Sometimes we need to work from the ground up...
Take this situation, for instance. You have a great blog, an established site with regular readers but can't help feeling there's something missing... You're currently using a free or default Blogger template, minor customizations in place to make it "your own", but it's still not quite what you desire from your design.
Or perhaps you're looking to establish your new home in the world-wide web: you need a site which is easy to maintain, one which is pleasing to the eye and visually demonstrates the vision of your latest venture?
Your solution? A complete blog design: installed activated and customized to your exact requirements.
When designing a whole new template, I take everything into consideration:
- Header/logo requirements, including effective site introduction and descriptions
- Navigation and important site pages
- Meta elements (sidebar gadgets, categories, archives, etc)
- Overall site branding, colour combinations and imagery for most effective visual personalization
- Social media integration (Twitter updates, reader interaction, integration of off-site links) when required or in cases where this is beneficial for the client's visions of site fulfillment
- Integrated means of contact (contact forms, email links, etc)
- Professional copy for important blog pages, navigation elements, etc.
- Search engine optimization throughout to generate high visibility in search engine results
Pricing and turnaround
The cost and time taken to undertake a complete design truly depends on individual requirements and the complexity of the template required.Please contact me to discuss your design brief and requirements for a comprehensive, no-obligation quote.
Recent Examples of Complete Blog Designs
Glamumous
URL: http://www.glamumous.comBrief: A feminine yet professional design, visually appealing to British women aged 25-45 with easy navigational elements and focus on specific site links on the home page. Space for advertising in the sidebar, social media integration on post pages.
Learn more about this design.
We Love Blogger
URL: http://www.weloveblogger.comBrief: A showcase of Blogger-powered designs, this site required a "gallery" style front-end with item pages displaying a full-sized screenshot of individual examples. Simple navigation was imperative, with means of submission (contact form) for reader interaction, with visually appealing elements to demonstrate the power of the Blogger platform.
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Image credit: vramak


