Part of redesigning this website was also to get a new logo created. Right about the time I was thinking about working on a theme for Dorm Room Biz, I got an email from someone within the LogoInn.com logo design service. They were offering a free logo design, so I knew I could not pass this opportunity up. This takes us all the way back to March. About 2 months is a very long development time, but most of the delays were on my side of the action and not on the designers side.

So, how was the process you’re wondering? It was good and pretty normal; basically as I suspected it to be. I’ve worked with many web and graphic designers over the years and pretty much new what to expect. I was emailed a small logo design questionairre which had different questions such as the style of logo I like, what colors I wanted the logo to have, etc. So after going back and forth for a few emails, we finaly got the details laid out and were ready to hit the ground running.

The logos that I was first shown were along the lines of what I asked for in realtion to the questionaire that I filled out as well as some different examples I sent to the person I was working with. The nice thing about this process was that they were more than happy to make as many revisions as I needed. Now, I don’t know if that is part of their normal service or not, but it worked great for me. I’m the type of person, like many of you probably are, that likes to have a TON of revisions done to designs to try to make them just right. However, there is a point where you have to realize you will never be able to achieve a perfect logo because you’d never be happy with what you had if you went for perfection. So, I’m very happy with the current logo that the site has, I think it goes very well with the theme and colors and look forward to utilizing it for a while to come.

I’d rate my experience with the guys at LogoInn.com pretty well and would consider going back for future logo work. I know there are a ton of options out there when you are looking for a logo design like running a contest, hiring a firm, or checking out a logo desing company like LogoInn.com. Using this type of internet based service may not be for you, but for this type of project, it was the perfect fit!

Check them out if you are in the market for a new logo design!

The Collegiate Entrepreneurs organization has decided to team up with the Radford Relay For Life in an effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society. In doing so, members of the organization will be participating in activities on April 11th – 12th starting at 6 PM and going until 6 AM. During this time, our team as well as all the others, will be continuously walking around a track at the local recreation center. We are working on having local businesses donate money or pledge a certain amount of money for every lap that our team walks.

So, here is where you all, my readers, come in and get a chance to help. At the end of this post, and in the sidebar of the site, I have added a PayPal donation button for you to make a donation to our Relay For Life team, all of which will go to the American Cancer Society. I know there is not much time before the date of the actual event, so that is why I am reaching out to you all asking for your donations – anything is acceptable – $1, $5, $25, or more!

To make it a little more interesting, if donations can reach $25.00, I will also donate all of my earnings from CashCrate for the month of March, sitting at right now about $26.00. If the donations from readers reach $50.00 I will also donate another $25.00!

So I ask you and I encourage you all to donate anything that you may be able to to help support this great cause and our relay team! It seems like just about every single person has been touched by cancer is some fashion – through their parents, grandparents, siblings, relatives, or friends.

I look forward to seeing how much Dorm Room Biz readers can donate over the next couple weeks. At the end, I will also make a thank you style post to all those who made donations and link to their sites if they have one. So, if you make a donation, please include a link to your website in the comments box in PayPal.

Thank you to everyone in advance and I look forward to being able to make a nice donation to the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life on behalf of the readers of Dorm Room Biz!

Here is the donation button: