BIG THANKS to All Our Sponsors, July 09

Jul. 29, 2009  |  Advertising  |  20 comments

Today we’d like to thank all our advertisers for their continued support of WDD.

It’s both thanks to them and to our audience that WDD continues to thrive month after month.

We realize that many of you may not click on adverts as you may feel that they may not be relevant to you, or your business.

Why not try something new today and check out some of these awesome companies?

You might just learn about a useful service or product while at the same time helping to support WDD. Thank you!

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  • http://www.hamroawaaz.com Rahul

    Really cool way of saying a big thank you to your sponsors. they too must be proud of sponsoring at your site too. Cheers.

  • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com Walter

    Thanks Rahul, I felt it was important to acknowledge them in a big way!! :)

  • http://graphicleftovers.com/ Daniel Errante

    Thanks so much for the mention, Walter. We are very proud to be sponsoring such an inspiring and resourceful blog.

    • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com Walter

      You’re welcome! Just today a friend of mine was telling me how she’s selling stuff through you, so you guys must be doing something right :)

  • http://www.Joomla-Outsource-India.com Joomla Outsource India

    Yes, thanks to the sponsors, they must be happy with your success in a very short time.

    Keep it up and keep sharing!

  • http://www.naldzgraphics.net Ronald | Naldz Graphics

    You deserve it Walter. your site has full of information and resources.Congrats and yes thanks to all sponsors who support the design blog community :)

    • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com Walter

      Thanks Ronald!

  • http://www.uk2group.com Nick Nelson

    Walter,

    It’s great to work with you guys. We love hosting you, and looking forward to the future! :)

  • http://www.crearecommunications.co.uk Adam

    What I like about this site is that the sponsors are all relevant and actually compliment the design of the whole site. Not many other blogs would put the same effort into thanking them as you have. I have thanked link partners before, but not like this.

  • http://www.brushthis.com Liora

    I agree with Rahul, it is a cool way to acknowledge a win-win situation. GREAT blog and great sponsors.

    I see that Graphic Leftovers is sponsoring you, too. They have a very cool site going, full of exciting content. I’ve posted some of my art there and am pleasantly surprised with their friendly and professional attitude. I’ve also made quite a few sales in the process :0)

  • http://eveltdesign.com joel k.

    big thanks from me too
    i’d love one day to be a sponsor as well.
    i paid a half a year time to learn web design, nothing comes close to wdd
    so thanks 4 sponsoring this amazing and beautiful blog,
    and thank you walter for keeping this up.
    one day i hope to be on the giving end of inspiration just like you.. :)

    ps how can i get my photo-thumbnail up like the big boys?

  • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com Walter

    Thanks to everyone for the kind comments!

    @joel k. Here’s how to get your avatar: http://en.gravatar.com/

  • http://www.protoshare.com Andrea

    Walter, thanks for letting us sponsor you. :) WDD is a great resource!

    @ProtoShare

  • RoaldA

    Greate sponsors, I’ve found lots of resources though your sponsors!
    However, missing an advert for http://www.conceptfeedback.com/, a great resource for designers!
    Hope you can get an agreement with those guys, a win-win situation for both sites! :)

  • http://www.bcm-websolutions.de/de/services-webdesign-stuttgart.html Christoph

    Nice, but how can I sponsor you? ;)

  • Hoacio

    You deserve it. Great site.

  • http://abeautifulsite.net/ Cory LaViska

    Walter, this is a really great way to introduce people to some cool services and, at the same time, help out your sponsors as well. We’re looking forward to getting on the list ourselves pretty soon :) Keep up the great work!

  • http://www.blog.exxcorpio.com Luis Lopez

    you have a lot of sponsors because your site is really solid and excellent source of inspiration and knowledge for all kind of designers. Some of those area relly useful for everyone in your niche so is a gain for you your sponsors and us the reader.
    Thanks to company like these we can have sites like yours.

  • http://www.dileepsharma.com Dileep K Sharma

    Awesome! It shows how committed you are to your sponsors. Walter you definitely deserve a mention here. We have been seeing WDD meeting an impressive popularity index in just a matter of few months. We expect you to cover this journey to the top may be in your forthcoming post :)

  • http://www.webdesignerdepot.com Walter

    Thanks guys, you’re all TOO nice :)