You may have noticed that Free Homeschool Deals has a new look. My joke has been that FHD put on her make-up. 😉
When I started this site on a divine whim in April 2012 I did much of it myself. Although I am a blogger, I still didn’t know much of the technical/design elements. To get Free Homeschool Deals up and running, I used Blogging with Amy’s tutorial on how to build a blog by myself. My friend Carrie from Homeschool Giveaways helped me time and time again with behind-the-scenes technical hiccups. And my buddy Jolanthe from Homeschool Creations blessed me by taking my fuzzy attempts at graphics and making them attractive. My readers from my homeschool family life-style blog, Holy Spirit-led Homeschooling, were ever so faithful in hopping over here to support my new vision and help me spread the word.
I wasn’t sure if this site idea would work and if anyone would stick around to watch it develop. Well, 7-months later Free Homeschool Deals is still here! Not only is the site still in action, it’s growing, growing, growing! It seems that this vision is filling a need and blessing many families.
The New Look
This beautiful new look on Free Homeschool Deals was made possible by Jeni Elliot of The Blog Maven. She took every single idea I had rattling in my head and she brought it to life. She brain stormed with me and even followed me down the path to the yellow farm house sitting on a stack of money. Jeni worked and reworked every detail of the redesign until we were both 100% thrilled with the results. She even held my hand after her job was finished and I then crashed the site.
Jeni made sure that the updated site is mobile responsive. She understands that many readers no longer sit at desktops, or even laptops; instead readers are cruising the web via tablets, smart phones, and iPads. Jeni also redesigned my Twitter, Facebook, and email graphics. She gives a nice overview of the design experience from her perspective in her design portfolio.
The New Features
Along with the constant freebies and deals that I daily feature for homeschool families, there are also several new features to expand what Free Homeschool Deals has to offer.
- Homeschool Giveaway Link-up co-hosted by Free Homeschool Deals and Homeschool Giveaways! That’s right, every Monday you can come to either FHD or Homeschool Giveaways and link-up any giveaway that you’re offering that would be of interest to homeschooling families. The best part is you’ll have your giveaway featured on TWO blogs at one time; plus, it’ll be part of social media promotion to thousands of readers.
Don’t blog or don’t have a giveaway? That’s no problem! The Homeschool Giveaway link-up is your go-to source to find the best giveaways for the week !
- Three New Fabulous Features: Free Homeschool Deals has also added twelve new content contributors. These writers are some of the most creative and frugal-minded moms on the web. They’ll bring you fresh ideas for Easy Homeschool Meals, Homeschool for Free and Frugal, and all other topics that pertain to Affording the Homeschool Life.
I’ve also had several readers remark that they’re no longer receiving my once daily email. I changed email services a few weeks ago and may have lost a few subscribers in the process. If you’d like to receive my once daily email that features all of the freebies, deals, and encouragement for each day, please use the sign-up form below – or at the top/right of this page.
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