Hello there!
I guess you are visiting this page of my blog because you are interested in the blog designs I create. Or maybe you just want to look-see?
First of all, most people want to know the pricing. I free-lance design, and do graphics because it's fun and I love it... therefore I try to charge minimal fees for each project. Most of the cost is in the time I invest to communicate with you and revise the design multiple times.
Custom blog banner:
USD$60-80
Custom blog banner with background:
USD$80-100
Custom blog banner with background and multiple sidebar icons/images: USD$100-150
Custom blog banner with background and multiple sidebar icons/images INCLUSIVE of uploading, technical support etc:
USD$150-200
Custom etsy store banner:
USD$20-25
Add-on technical support for any of the first three:
USD$20-50
The reason I am listing price "ranges" instead of a fixed price is because I want to be mindful of budgets. As a student myself, I have a tight budget, and I know not everyone has *a lot* of money to spend on their blog. Whatever I charge is simply for the time I spend designing for your blog. If your budget is lower than any of the pricing I have listed, please do contact me....... I would still love to help you out, and we can work something between us that will be agreeable!!! I love to receive and reply emails anyway :)
The word CUSTOM entails a lot! This means that I usually begin by asking you to name some favorites or ideas you would like to see carried out in your blog banner/design. Colors, flower types, birds, music, script... to name a few. From there, I draft a design that I hope carries all the meaning and detail that you have asked for, and I email the image to you. This drafting, emailing, and discussion carries on back and forth between me and you until we are both SUPER HAPPY with the design! This process can take anywhere from 1-2 days, 1-2 weeks, or sometimes 1-2 months (depending on how well I interpret your thoughts, and how fussy you are!! LOL).
You can contact me at this email address: viola.mahr@gmail.com. Feel free to email me anytime; I'll do my best to make a reply as soon as possible (payment is also by paypal to this email address; we will discuss and arrange that via email).
Please note that I am not a professionally trained web-designer. Hence, I have limitations in the HTML/CSS coding department and may not be able to fulfill all your requests. When I work with a customer, I do much research and learning as we go along (this may extend the time length of a project). Also, I can do a standard blog design: banner, background, sidebar images/icons, and simple navigation bars. If along the way, you request something that I am not able to fulfill, I will still be committed to finishing every aspect of your blog that I am able to accomplish. I ask for your understanding if I am unable to do something that you ask (I am human, and a not-yet 20-year-old human at that). ;) So far, almost every single one of the ladies I have worked with have been so understanding and I really really appreciate that. I hope you are that way too. =)
Here are some of the blog banners I have designed. Click on the images to go to these ladies' blogs to see the rest of the blog that matches the banners (some of these ladies did their own backgrounds or added free templates, so credit goes elsewhere). The entire list of blogs I've designed are in the right-hand sidebar.
(I created several banners for Linda, so the one she currently has on her blog may not be this one. Thanks, Linda!) =)
(this is the second banner for Pattie's blog... she changed the name, and wanted a simpler look from the original one I designed, so this is the result, and we both love it!)
P.S. Some may think that my designs all look the same. I admit as much... but that's because most of the ladies who come to me for design projects all have the same style in mind: vintage/floral/shabby. However, I always love a good challenge, and occasionally have done more clean-and-simple styles. Please don't hesitate to contact me if that's what you're looking for (or any other style) as I can read your mind via emails and interpret exactly what you want. =)
P.P.S Please don't sue me if you see one or two graphics from your project replicated in other blog designs. I don't charge much for my projects, so I don't spend on stock images, vectors, etc. Most of the graphics I use are self-created or downloads, so I make full use of them to create beautiful things. Don't worry, your design will be uniquely yours! =) (and you can always email me if you have any concerns or questions).
