first pcb try

CrossRoads:

3 small boards is usually about $30

I don't see a way to get 3 boards for $30 elsewhere.

It's not the online deal, it's a deal the system gives you when you make the board in DipTrace, check design rules, etc., and submit it directly through DipTrace. They don't even list it as a deal, but whatever pricing schedule they are using beats the online price always, as far as I have seen so far. The price depends on the dimensions and particulars for the board. Here is my invoice. This is a very small board with a QTFP-100, two PLCC-32 sockets, a crystal, a few resistors and caps, and two connectors (programming - 10 pin and output - 16 pin)

Once you have your design, you just go to File > Order PCBs and you get this dialog:

I sent this to them last Monday afternoon. They shipped it today. The last once I did (my first PCB ever) was very nice and worked great.