Four years ago (my, how time flies) I ran “a Venomous giveaway” contest looking for web designers willing to trade a CSS-based, HTML valid theme in exchange for six (6) months of free advertising here on EV. The response was staggering. (I should point out here that EV will be five years old next month. Five!)

I’ve had several design changes since then, and I’ve added several more blogs to my repertoire since then, too, each of which has cost a pretty penny. Oh, don’t get me wrong: I love the designs that I have now. But one of my favorite four-letter words (besides “Kate”) is free.

So now I’ve got a new web project and I’m in search of a designer who’d like to engage in some heavy link petting. As in: you give me a free design and I’ll give you a link on all 6 sites (including the one I need a design for) and 1 month of free advertising here on EV.

Here are my specs:

1. A purely CSS-based site.

2. Clear breadcrumbs throughout so I can tinker with it to my shriveled little hearts’ content in the future.

3. MUST be well-versed in pulling RSS-feeds from various sites for a primarily static site. (As in: mine.)

4. Visually accessible.

5. Must include logo design appropriate to the web project.

6. Must not submit a quickly re-designed version of a prefab template. I want something original that’s worth what I’m offering in exchange. (For example, if I were to charge for links on all 6 sites — and I don’t — it would go for $300, while a free ad here on EV would cost a minimum of $160 a month). In other words, I don’t want a ripped-off version of someone else’s template in exchange for the $460 equivalent trade I’m offering.

Think you’ve got the stuff? Then contact me and let’s talk trade.

Meanwhile, Venomites, you need not fear that I’m going to get distracted by running yet another blog. This one — if there’s a designer out there who can meet my specs — won’t require more than a few minutes of my time each week.

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