How to Create Your Designer-Maker Directory Page
Check-list before you start:
1. Are you a Hidden Art Member? You need to be a member of Hidden Art before you can create your page. Find out more at http://www.hiddenart.com/membership
2. Have you registered to create an account? This is totally separate from purchasing membership - you need to register for your account on this page
3. Have you received a confirmation email from Kathryn saying that your account has been validated? We do this manually so we can check that registrations come from Hidden Art Members. It may take up to two days to validate your account, if you are uncertain as to your status, email kathryn@hiddenart.co.uk. Very important - If your account has not been validated, you will not be able to create a webpage! You will be able to log-in but you will not see the 'Create a Page...' link described below. You need to wait until the account has been validated. Again, email kathryn@hiddenart.co.uk with any questions.
Once all three steps have been followed, you can create your own directory page with the instructions below.
Creating Your Page (once you've registered at this link)
Visit the Designer-Maker Directory and follow the link at the bottom of the page titled ‘Login’ (you will need the details you used when registering). Now click the ‘create page’ link in the left hand navigation, depending on your discipline.
1. Give your page a name – make it something sensible, your trading name is usually a good bet.
2. Clicking in the meaningful URL box will automatically copy your page name. It is best to leave this as is.
3. You may now populate your own page with information. It is important to remember to preview and then save the changes you make in every individual text box, otherwise your changes will not be saved.
Fill out the information Tabs:
Company
1. Upload a company image
a. Give the image a name
b. Select the image to be used (Jpeg, please make it under 1meg, 500 pixels across will be plenty)
c. Preview the image by clicking ‘preview’
d. Save the image if you are happy with it
2. Enter your company address and contact details
a. Insert your details
b. Preview the text by clicking ‘preview’
c. Save the text if you are happy with it
3. Enter your ‘About’ details, summarising your business, approach to work etc
a. Insert your details
b. Preview the text by clicking ‘preview’
c. Save the text if you are happy with it
Exhibitions
1. You can now add exhibitions complete with Google Maps to your page.
a. Under the exhibitions tab add in the details of your event. The more details you can give the better. Make sure you at least complete the Event Title and Event Start Date fields.
b. Put the event postcode in the ‘find address’ field and Google Maps will return the map of the area. Position the marker above your event’s address and you will be able to give visitors to your page exact details on where they should go.
c. Click ‘Submit Event’ to add your event.
Commissions
1. Tell visitors to your page about the commissions you have undertaken.
a. Insert your detail
b. Preview the text by clicking ‘preview’
c. Save the text if you are happy with it
This process can be repeated for ‘Awards’, ‘Press’, and ‘Outlets’.
Gallery
1. The Gallery section allows you to upload your images to different galleries.
a. Give your photo a title.
b. Let people know details of the photo (Measurements, price etc)
c. Browse for the image file
d. Upload Photo
Blog
1. You can also run a blog of your latest updates and events, and link back to it so your audience can keep up with what you are doing.
a. Give your entry a title
b. Let people know what you are up to
c. ‘Submit Post’