You may have noticed the new logo for 2 Create a Website.
For years I’ve been wanting something more than the basic, one dimensional text logo I’ve been using.
I just never took the time to consult with a designer.
About a month ago, I was reading Zac Johnson’s blog and he mentioned LogoMyWay.com, a site that lets you hold a contest for your logo design.
I thought it was a fabulous idea. Instead of being limited to one designer’s creativity, this site allows thousands of designers from all over the world to design your logo and compete via a contest.
How It Works
First, you create a profile and describe your site, any ideas you have for your logo, and choose a contest length (in # of days).
Then you decide how much you want to award the winning design. The minimum prize amount is $200 (with an additional 30% going to LogoMyWay for administration).
Once the contest begins, thousands of designers from all over the world submit their entries and you can begin ranking the logos. You are free to ask the designers questions and request changes to any of the logo submissions during the contest.
LogoMyWay holds the money in escrow until the contest is over and you’ve chosen the winning design. Once you select the winner, the designer emails your logo in multiple sizes and formats (including a high-quality, EPS file).
So if you want to use your logo for T-shirts, business cards, mugs, etc. you’ll have several file formats to work with.
I received over 120 submissions during my 7-day contest, so it was nice to have a variety of logos to choose from. All the designers were great about answering my questions and making any tweaks along the way.
During the first few days of the contest, I was a bit worried because I didn’t see anything I liked, but as the contest got closer to the deadline, the entries got better and better.
Is LogoMyWay For You?
Of course there are cheaper ways to get a professional logo designed. In fact, The DigitalPoint Forums provides a contest forum where you can usually get a logo designed for under $50.
Nevertheless I really love LogoMyWay’s concept. It’s great if you need a professional logo and want to have a variety of design ideas and outstanding talent at your disposal.
Yes, you will be paying a premium price because of the 3rd party involved, but I didn’t mind. I went into this with very vague ideas for my logo, so it was great having a multitude of designs to pick from.
Also, since you’re dealing with “strangers”, the escrow method ensures you get your logo before you release the prize/payment. In other words, you don’t pay until you get your logo exactly how you want it!
Feel free to browse some of the contests that are running now to give you an idea of how the process works. Pretty neat, eh?
Now… if they only had an affiliate program. 😉
What about a service like 99designs or something like that. I’m in desperate need of a new logo and some design work for my first blog and heard good things about these bid services. Thoughts?
Thank Lisa for this other wonderful article and letting us promote our websites and linking to us.
Thanks a lot.
Hi Lisa!
Words cannot express the thanks and appreciation of your great work of educating the entire universe.
You are the reason of what i am now and what i will be in future. After viewing a lot of your videos now, i can design web using the followings:
Notepad
Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Etc…
I do hand coding of both HTML, CSS & PHP
I just don’t want to bother you with much noise.
Only God can pay you for what you always do to us.
Thanks.
great info Lisa, you are bringing fresh stuff all the time btw I love your logo 🙂
Hi Lisa,
Those resources for logo designs, in some cases are sufficient, but if your audience wants to truly create a timeless or classy logo, then they are better off doing research and finding designers who have studied graphics design and have a solid background in the finer points of logo design.
Regards,
JN
it’s really a cool way.
Great logo Lisa, I’m new to your site but I love it. Thanks for the video on ClickBank it was very informative and now I think I can go on there, pick out some quality products, purchase them and review them for my followers. I love the videos you do a great job explaining, thanks again.
Gail
I love this article because I have been wanting anew logo design, professionally. Couldn’t decide who to go with. I want my site redesigned, only because i want a 3 column site. so this was great timing, i read this.
Hey Lisa,
Great logo, you’ve just solved one of my major problems. I have been contemplating on which company would best design the logo for my new project. From the design you got, i believe i would get something good too. They are a little expensive for me, but i will give it a try. I believe such competitive work results to the best. great post
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Great Logo Lisa. I have been following your website since 2005.The logo has added a new star to your overall growth. Keep going Girl 🙂
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Lisa,
Your new logo is awesome. Thanks for sharing this tip! I’ll definitely check these guys out.
All the best,
Ian
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Love the new look, but I thought it would have been pretty cool if you would’ve put both logos side by side in your blog article, so us viewers can really see the big difference in 3D logos and regular font based logos…
Love your work, sites, tutorials, etc… You deserve all the success in the world! Thanks for all your insight!
-JD
This is really a great idea. I was just pondering a logo for one of my sites recently. I was going to design it myself but I just may look into this. It is great to have meny different ideas to choose from.
