The print and online publishing industries may be suffering these days, but the explosion of social networking sites, micro-blogs such as Twitter and traditional blogs are presenting web designers with more potential opportunities than ever.

Whether it’s Twitter avatars, blog design or YouTube channel backgrounds, there’s a ton of demand out there for graphics professionals. But what to charge for your services? Mediabistro offers some advice in this appropriately titled article, “What To Charge: Blog & Social Media Design.” The article by Samantha Melamed is available to AvantGuild members. (If you’re not an AG member, here’s a link to sign up.)