How do you go about preparing a kit for marketing ie: what size should the files be, how do you zip them, and how do you approach the design companies etc. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

The first thing I do is go through and hand check every one of the png files for any stray pixels, etc. There are 2 schools of thought on how big the zips should be. Some put the whole kit regardless of size in one zip. Others split the kit up into smaller zips so that those on dial up can download one smaller zip at a time. Join the promos4digiscrappers yahoo group as mant design sites put out calls for designers on them. There is one call that just came out this week. You can go from site to site and many of them will post their "becoming a designer" info, or whether or not they are accepting new designers, etc. And be patient. I know from personal experience that it can be very tempting to take the first site that offers you a spot. Just make sure that it is where you want to be. Any other questions, feel free to PM me and I'll do my best to answer them.

Kim

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Thank you so much Kim. Do you save all the elements/papers as PNG files as a general rule? I joined promos4digiscrappers and I appreciate the "be patient" tip - I'll certainly keep that in mind. Thank you again.

Save your papers as jpegs. Save anything that needs a transparent BG as a png - all vellum, pretty much all elements, ribbons, buttons, etc.

Kim

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Okay, thank you Kim.

I am just starting out designing kits and this has been great advice for me too, so thanks for asking and thanks for explaining!!

Any tips on how to choose the right site for you to sell at???

thanks again

Kate

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