A new blog for the New Year!!

December 6, 2011 2 Comments

So over the last 6 months or so, I have purposely taken on less Blog Design work, why?  Because I really needed the time to get my Local Business (I own a small local graphic design business) up and running.  Now that I am settled in and have a good idea of my schedule, I have decided that for beginning in January I want to get back in to the Blog Design business!!  I can’t tell you how excited I am about this.  The main thing that I have been doing for the past six months is working on totally “boring”, non-girly stuff!  As fun as it is to design for the local dentist in town (I really like doing that too!), I just really miss my girly side!

Soooo…. to kick off the new year, I have done 2 things.

1. I have dropped my prices :)

2. On top of the new prices, I am going to be offering these awesome discounts all the way until the new year!!  These sales are good for ANY of my Design Services.  *Discounts will be applied to your FINAL invoice, not your deposit.

 

I only offer 2 packages for blog design, but when you click on the package, there are plenty of add-ons, so you can customize your package to fit your needs!

Blogger: Header, Menu Bar, Template Styling, $175 ($75 Deposit)

If my packages and pricing do not fit within your budget, check out the other FABULOUS designers on my Find a Blog Designer page!

Check out this recent blogger blog design that I did for Sarah from Sarah Hinchey Photography!

Sarah Hinchey Photography: Custom Photography Blog Design

Filed Under: Custom Blog Design, Sale

The DIY Blog Design and Revamp Course is almost Here!

November 7, 2011 3 Comments

THIS PREORDER SALE IS OVER, PURCHASE THE CLASS HERE PLEASE.

 

I have been working REALLY hard on this, and I DON’T think that you will be disappointed! I am nearly finished with the “DIY Blog Design and Revamp Course”. It will be available on Wednesday this week!

DIY Blog Design and Revamp Course: Pre-Order Price only $49

What is the DIY Blog Design and Revamp Course?

  • The course is designed to teach you EVERYTHING you need to Design your own blog, from Start to Finish!

What do I need for the Course?

  • Nothing!  Well…. the internet, but that is it!  We will be using pixlr.com a Free, no Download required, photo editor to design with.

What is included in the Course?

  • A 20+ page Guide that walks you through the entire course and provides notes on the videos!
  • HTML & CSS Cheat Sheets
  • 8 Videos, broken up by section for easy review

Give me a Breakdown of the Course

  • Part 1: Inspriration  -  In this part of the course I talk about how I get the creative juices flowing.
  • Part 2: Finding Cute Stuff  -  I will show you where I go to find great stuff, and I also teach you about Terms of Use, so that you legally know what to buy or download.
  • Part 3: Pixlr.com  -  I will walk you through the ins and outs of Pixlr.com to prepare you for designing your blog. (No Download or Sign Up required)
  • Part 4: Back-Up & Hosting  -  In this portion of the course, we will cover Setting Up a Test Blog, Backing Up your Blog, Uploading a Template, and Hosting images in Blogger or Photobucket.
  • Part 5: Beginning HTML & CSS  -  I will help you begin to understand HTML & CSS to make blog design less scary :)
  • Part 6: Firebug & Troubleshooting  -  I give you the tools you need to install your design and troubleshoot along the way.
  • Blog Design Walkthroughs  -  I will walk you through 2 full blog designs from planning to design all the way to installing it!

Why Should I take the Course?

  • Save Money!  Get a professional look for your blog with out the high cost of Custom Blog Design.  Not only will you save money once, you will always be able to update the look of your blog for years to come.
  • Convenience!  Once you have the hang of it, take full control over you blog design always.  Want to change it up for the season?  Now you don’t need to wait on your designer.
  • Just for Fun!  No, really, it is fun.  Designing your own blog doesn’t have to be frustrating, it is fun once you get the hang of it.

What is the Cost

  • Pre-order Price:  $49!  (only until Tuesday at Midnight MST)
  • For the full month of November it will be on sale for $75.
  • After November, it will be the normal price of $99.
Filed Under: DIY, DIY Blog Design, Easy, Sale, Sneek Peek Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

New Freebies, New Shop Clip Art, and a HUGE SALE!!!!

September 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

Good Morning Monday!

Well…. it is not really morning anymore :)  My site has been up and down all day, and I am just getting to post this!

I am going to start with the sale, well, because it is HUGE!!!  From now until Friday (this friday, September 16th at Midnight MST), EVERTHING in my shop is only 99 cents!!  The best part is that I will be adding new items DAILY!

Everything in the Design Shoppe, only 99 cents! Hurry, the sale ends friday at Midnight!Click on the image above to visit my shop.

 

Now, here are 2 freebies and there will be MANY more to come throughout the week!  These images are for Personal AND Commercial Use (please still read the TOU, because there are some restrictions).  I have even vectorized the files for you, they come in EPS, SVG, and PNG format; the PNG version has a transparent background.

Click on the images to download the files (you do not need to log in or “Add to Cart”,  to download, just click on the link that says “Free Download”)

Freebie #1:  Bird Diagram

Free Vintage Bird Diagram for Personal and Commercial Use.Freebie#2: Vintage ButterflyFree Vintage Butterfly image for personal and commercial use.And here are the newest Shoppe Items…

Graphing Paper Seamless Patterns

and…Free Vintage Swallow Images. Free for Personal and Commercial Use.

Filed Under: Announcement, Background, Commercial Use, Creative, Custom Blog Design, For Sale, Free for Commercial Use, Free for Personal Use, Freebie Alert, Freebies, Linen, Paper, PNG, Sale, Seamless Patterns, Shabby, Shop, Texture, Uncategorized, Vector, Vintage Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Stock Illustrations are Here!!!

March 22, 2011 3 Comments

I am still working on getting everything listed, but I just couldn’t wait to announce it!
Introducing... Illustrations in the Makin' Cute Blogs Shop!! Starting at $7.00
If you are a Blog Designer, stay tuned, I am working on a “Rewards Program”, I will hopefully have it finished tomorrow!

Filed Under: Announcement, Custom Illustration, EPS Illustration, Illustrations, Sale, Shop, Sneek Peek, Vintage, Woman

The Sale Has Ended

December 31, 2010 3 Comments

The cost includes the initial design and 2-3 revisions You will get a PNG file, as well as an Avatar that you can use for your profile pic, facebook, etc.

To save your spot on my schedule please make your full payment below, and fill out my order form at the bottom of this page:  http://www.dforte.com/Design_Forte/Custom_Illustrations.html

My first opening if for Tuesday, Jan. 4th.  It is 1st Come, 1st Serve.  You can see how my Work Schedule works here: http://www.dforte.com/Design_Forte/Work_Schedule.html   To get on my schedule, you must pay and fill out an order form.

When you make your payment, you need to make it for the full amount, $60 + Add-ons (if any).

The sale ends January 1, 2011 at Midnight! 

You may use these designs for anything you like, buy you may not sell them, or give them to anyone else, they are for your use only (you may send them to another designer to be used in a design for you, but they MAY NOT use them for anyone else!)

BTW: I am going to do some tutorials soon to teach you how to use these in your DIY Custom Blog Designs, so if you want to purchase this to use in your Blog Design, I will show you how to use it in your design!

Filed Under: Promotion, Sale

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