Comments on: Chris Garrett Starts Blog Design Service

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:40:49 +0000

I wouldn’t give £449 to a person who doesn’t know the difference between “you’re” and “your”.

By: varun

varun — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:39:22 +0000

That means that I need to see Chris’s Work samples :D

By: David

David — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:16:25 +0000

I thought so too, until I looked at other designers promising the same service. Most were in the 2-3k USD range…

By: varun

varun — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 16:45:32 +0000

seems over priced !!

Nearly 1000 USD for a blog design /porting ?

By: Gerard @ Interweb World

Gerard @ Interweb World — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:50:58 +0000

That’s a very enterprising notion, considering the limited amount of work being done – Chris seems to have been very specific about what will be done.

Essentially a lot of designers could offer this service with some good XHTML/CSS frameworks and then customise for each client.

As a web designer, it’s not a bad idea, because you get the one-time introductory work, avoiding scope creep, and possibly repeat work when templates need tweaked.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:29:08 +0000

I have worked with Chris Garrett in the past and his work far exceeds any other designer I have ever worked with. Chris’s assistance and expertise has lead to some of the most attractive sites I have interaced with.

If you read, way to go Chris, fabulous idea! Hope it works out for you (by the way this is cheaper than your last quote to me :) )

By: Mike again

Mike again — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:05:12 +0000

What is better, to have the same design as many others … or your very own unique one? If you are a reputable business, I would suggest to stand out with something that’s only yours. Sure, a lot of great blogs have the same themes (some are even blogspot ones *shudder*), but you shouldn’t miss out on an opportunity to impress your potential customers. Even if it costs a few extra bucks :)

Mike Dammann

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:29:12 +0000

Yes and you can also buy a $1,000 car so why buy a $30,000 one?

Jeez give him a break. He is a professional designer not someone that does it as a hobby and is happy to get $20 for his “design”

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 01:38:17 +0000

But, you can find designs just as nice (if not nicer) for FREE at any open source web design place. Heck, there are nicer ones on themes.wordpress.net.

By: Mike Businessblogs.org

Mike Businessblogs.org — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:07:27 +0000

I believe that blog designs can range in the 1,000s easily and be more than worth it. How would you like to have a blog such as http://www.catavino.net ?

How much do you think he paid for it? If you have a blog for many years, a good design can be one of the best investments you’ll ever make :)

- Mike Dammann