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Friday, May 28, 2010

Build A Beautiful Blog Week Giveaway - iDesign

A sample from the portfolio of iDesign:
Jessica, owner of iDesign, has excellent advice for someone who is considering a blog makeover - "Look at other sites and get ideas of what you want." The blogging community is a great place to start when deciding the style and type of blog design that you would like. If you find other blogs with content in the same areas of interest, you may find ideas of how to present your own style. What blogs do you like to read? What makes them attractive or easy-to-read? Jessica's goal is to bring out your personality and communicate it to your readers through your blog.

When we asked Jessica to describe herself and her work, this is what she told us. I am "a mom, wife, blogger, and graphic designer. Years ago I pursued graphic design in college and received a degree in it. I have always only done design as a hobby. After being recently laid off I decided to put my love to work. They say the best job is one that is your hobby. I enjoy seeing graphical creations."

It struck me immediately how different all of the designs are in Jessica's portfolio. She is communicating the personality of her client, not her own. Here's another of her creations:
The lucky winner will receive either of these packages depending on their blogging platform.
Package B - $100 Blogger Redesign; Custom Header; Matching Button with grab code; Matching Signature; Favicon; Background; 4 Sidebar Titles; Custom Fonts; Graphical Navigation Buttons; Customization of theme
Package C - $150 Wordpress Redesign; Custom Header; Matching Background; Matching Button with grab code; Matching Signature; Favicon; Installation of theme of choice; 4 Sidebar Titles; Edits to theme to match header design; Installation and set up of 5 plugins (including those required for the theme)

Main entry:
***** This entry open to Blogger and Wordpress blogs*****
1. Go toiDesign and tell us something you learned about Jessica or her designs. Include in your comment a link to the blog you will be beautifying!
Additional entries:
2. Follow Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie with Google Friend Connect
3. Follow Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie on Twitter
4. "Like" Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie on Facebook
5. Blog about this giveaway and link to this post
6. Tweet this giveaway ( 1 x per day)
7. Subscribe by email to Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie
8. Grab Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie buttons
9. Grab the Build A Beautiful Blog Week button
10. Join the Simply Stacie Blog Frog community
11. Sign up for the weekly newsletter in the sidebar of the iDesign blog

Giveaway will be open for one week, ending on June 4, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST. Entries can be made on both blogs and the winners will be selected from entries on both blogs using random.org. Winners will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to reply back before a new winner is selected. Please leave your email if it is not on your profile so we can contact you if you win. Good luck!

You can enter the giveaways on BOTH sites and get double the chances of winning. We are going to be picking a winner from the combined entries on both blogs at the end of each individual giveaway. So after you enter here, head on over to Simply Stacie and put your entries in there too!

58 comments:

  1. She has a degree in graphic design!
    klove1432@yahoo.com
    http://chubbycheeksthinks.blogspot.com

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  2. Aside from having being a Queen, Jessica doesn't like eggs! And I can't say I blame her. LOL! Plus, she enjoys the Dummies books! So cool!

    This is my blog: www.theunreadreader.com

    And I'm following you on Google friends, Twitter and I did the facebook 'like' thingy! Plus I grabbed your banner and added it to my blog!

    Thanks for all these great giveaways! I'm so excited!

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  3. I follow kelly via GFC
    I learned iDesign also designs Twitter pages, and has some awesome Font resources!

    mangoes_7@hotmail.com
    holes-in-my-brain.blogspot.com

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  4. I learned that this is SS designer!

    Thanks

    Lynette
    http://myweeview.com would be the site I am updating (and desperately need)

    xo

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  5. she did simply stacie's blog!
    pennypinchingpixie.blogspot.com
    sweetimpishpixie(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  6. I like both on fb
    Sweetimpishpixie(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  7. I follow both on Twitter @PennyPixie
    Sweetimpishpixie(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  8. I learned that she received her graphic design degree in 2005.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com
    http://grandgiveaways.wordpress.com

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  9. I follow you both on GFC.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  10. I "like" you both on Facebook (Mary Happymommy).

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  11. I follow you both on Twitter @mami2jcn.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  12. I subscribe to both blogs via email.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  13. Jessica does Blogger to Wordpress transfers including GFC.

    http://chicncheapliving.blogspot.com

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  14. I'm a Twitter follower of both you lovely ladies.

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  15. Tweet: Lovely iDesign giveaway from @mysticconn and @kellysluckyyou http://kellysluckyyou.blogspot.com/

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  16. I have the Build a Beautiful Blog week badge on my blog.

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  17. Jessica has been in graphic design for 10 years. I also like that she did stacie's blog.

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  18. http://twitter.com/danandkarissa/status/15186232833

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  19. Follow Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie with Google Friend Connect

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  20. Follow Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie with Twitter

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  21. I have Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie buttons at www.danandkarissa.com

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  22. Jessica has 4 children and doesn't eat eggs!!
    Love her designs!
    Thanks
    matternu@gmail.com

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  23. Follow Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie on Twitter
    velvet1116
    matternu@gmail.com

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  24. "Like" Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie on Facebook
    matternu@gmail.com

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  25. Joined the Simply Stacie Blog Frog community
    matternu@gmail.com

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  26. Signed up for the weekly newsletter in the sidebar of the iDesign blog
    matternu@gmail.com

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  27. Jessica sells pre-made header/button combos. Once a combo sells, it is not offered again.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  28. I follow both of you with Google Friend Connect.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  29. I follow you both on Twitter @TheEHEblog.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  30. I like you both on Facebook.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  31. I subscribe to you both by email.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  32. I joined your (Simply Stacie's) Blog Frog Community.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  33. I tweeted @FriendlyFrugal.

    caratemberton at yahoo dot com

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  34. I subscribed to the iDesign newsletter.

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  35. I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/ChubbyCheeks143/status/15381231695
    klove1432@yahoo.com

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  36. I have the event button on my blog!
    http://chubbycheeksthinks.blogspot.com
    klove1432@yahoo.com

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  37. I subscribed to iDesigns weekly newsletter!
    klove1432@yahoo.com

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  38. Jessica has 4 kids like I do!

    gen at herowncopy dot com

    @copylassie
    www.herowncopy.com

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  39. I am following you both on twitter!

    gen at herowncopy dot com
    @copylassie

    www.herowncopy dot com

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  40. I joined Stacie's blog from community!

    Genevieve
    gen at herowncopy dot com (email)

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  41. I just tweeted this contest today!

    https://twitter.com/copylassie/status/15427409850

    @copylassie

    gen at herowncopy dot com (email)

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  42. I went over and found out that Jessica designed Stacie's site!

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  43. I am following you and Stacie on twitter!

    @henjenca

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  44. I am a member of Stacie's blogfrog community!

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  45. I just 'liked' both Kelly and Stacie on FB!

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  46. I just tweeted this contest!
    https://twitter.com/henjenca/status/15459606192

    @henjenca

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  47. I learned that she is very busy with 4 tween/teens. YIKES!

    Creativecouponing1@blogspot.com

    kmchamplin1@aol.com

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  48. I Follow Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie with Google Friend Connect

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  49. I "Like" Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie on Facebook

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  50. I Subscribe by email to Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie

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  51. I have Kelly's Lucky You and Simply Stacie buttons

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  52. I have the Build A Beautiful Blog Week button

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  53. I Joined the Simply Stacie Blog Frog community

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