TOP 10 Marketing and Social Media tips for DesignersshoutOut on 11/8/10 by amyabrahams in wordUp |
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Before we get started, have you used the Springleap share bar?? Tip #1 Email your friends and ask them to vote on your design - Attach the image of your design in your e-mail – tell a story underneath and give people a call to action! -Give them easy directions where to vote for your design by providing the link to the voting page: http://www.springleap.com/designs/vote -Include the closing date for the voting process Tip #2 Make use of your Facebook page -Upload your design to your Facebook page and ask friends to comment on it. This way you can hear their feedback firsthand. Example: http://www.springleap.com/designs/view/my-design -Tag your friends in your design so it comes up on their profiles too
Tip #3 Social media groups -Create groups or write blog postings on various sites about your design Here are some networking sites you can make use of: Blogger Tip #4 Upload your design to photo sharing sites Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user’s digital photos online, thus enabling the user has to share them with others (publicly or privately). This can be loosely applied to the use of online galleries that are setup and managed by individual users, including photoblogs. Here is a list to get you started, remember to include the link to your design on the Springleap website and the caption “VOTE FOR THIS ON SPRINGLEAP” Flickr Tip #5 Get onto an existing blog -Send the administrator a quick email about yourself and your design You can also target blogs dedicated solely to t-shirts. Here’s a list of a few: T-shirt review If this isn’t enough for you here’s a list of blog directories. You’ll find thousands of sites where you can submit your design to and ask them to do a write up about it. Blogorama You can also try sites like: Tip #6 Tweet about your design Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates (otherwise known as tweets). If you don’t already have a Twitter account, you can join and ask a whole lot of people to follow you, send out a message with a link to your design on Springleap.com, asking people to vote for your design Tip #7 Social Bookmarks Social bookmarking allows internet users to store, organize, search and manage their favourite web pages on the Internet. Users save links they want to remember and/or share with specified people or groups. Check out some of the sites below, tag your design and say vote for this. Ask your friends to do it too, the more people that tag your design the higher it will be ranked. Backflip Tip #8 Be creative – upload a video -All you need is your phone or a digital camera to get crazy and creative by Here are some popular video sites on the web - you’ll be able to use them to find all sorts of free videos, movies, and documentaries, as well as short films and viral videos. Zoopy Tip #9 Keep trying and designing Carry on designing, submitting and sharing your work on the Internet and amongst friends and family! Tip #10 Keep your profile page updated and comment Springleap is a place where people come to discover amazing designers – so take good care of your profile page –show it some love! This is where people get to see your work. Post links, add your facebook details, stay current and comment a lot. Commenting and keeping your profile current makes for great content and engagement. It’s the perfect way to discuss, learn and share. GOOD LUCK! The Springleap.com Team |
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