by Jaden Hair, Steamy Kitchen

When I teach business and brand building for blogs, the first piece of advice I give is to get a logo designed. Normally, a custom logo created by a professional designer can range from $500 to $1,500. Yes, it’s an expensive process, however, custom branding design takes incredible talent of being able to translate who you are, what your brand stands for into a eye-catching logo. I have tremendous respect for designers and I highly recommend investing money into creating a logo if you’re serious about developing your blog into a business.

For those on a budget, a personalized logo design may be out of the question. But check out 99 Designs where for $99, a graphic designer will tweak a pre-designed logo for you with your blog name. In the Food category alone, there are over 750 logo designs!

If you want something more customized, you can submit a creative brief and have designers compete with logo designs. You choose the winner and pay a set price that you decide. Of course, the more money you offer, the more designs you’ll get.