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Do you want a blog?

I don't design full-scale web sites anymore.

I do, however, still get numerous requests for sites. Mostly from people who I know don't need anything massive and can't really afford that anyway.

I'm really big into finding ways to do things with as little expense as possible, mainly because I don't have a lot of money myself. But I'm also really big into not designing web sites from scratch and finding that I have to field emails and calls about things like "can you change the word 'the' on the main page to the word 'thee'?" each and every day.

I no longer want to sweat the small stuff. I'd rather set up something, get it all functional, and hand the reins over the the client and be done.

So, lately, I've been helping people set up blogs. This works two ways:
Setting up a blog and then turning the reigns over to you, training you to use it.Setting up a custom blog template to make your blog stand out and be unique.

Option 1 (Set up your blog): Most clients might not ask for a blog outright, but after listening to the web needs of people and what they tell me when they come asking for help, I generally find that it is the perfect tool: easily add fresh content that they can update on their own, handy links and layout, and access from any internet connection.

I basically tell a client this:
I can set you up with a blog that you won't have to pay for hosting.I can set you up with a place to store photos that you won't have to pay for, either.I can buy you a custom domain name that doesn't cost all that much in the long run, and point it to your free site.All I'll charge you is for the time I put into doing it for you, and any custom graphics or headers you want.Your expense would be the domain name (optional but preferable) and my time. That's a good deal.

So far, I've done a few:
District 10 Representative Charles Damschen The Museum at Dresden Nicaragua Resource Network - North Dakota Hampden, North Dakota
Creative Impressions

I use Wordpress in these instances because it's a little more intuitive and offers decent templates along with the static pages option; however, I'll work with any blogging platform a client wants. So, if you're not confident that you can do it yourself, I can help you set up your blog. Contact me and we'll go from there.

Option 2 ( Custom Blogger Template): I have also designed templates for people using Blogger-based blogs. Check out "Go Outside With Andrea" for an idea of what I've done. That's sort of taking the idea of "make me a blog header" one step further and decking out an entire Blogger template. I don't have the know-how to make a Wordpress template, however.

On your own: If you want to check into other ways to get online for low cost, check out:
Google Pages Artists/writers and web sites

I'll help you with any of those, too, for the same arrangement: pay me for my time.