Comments on: What’s a great design? How much should it cost?

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Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:49:24 +0000

[...] What’s a great design? How much should it cost? by Matt (Blog Herald)… Goes over the reasons for the cost of a good blog design. [...]

By: Norty Pig » Blog Archive » Value Of A Good Blog Design

Norty Pig » Blog Archive » Value Of A Good Blog Design — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:47:30 +0000

[...] Over on the Blog Herald I noticed a post asking how much a good blog design should cost? No its not cheap and its worth every penny to pay a good designer to do it for you. [...]

By: Mike Rundle

Mike Rundle — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 01:47:21 +0000

Very good post, it’s great to see people writing about the actual dollars and cents associated with the design industry. My estimates span quite a range, simply because external factors like the client’s budget, if I’ve worked with them before, and how busy I am all work into the mix. Oh, and if the company just received 7 figures of VC money than it’s time to bust out the multipliers ;)

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Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:20:37 +0000

[...] Chris is the author of a recent post that has gathered alot of attention – How much should a design cost?, which we profiled this weekend. [...]

By: Bob Morris

Bob Morris — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 05:58:33 +0000

His price seemed reasonable. I’ve done several redesigns for my blogs as well as for others, and just getting them to look the same in IE and FireFox can be a challenge. Yes, the technical issues can be huge.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 02:33:42 +0000

There is a such a place - pre-designed blog themes - whether they are free or cheap ($24.99, etc). As an example, well it's not a blog, but still. The design over at Blog Network List is from 4templates.com with a little editing and new graphics done by me. That, I can do.. but much more than that just isn't my forte.. Matt

By: HART (1-800-HART)

HART (1-800-HART) — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 21:52:03 +0000

Unfortunately, people will realize soon enough that designers are NOT gods, and while the masses punch out their own FREE blog designs for the traffic considerations will be the option for the increasing amount of bloggers that are finally “getting it” .. that the people who say “content is king” and that “code is poetry” .. are mostly designers looking for clients.

Of course, I certainly can use fresh new designs for all my blogs, but am too poor to hire anybody so – I’m biased too.

By: Patrick Grote

Patrick Grote — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 21:40:20 +0000

There has to be a place in the marketplace for people who don’t want to spend thousands of dollars for a good design.

Do most designers go flat rate or hourly? That’s part of the problem when you try to engage a designer … no set price or there are gotchas involved.

By: Rick Mahn

Rick Mahn — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 20:11:56 +0000

This is an interesting discussion – I’ve been toying around with re-designing my personal blog. The obvious thing I worry about most on this is the cost. While I can figure out several parts of what I want, I fall flat on graphic design, color coordination, and most importantly what has been pointed out by Marshall above – additional functionality that I currently don’t have, but may be interested in.

Lots more to think about as I ponder updates to my blog. Thank-you for the new perspectives!

By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:13:37 +0000

Good for you discussing this publicly. I couldn’t agree more, blog design is a serious matter. I would also recommend that people make sure to look for more than just a nice look – there is a wide array of functionality that different blog designers include in their work and some appear mostly skilled in photoshop. I know that’s not my specialty!