| LisaMarie Dias Designs Newsletter |
September 2009 |
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A monthly publication designed to support those of you that are writing and maintaining e-newsletters of your own; full of practical tips, useful suggestions, graphic add-ons and hopefully, even some inspiration! |
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Welcome!
This month we will focus on images. You will find ideas for optimizing your use of images, an upcoming class about working with images and our visiting guest, Helen Bradley, an artist, photographer and very talented lady who has generously created a step by step tutorial for us that will help you create a polished photo frame to showcase your images.
I am also sharing some exciting news and by popular request, offering a free online webinar "How Can an E-Newsletter Help Me?". This 60 minute session will cover the pros and cons of starting an E-Newsletter and will focus on YOUR questions. If you, or anyone you know, is thinking about starting an e-newsletter but isn't sure about what is involved, this is the perfect introduction. And if you read to the end, you will also find a coupon for discounts when taking multiple classes!
Read on for all sorts of suggestions to help make your e-newsletters more attractive, informative and effective!
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Exciting News!
LisaMarie Dias is now a Constant Contact Business Partner and a Certified Constant Contact Trainer!
I am proud to announce that this August, I became a Constant Contact Business Partner and Certified Trainer!
This means that I can now offer you even more in-depth training and new discounts and bonuses!
Keep an eye out for more live training dates and lots of new classes.
And of course, I will continue to offer my popular one-on-one sessions for those of you looking to start, optimize or maintain your own e-newsletters!
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| Free Webinar!
Wednesday, September 9th 1:00 (ET)
"How Can an E-Newsletter Help MY Business?
Please join us for this free 60 minute online webinar where we will talk about the pros and cons of starting and maintaining an E-Newsletter.
The agenda will include time to answer questions - this is a perfect venue to ask how an e-newsletter can help YOUR business!
Designed as an overview, you are welcome to attend even if you are already publishing your own e-news as it will be a great opportunity to learn more about how e-newsletters can benefit almost any business!
Please pass this along as an invitation to anyone that might be able to use and benefit from this session.
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Hints and Tips
About Images
Images are a great way to enhance your e-newsletters. They catch your eye, can add information (a picture is worth a thousand words!) and provide a break from text. If inserted correctly, they can even direct traffic to your website! Here are three things to keep in mind when adding images to your e-newsletter.
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| Tip of the Month
About Images
If you are strapped for space in your image library (you are only allowed 5 images at a time with a basic Constant Contact account) or are worried that the number of images you have may slow down the time it takes to open your email, you can GANG a group of images together and save them as a single image.
In a graphic editing program such as photoshop, take two to three images (up to five if they are small) and crop them all to the same height. Cropping them to the same width will help unify the the overall look but is not as necessary. Place them next to one another and save as a single image. Now you can upload that single image and see all three!
To get a polished and professional look, use the tutorial that Helen created to make a photo frame for three 3" x 3" images. As you can see in the example below, this really showcases your images while optimizing your image library slots!
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| Definition of the Month
About Images
As you insert an image in Constant Contact and most other ESP's (Email Service Providers), you will have the option of adding a notation to "FLOAT".
- "Float Left" means that the image will appear to the left of the text - see Helen's photo below for an example of this.
- "Float Right" will make the image appear to the right of the text
- "Remove Float" will make the text appear below the image as seen with my photo above and with the image frame below.
Not exactly rocket science but useful to know!
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| Upcoming Classes
Wednesday, September 23rd 1:00 (ET)
All About Images
Please join us for a 60 minute online webinar where, from the convenience of your desktop, I will show you how to insert, link and manipulate images in Constant Contact.
Agenda will be modified to accomodate all participant questions. Please contact me in advance at LMD@LisaMarieDiasDesigns.com to make sure we address yours!
This class is designed for those of you that are already familiar with Constant Contact but will not require any advanced graphic knowledge or skills.
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| Creating an Image frame
by Helen Bradley
Recently, LisaMarie asked me to create a tutorial to show you how to create a template with a 3 pixel frame around it and openings for three 2"x 2" or 3"x 3" images. The process of designing a solution is a little complex so I've done two things. First of all, I'm giving you the templates as PSD files that you can use them to create your own design, but secondly I'm going to show you how to do it yourself. So, if you want to know how to create a reusable design like the one shown above or one that can be used with different size photos, click HERE for step by step instructions.
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Visiting Guest
Helen Bradley is a Lifestyle journalist who divides her time between the real and digital worlds, picking the best from both. She writes and produces video instruction for Photoshop and digital photography for magazines and online providers world wide. She has also written four books on photo crafts and blogs at http://www.projectwoman.com/phototips.html |
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Follow LisaMarie
For more E-News Tips and Hints follow me on Twitter where I post using the hashtag #LMDhint | |
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Save $10
when you take 2 classes! |
Take one class at full price and take a second for $15! You save $10 and learn even more tips and techniques to make your e-news more attractive, informative and effective!
You may take any combination of classes (beginner or advanced) and may apply this credit as a discount for a private one-on-one session! |
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Both classes (or class + session) must be taken before December 31, 2009 |
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