Many bloggers ask me for a quote, then tell me they are going to design their own sites to save money. When that happens I usually see one of four results:

1. They waste hours and hours trying to figure out what to do, then the end result still looks awful.

2. They waste hours and hours trying to figure out what to do, then get frustrated and hire someone anyway.

3. They immediately go hire a cheaper designer, then end up hiring me to fix what the designer broke.

4. They pay for another design within a year of the DIY job because it wasn’t what they wanted.

In those situations, all I see is wasted time, money, and/or effort. If you are a blogger, focus on blogging, especially if that’s how you earn your living. There’s no shame in outsourcing the things that aren’t a good use of your time.