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Great looking logo Lisa! And what a great idea to have a contest:-)
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The site looks great; very identifiable and with the new logo, it really comes together. Like Jordy, when I get the scratch, I would like to get a professional logo designed. Unfortunately, I have zero graphics skills and no time to invest in learning the finer points of graphic design, so services like LogoMyWay are a great idea.
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Lisa,
I really love the new logo, the 3d look really modernizes the design nice job!
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I like the new logo, it brings a nice organic feel to the site.
I will have to check out (logomyway) too.
Cheers
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Excellent information! When I get my Internet business a little further along in profits I will consider giving this a try.
Because 2 Create a Website Blog is one of my favorite places to visit, I will remember this is where I read the post when I am ready to have a logo designed.
By the way Lisa, I really like the new look, but just so you know, it’s your friendship and the excellent information you provide that keeps me coming back, not the way the website looks.
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Awww thanks Jordy. You’ve been a follower/supporter of my sites for a long time and I appreciate it. As they always say, content rules right? (And thank goodness for that ’cause I am NOT a designer.) 😉
This is great stuff, Thank you for sharing this Lisa
Lisa, as always, you post your very interesting information. I will certainly consider this logo design option in the future. I love your new logo, and you keep up the great works.
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I’ve used both Logomyway and DesignCrowd before and DesignCrowd is better hands down http://logo.designcrowd.com
Nice design. Looks great! I heard about this from Tim Ferriss, Mr. Outsourcer/Lifehacjer himself and plan on using it in the near future.
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I’ve never heard of this but I’m glad you discovered it and shared it with us.
I may look into Logo Designers at some point in the near future.
Thanks for sharing with us Lisa!
Logo looks great! Thanks for the mention!
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Well done Lisa. That’s taking outsourcing to a whole new level…:) It’s very cool to hundreds of creative types designing your logo in hopes of being the lucky winner. It really opens up the field as it were and gets you seeing your vision in the eyes of someone else. Cool stuff…:)
Lyle
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This is a very creative idea 🙂
I love your new logo, it is great.
Logomyway has a great idea, they make things easier for everybody, by giving their clients a better logo, providing jobs for some people and also gaining some extra bucks.
BTW: I sent you a guest post.
Thanks a lot,
Onibalusi
Hi Lisa,
I really love the new logo. I visit your site frequently, and despite having viewed the homepage so many times, the logo “popped” in a great way- very vivid and professional. I too like the concept of LogoMyWay.Com. In this economy, we need more businesses/websites that allow creative people who want to do good work the chance to make money.
Also, I want to take this opportunity to tell you how much I have been learning from you. I found one of your YouTube videos during a search, and I must tell you, it is probably the most helpful YouTube video I have seen to date. I find you articulate, authentic and motivated. You have in turn motivated me. Lately, life has not been kind to me. The idea of creating a website about something I am passionate about, which could also provide me an income eventually, is a great outlet for me. I have learned so much in the 1 1/2 years since I found your sites. With your inspiration, I have also begun to learn HTML & CSS. I also signed up for SBI under your affiliate link. I will continue to follow you and check in on your sites frequently. I am a very good judge of character, and I can truly say that you are a talented, determined person who has the added bonus of also genuinely caring about others. I know that you make an income from this and your other sites, but I know plenty of people whose business, to paraphrase Charles Dickens, is not mankind despite this fact. I hope you never change and continue to find success and happiness. I will let you know WHEN (not “if) my site becomes live. Thank you again.
Lisa, speaking of logos, I have ALWAYS wondered how to change the little logo that appears right beside the URL bar and on a tab. I run my site through Blogger, so my logo is still the orange “B,” but I’d love something more customized and professional. How can I change that?
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Hi Grady, that’s called a favicon but I don’t think you can change it with Blogger since you can’t access the root of your domain.
Actually you can change the blogger favicon. Just google “change favicon in blogger”
Love the new logo, Lisa! Money well spent, I’d say 🙂
I never thought about having people compete to create a custom logo design, but now I know where to begin. I’ve been wanting to have a custom logo for my Christian blog, but I had no clue how to get started. This definitely helps, thanks!
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Hi Lisa, I wondered who designed that new logo for you. They did an excellent job, very classy. I got a logo designed from a contest that I took part in but it worked the other way around. I entered a contest on the designer’s blog and she created the logo for me. I’m really happy with the results though.
Do you ever think you will divulge the artist’s name so people can contact them directly?
Thanks for the links.
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Lisa’s logo was done by hazeljane.