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Your payment for a social media background, skin or WordPress site has been received.
We will be contacting you shortly via your Paypal email address to discuss your skins and to schedule a work day.
On the scheduled work day we would like to ask that you are available on Skype. If we haven’t already connected on Skype, please add us to your Skype contacts. Our Skype ID is: nationwideclassifieds If you do not have Skype, you can get Skype for free at www.skype.com
HOW TO PREPARE…
Being prepared will be the best way to make sure your skins are completed in the time period purchased. First thing we will need is access to your social site/s. Depending on which applies, we would need the following…
- Twitter – User name and password
- Youtube – Email address and password
- Facebook – Made admin of your fan page (we cannot login as you on FB). Instructions
- WordPress – Administrative user name and password
A BRIEF…
A short email brief is always best to get started. Simply describing your wants/needs in an organized manner is extremely helpful. Including any specific text you want on the design as well as any logos or images you want to be used in the design. You can also include examples from other works you might have seen that spark your interest.
LOGOS AND IMAGES…
If you already have a logo and a web site, you can simply provide that via your email brief and we can capture most of your brand images from online. If you can supply any original logo images and any personal, professional, high resolution images you may have that you want implemented in the design, they are very helpful. If you need high resolution images, you can find great stuff at places like www.istock.com or www.fotolia.com. Our most favorite photo formats are as follows…
- .psd Photoshop (layered is best)
- .png Transparent background
- .jpg Regular images on any background
WORK DAY…
On the scheduled work day, we will meet on Skype at the arrange time. We will mock up your social design and will work directly with you during the entire design to achieve your goal. This is the fastest and most personal way to quickly design your social skin/s as needed. We work, you review, revise and approve all in one fast seamless session. Quality work instantly before your eyes. Yes, it is true.
FACEBOOK PREP…
If we are designing a custom Facebook Landing Page for you or your company there are some cool options to consider. Beyond the normal branding with your logo/images and welcome text, great Facebook welcome/landing pages generally contain…
- Call to Action to “like” the fan page.
- A video (must be uploaded to YouTube)
- An Opt In (must provide raw html code from provider)
- Live Social Badges and Site Links
FACEBOOK REVEAL…
Facebook also allows reveal pages. These are pages/tabs that can only be viewed AFTER the user clicks Like. This is NOT included in the basic package/s. There can be multiple pages that have to be created to design reveal tabs and designs. We can discuss the additional charges if you wish to have this option.
TWITTER SKINS…
Twitter has once again changed their layout. The new Twitter layout increased the amount of space on the sidebars allowing for more branding and a much more pleasant background overall. Finally we can once again create the STUNNING twitter backgrounds that started the skins revolution to start years ago. Welcome back Custom Twitter Backgrounds!!
WORDPRESS SITE…
If we are designing your WordPress site there will be a ton of direct contact via Skype. We will need your attention during the scheduled work day/s for any questions that might come up during the design. When we design WordPress sites, the pace is fast & furious! We will be working directly with you to layout your site, home page, blog, general pages, header, footer, body, buttons, navigation, social badges, opt ins, plugins, just a whole host of cool custom features for your unique site. Again, working together via Skype eliminates the huge amount of time wasted with mock ups and revisions via email. The “old way” is just not productive. What would help the most is to have your domain setup and WordPress installed and ready to roll. Otherwise the following will get us started quickly…
- Domain ready and WordPress Installed (ask your host, they will help most times for free)
- Cpanel / FTP User name and password
- WordPress Administrative Access User name and password
- Logos/images/anything you feel might be usable graphically
- You are responsible for site content (pages/posts) unless otherwise arranged
IN CLOSING…
We hope this helps to better prepare you for our design session together. Being prepared will assure we finish your custom designs on time and on budget! We look forward to working with you.
Thank You,
Brian Hanson
www.CustomTwit.com