Happy Monday

Today has been a good day so far and it's only 12pm!

I've had a couple of emails requesting quotes for Logos, business cards, facebook welcome pages, gift vouchers and letterheads. I also received a phone call from a mate of someone I did business cards for a few weeks ago wanting a quote for the same!

I'm also in the process of finalising the template for Kylie Grima's Facebook Page for her UndercoverWear business, and waiting to hear back from Minuteman that the bookmarks for Mrs Mills are ready!!

All in all it's been a busy couple of weeks.

BDD was mentioned in Sweet Cheek Crafts' blog this morning with our June Specials, along with some other great work at home businesses:
http://sweetcheekcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/06/monday-madness.html

I've also been working with Renee from Sweet Cheek Crafts & Sweet Cheek Parties to create a party decor range. She showed me a photo of the first two designs that we've started on! They look so good. I can't wait to see the whole range when they're all finished.

On a slightly different note: What a shame about the Socceroos going down 4-0 in the early hours of this morning. I set my alarm for 2.30am, got up and lay on the couch to watch it. I think I dozed off at half time and missed Germany's last two goals and Cahill's red card. I say "BRING BACK TRIMMERS"!!! Haha. Paul Trimboli was my most favourite player when I was growing up. I even met him twice, once in Darwin in 1989 and again in Perth in 1998. I thought he was awesome! I even used to use the #9 shirt when I played because he did!

And watching 60 Minutes or Sunday Night last night I did not recognise Craig Johnston when they did the story on the Socceroos. He did not look like the same superstar that I had dinner with in Darwin in 1989!!

JUNE SPECIALS

Do you have a business? Are you in need of a logo?

This month only Berry Digital Designs is having a special on logo design.

Logo Design - $60

You will receive 4 versions of your logo once you are happy with the design.

1 x CMYK hi-res jpg

1 x MONO hi-res jpg

1 x RGB lo-res jpg

1 x MONO lo-res jpg

And if required you will also receive a PNG version of your logo.

Get in quick - offer runs out at midnight WST on 30th June 2010.

Do you have a business? Are you in need of some flyers?

Flyers - $85

We also have a special running for 200 Flyers (95x210mm) designed and printed for $85 + postage. Email BerryDigitalDesigns@westnet.com.au or check out our facebook page www.facebook.com/BerryDigitalDesigns for more information on both specials!

Friday Night Special

Do you have a business? Are you in need of a logo?

Tonight only (Friday 11th June) Berry Digital Designs is having a special on logo design.

Logo Design - $60
You will receive 4 versions of your logo once you are happy with the design.
1 x CMYK hi-res jpg
1 x MONO hi-res jpg
1 x RGB lo-res jpg
1 x MONO lo-res jpg

And if required you will also receive a PNG version of your logo.

Get in quick - there is only 7.5 hours left until midnight (WST) when this special ends.

We also have a special running for the month of June - Flyers (95x210mm) designed and printed for $85 + postage. Email BerryDigitalDesigns@westnet.com.au or check out our facebook page www.facebook.com/BerryDigitalDesigns for more information on both specials!

I WON, I WON, I WON!!!!!!

The Logo Competition was finalised today. I had a total of 42 votes on my logo design. I can't thank everyone enough for voting for my design. I wonder what I will choose as my prize now! I have already had Renee from Sweet Cheek Crafts contact me with a query about business cards.

I have had a very busy couple of days designing business cards, a letterhead and brochure for "La Goulue". Susana has sent me lots of photos of her cheesecakes to put into her brochure and they look so yum! Pity she's all the way over in another country and I don't get to sample them!

I also had an email from my mum asking if I could do a design for their business cards and magnets as Vistaprint were having a big special on this weekend and they wanted to get some printed through there. The special sounded really good so I've decided to design and order myself some too. 250 cards for FREE!! Well they've ended up costing me around $35 to be printed, by the time I get charged for uploading the front image, the back image and pay for postage. I still think it's pretty good! I saved myself the same as what I'm paying almost. They should look 100% better than the ones I did myself on that perforated card paper!

That's about it for today! Just wanted to share my good news!!

January update

I posted off the save the date cards last week and had an email back yesterday to say that she had received them and they were exactly what she was looking for and the colours were perfect!! She may be back for some Thank You cards after the wedding also.

I have also been busy doing some blog headers and twitter backgrounds for a friend, at no cost as she's promoting my business on her page.

I was sent an email two days ago asking if I designed logos and how much I would charge. At that exact moment I was trying to work out a cost for designing logos! I investigated a little and the price range is ridiculous!! I think the average would've been over $100 at least, one major business was charging $300 plus the hourly rate of $132/hr for the graphic artist! And someone suggested that I shouldn't charge anything less than $500. I sent off my quote but the lady had decided to have a bit of a play herself so didn't need my services. I'm a little disappointed (she was a repeat customer so I was giving her a discount too), but at least I got to work out my prices!!!

I designed myself a little flyer to hand out to people, and maybe do a little letterbox drop. While they were printing the lady at the photo lab was having a read. She asked me if she could keep a copy as people ask her all the time if she knows anyone that does what I do. So now I have her handing out my details... Hopefully I'll get some business from that.

A friend asked me to do a logo for her Nickelback facebook group the other day. She's doing me a really big favour so I thought I'd give her my time and do a favour for her too. She really really liked it so I'm thinking of maybe getting it printed out A3 size and posting it over to her as a thank you for what she's doing for me. Then today she asked me if she could use it for something that she's doing for the group, a little surprise for all the members. I won't say on here unless any of you who read this are actually in the group. But it will also advertise my business a bit. Hopefully by the time she does the surprise I will have my website up and running so she can print that on what she's doing.

Well I had better go. I haven't blogged in ages and my other blog has seriously been neglected. I still haven't updated Christmas day on that one!!! Oops... I've been rather busy with all this setting up the business stuff.

Take care, enjoy your night.

Please welcome "Berry Digital Designs"

I received my Certificate of the Registration of a Business Name today in the post, so it's official now. I'm glad my first name preference was approved because I really, really like my logo and didn't really want to have to design another one for a different name.