Professional logos and banner advertisements for sites.. how much?

[Grinler]

I am in process of investing a some money into my site to make it look more professional. One of the items that I need is to get a logo and possibly create some banner ads that I can advertise with on other sites.

Can anyone tell me about how much I should expect for these types of services? And if you offer them, let me know via pm :)

[kodaks]

If you are knowledgable in Photoshop, you may be able to design them yourself.

If you are interested in logo software, I personally use AAA Logo (no affiliation), and like the ease of use.

[Grinler]

Well one thing I know about myself are my limitations, and anything artistic is one of them. I have tried in the past, but just lack the skills :)

[limbo]

Kodaks suggestion is not a bad one. However having a logo in a non scalable format is quite restrictive - ideally you will need it in a vector format like editable EPS. I would expect to pay anywhere from between £100 - £1000 for a logo design. The more you pay the more revisions and choices you should get.

Contact your local colleges art department for raw talent - a catchy note on the bulletin board will get you a few offers on the cheap, even free if they are looking to expand their portfolio.

[bigtoga]

I just bought had a web firm develop a new logo for my company that was *amazing* and I paid, IIRC, about $200. They gave me 6-7 to choose from, I asked for a few edits that they made, and then they got it "right" and I was very happy.

[waterduckling]

yup any where around 200 to 400 $ should be good for a logo design.
Also you can search a few sites on the web which sells the logo designs and alters it to your requirement.
Though as a designer i would feel that it is much nicer to get it done from someone rather then buying off the shelf as a specially designed logo will be more meaningful!

[monkeythumpa]

If the websites I approach to advertise on my site don't have a banner or have a crappy one, I will make them one for free. It is in my best intrest to make the ads as compelling as possible, and in the long run I am rewarded for it.

[jkroeis]

You might take a look at the #CFUS forum (no affiliation). There is many logo designers and they are very reasonable regarding the prize.

[shortbus1662]

use RAC or something like that. Make sure you don't pay until you are satisfied. Ask for samples before you'll pay--samples for your site.

Some will refuse, but some will do it. You can get them for less than 200 dollars easy.

I actually got lucky and met two guys, one from Inda and one from Australia who I became friends with and they do work for me all the time, sometimes free, but always 100% great quality.

If you find the right person overseas, who you can trust, you'll get a great deal