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Welcome to DCR Design — the home of fresh, affordable blog design!

Please direct all inquiries to dcrmom AT gmail.com with the words Blog Design in the subject line.

I am also pleased to offer blogging consultation services. I can walk you through adding photos to your posts, creating and editing posts, adding an RSS feed, Site Meter, and other gadgets to your blog.  I can answer questions about blog layout and style.  I can also give advice on blogging etiquette and basically anything a beginning blogger might want to know.

Cost: $25 per half hour

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BLOGGER BLOGS: I love designing for Blogger.  I believe Blogger is a fabulous free service, and I highly recommend it for all but the most professional bloggers.

DCR Design Package A: $100

• Custom header
• Installation with template color matching
• Solid background only

DCR Design Package B: $150

• Custom header
• Installation with template color matching
• Coordinating button promoting your site
• Coordinating signature
• Horizontal Nav Bar (plain text only)
• Custom patterned background

DCR Design Package C: $300

• Custom header
• Installation with template color matching
• Coordinating button promoting your site
• Coordinating signature
• Horizontal Nav Bar (plain text only)
• Custom patterned background
• Coordinating Social Media Icons – Twitter, Email, Facebook, Subscribe
• Coordinating header for review blog or business
• Business card design in PDF form
• Coordinating Twitter page

Please note:  Above prices include 15 iStock points.  Additional points will be charged to the client at $1.50 a piece.

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WORDPRESS.COM BLOGS: Choose from the above packages, add $50.

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SELF-HOSTED WORDPRESS BLOGS: If you have a self-hosted WordPress blog, I am pleased to offer the following packages with the Thesis WordPress theme.  You must have your own hosting.  If you need help moving your blog from another platform to self-hosted WordPress, I highly recommend the folks at Desperately Seeking WordPress.

The Thesis Theme for WordPress is a premium template system designed to serve as the rock-solid foundation beneath any kind of website.

Over 25,793 people rely on the airtight SEO, incredible design flexibility, and lightning-fast loading times that Thesis provides.

DCR Design Package A with Thesis for Self-Hosted WordPress: $300

• Custom header
• Installation with template color matching
• Coordinating button promoting your site

DCR Design Package B with Thesis for Self-Hosted WordPress: $450

• Custom header
• Installation with template color matching
• Coordinating button promoting your site
• Business card design in PDF form
• Coordinating Social Media Icons – Twitter, Email, Facebook, Subscribe
• Fancy Sidebar Titles or Categories (such as the ones on my sidebar)

Includes 15 iStock points.  Additional points will be charged to the client at $1.50 a piece.

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Additional Services and A La Carte Items:

• Custom header design – $75
• Coordinating header for review blog or business – $40
• Horizontal Navigational Bar (fancy) – $75
• Sidebar Titles or Categories (fancy) – $75
• Decorative Post Dividers (Blogger Only) – $25
• Contest Buttons / Ad Buttons – $50 plus cost of graphic
• Coordinating Social Media Icons – Twitter, Email, Facebook, Subscribe – $50
• Business Cards in PDF form – $50 (You may order your cards on your own or print at home.)
• All other work billed at $45/hr

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After you contact me, I will let you know your place in my queue and approximately how long until I get to your design.  When I am ready to begin work, I will send a Paypal invoice.  I don’t begin work until I receive payment in full. coumadin