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Baby Shower Clip Art

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Hundreds of baby shower clip art drawings are widely available, with just one click to the Internet. Primarily, you should know what type of clip art you are looking for. As in this case, when making a baby shower thank you card or invitation, the clip art that is needed is a baby shower clipart, so this is the type that you should look for in the net.

The internet offers a free massive collection of baby shower clipart illustrations that will be of use to enhance, give attention and beautify your own baby shower invitation, baby shower thank cards and announcements. Having this option, you can save a lot, than having a made to order invitation from a store. With the availability of free clipart, you can now make an invitation that way you want it to be, without sacrificing your budget.

Why it Makes Sense to Pay for Web Graphics and Clip Art

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

It seems like we are becoming a template-driven society where everything is 99% pre-made, leaving some room for customization. This goes for everything from cars on the sales lot to web page designs and graphics. That is because for most of us, pre-made, pre-designed items are perfect for us! For the average person, small business owner, and web site owner, pre-made graphics for a small fee are the best option. Here’s why!

Reason #1 Less Stress
Using pre-made web templates and graphics (in some cases you can find whole sets with a theme) is much easier than trying to create your own from scratch. You need to be a graphic designer, web developer and programmer to create one that can compete in today’s market, so if you don’t have advanced skills, you’ll save a lot of time and stress buy using pre-made graphics.

Yes, you can find free templates, but you will spend hours, if not day and weeks trying to find a set of free graphics that fit your theme and are to the standard you require. Additionally, many free clipart and graphic sites are jungles of links that get you no where but lost in a parallel universe full of pop-up windows. It is much easier to buy an inexpensive subscription to a graphics library.

Reason #2 Less Expensive Than a Custom Graphic Designs
Many people say that pre-made graphics for a small fee are better than graphic designers, but who do they think made those free graphics in the first place? That is the great, and often overlooked fact about pre-made graphics-they were created by a pro. Graphic designers are worth their weight in gold, but their custom graphic design services (and fees) are not practical for everyone. Unless you need a custom logo, or original artwork, you may find pre-made graphics suit your needs.

Reason #3 Pre-Made Graphics are Better than No Graphics
Studies show that the easiest way to increase sales is by adding images to your website and sales material. Images reinforce your sales pitch and potential buyers, with dozens of options at their fingertips, are going to judge your website by its appeal. Honestly, what website doesn’t have graphics on it? Graphics increase sales and add credibility to your site and with inexpensive graphics available online, there is no excuse not to have them.

Reason #4 You’ll be Cool With “The Man”
Was the last free graphic you downloaded really copyright free? Was it really created by the website owner? Are you using it on your website or sales documents with permission? Are you sure? With paid subscriptions you have the confidence of knowing that the images are legal to use.

Often free sites are actually a gathering of graphics from various sites and sources where the images are labeled “freely distributable” or do not have a copyright. If you used the images in a direct mail piece, or a client project, it would be a little embarrassing if that client was contacted by the owner of the image and learned it was NOT freely distributed.

So, now that you know why to use a graphics subscription service, which ones are available? The following is a short list of the sites with a long-standing record of customer satisfaction.

Clipart by GraphicsFactory.com
Graphics factory has over 1 Million ready-to-use clip art images, photos, animations, backgrounds, templates, and more. You can use their graphics to create and resell web templates, Shirts, books, digital kits and much more! They have the best selection, quality and prices on the Web.

TemplateMonster.com
Template Monster website templates, flash templates and other products are ready-made web designs, that can be used as a basis for fast and high-quality website. Our website templates, flash templates and all other products are completely customizable and ready for immediate download.

Steves-Templates.com
Free and pay web page templates which are nice looking, professional and can be used free for personal and business websites. Whether you don’t know how to design a web page or are in a hurry to get a site up, these templates are a perfect solution.

Why Buy Clip Art When You Can Get It For Free?

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Since there are literally hundreds if not thousands of places to get free clip art on the internet, why would you buy it?

This is what all of my friends and relatives asked me when I started my business. They also asked “if you can buy 600,000 images for $60, why would someone pay $20 for only 600 images?”

Most people who have already bought clip art from a place like Art Explosion already know the answer. Packages like Art Explosion cater to those who are dabbling in the internet and only need small images. They probably don’t know exactly what images they need or want and will simply find them by browsing through the collection and decide that an image, border or button might be nice to add to their site. So if you don’t have any theme in mind, and all the graphics will be small graphics for the web, then either surfing the web for clip art, or using a collection like an Art Explosion package can be a good buy.

For others however, endlessly searching the internet for just the right clip art image, or buying large un-themed clipart collections may not be very helpful when you know exactly what you’re looking for. For instance, if you want to design a series of t-shirts with cat graphics, the Art Explosion package may only have 50 cat images to choose from, and even at that, they won’t be a high enough resolution and/or a large enough image for using as a t-shirt graphic.