPress.COM sites. It is not possible.

If you do want to go down this route you can ask at http://wordpress.org/support/

When I purchased the theme from this website it is compatible with WordPress 3.1 and up. One thing I do know is that it is possible to upload a theme from other than the wordpress site itself, but I am just not quite sure where and how. otherwise why would there be so many sites with the demand of customization?
Thanks for the help though!

If you want to stay with WordPress.com, contact themeforest and explain the problem to get a refund.

If you want use the theme you purchased from themeforest, then you will have to purchase 3rd party hosting elsewhere and set up the standalone version of WordPress there. Here are a few more points about self-hosting as mentioned by the sacred path, another forum volunteer: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/evolve-theme?replies=4#post-860062

(Right now I just have a default wordpress.com theme up)

First of all, I bought a domain name on wordpress.com, then bought a theme from ThemeForest.net
(http://themeforest.net/item/village-an-awesome-fullscreen-wordpress-theme/237812)
And then realized that I needed WordPress.ORG to upload this theme, but I don't know the first place to start trying to upload the theme folder.
Do I need to buy a hosting site to be able to upload my purchased theme or does my $99 purchase of a domain from wordpress.COM cover that 'hosting'?

You may use any of the available themes we have under Appearance > Themes in your dashboard, and you may want to look into purchasing the Custom Design Upgrade to customize one of the themes we offer.

for some reason when uploading the XML file the theme did not transfer? is this right?

That is the way things work normally

is there something that you have to do separately to transfer your theme?

You need to find a similar theme over at WordPress.ORG - see above - note that the themes at WordPress.COM are highly modified for use on WordPress.COM

You also need to make friends at WordPress.ORG for support of your new blog

Would greatly appreciate your support :)

Can I not simply transfer my site to the wordpress.org servers so I can upload my theme??

No - WordPress.ORG is the keeper of the WordPress software - they are not a host - they do have some recommended hosts

DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING because you can't undo it and whether or not you move, you're going to need that custom domain.

Read this before you do anything else. http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/