Christmas For Your IttyBiz: Illustration Party, Live!

Our slots are all filled up! Thank you guys! Feel free to come and watch Marty draw at Livestream right here!

How’s your holiday season looking this year? I’m sure you’ve got presents lined up for your friends, family, loved ones, pets… but aren’t you forgetting someone? What do you mean, who?

Hello! Your ittybiz. That’s right: shouldn’t you do something nice for your small business this year? It’s been working so hard for you — the long hours, plowing through breaks & weekends. Your business is probably feeling a bit like Bob Cratchit right about now.

But Naomi Dunford and Martin Whitmore have a way you can help Bob bring home the biggest Christmas ham. Without breaking Tiny Tim’s piggy bank.

Day: Friday, December 18th 2009
Time: 2 PM to 4 PM, EST (and probably longer!)

On December 18th, Marty and Naomi are co-hosting a live internet drawing party. We’re going to be broadcasting in real time, watching Marty make great small business illustrations. This is your opportunity to get your ittybiz a little something special for all its hard work and dedication. Marty will draw live Twitter-style avatars and header illustrations for your websites — all of which he’ll lay out in pen on camera while we watch, and finish in gorgeous full color after the party, to be delivered digitally by Christmas.

We’re going to be using Livestream for the broadcast, and Marty is an old hand at running over time — so he’ll keep drawing as long as there’s stuff to draw! These will be great illustrations for your ittybiz at really nice prices, and Naomi, out of the goodness of her heart, will be handing out marketing advice like candy. She’ll even offer input on the illustrations Marty’s working on, so it’s a 2-for-1 deal: High quality illustration work and high quality marketing advice in the same package. Killer, huh?

Want to know how it works?

I knew you did.

First, you buy a slot. Marty can only do so many illustrations during the broadcast, so the earlier you get your name in, the better.

You have 2 options:
$40 Social Media Avatars (Twitter, Facebook, you name it)
$75 Custom Header Illustrations for your website

In both cases, Marty will do an ink design live to your specifications (with Naomi’s quality assistance), and Marty will complete the image digitally — clean lines and full color — in the week or so following the party. This means that you’ll get to watch him do the line art portion of your image, and he’ll check the color and finishing touches with you via email after the party.

This is a ridiculous deal, people. Marty gets to draw in front of a live audience, and you get insane discounts on stuff that usually costs a lot more. (His avatars run $65-100, and his header illustrations start at $200 — need I say more?) Furthermore, Naomi is doing this for free — we’re talking good will and holiday cheer, and all the marketing wisdom you can stuff into your brain before you have all that extra time over the holidays to get a head start on the competition. (Yeah, we know you spend that time plotting. We do, too.)

To reserve your spot at the front of the line, click here for the order form, choose what you want, and pay for it using PayPal. It’s easy, I promise.

REMEMBER: There are only so many of these Marty can do — so if you’re thinking about doing it, do it now. Naomi will probably only be with us for that two hour time slot, so get your order in early if you want to make sure to have her input on your illustration. We’re going to close the purchase page as soon as we have enough to fill all our time.

Then… show up! We’ll send you the link to the live broadcast with your reservation receipt, and all you need to do is show up on December 18th at 2pm ET. BE EARLY, because there may be a 50-person limit — and you want to make sure you’re there for your spot!

Got specific questions for Naomi? Add your questions to the comments section of this post at IttyBiz. Whenever there’s a moment, she’ll answer questions from the comments section during the broadcast. You can even leave comments during the broadcast. This will be way easier than everyone trying to keep up with the scrolling text chat!

Our slots are all filled up! Thank you guys! Feel free to come and watch Marty draw at Livestream right here!