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On this private,
confidential page... Our master process, the graphics process, the copywriting process and
the Site Builder process
MASTER
PROCESS
1.SALESMAN Closes Sale
2.SALESMAN Completes VBS ORDER FORM 1 week on Site Builder,
4 days on Copy and Graphics
3.SITE BUILDER buys URLs
4. SITE BUILDER Sets up DNS & HOSTING
5.SITE BUILDER goes to tit.basecamphq.com, logs
in.
5A. SITE BUILDER ENTERs DASHBOARD On right hand side find file: AAA Site
Inventory
5B.Double ENTER the folder to open it
5C. Go to Files
5D. Open the latest SITE INVENTORY FILE
5E.Download to your desktop
5F. Open, enter the new URL’s into the last
row(s)
5G. Save AS SITE INVENTORY (date) ex: 021010
(monthdayyear)
6.Accounting sets up payment criteria
7. Send email to Client (Control
Expectations)
8. Add Client to Follow Up Sequences
GRAPHICS
PROCESS
1.Receives copy of the VBS ORDER FORM
2. Review ORDER FORM and Confirm Banner
Width
3. Take screen shot of Contact Page
4. Insert Screen Shot of Contact Page into program
and label with CLIENT ABBREVIATION (ABBR) and Contact.
5.Create File Folder on Desktop for this
CLIENT
6.Label File Folder: CLIENT ABBREVIATION +
Graphics
7.Design banner, no more than 150 – 175 pixels tall. Put
phone number in banner large.
Use the Client’s branding and/or
colors…
8.Pull high quality jpg of Client Logo and Label with
ABBR+Logo
9.Pull photos from Client Website – Consider pulling
related photos from other sources such as GOOGLE IMAGES.
10.Make sure to label all photos with ABBR+(description of
the photo)
11.Pull Brand Logos if appropriate and label with
ABBR+(description)
12. Pull all other photos, affiliations such as Better
Business Bureau, etc. and label in same manner, saving all to the CLIENT FOLDER on your
desktop. Make sure all graphics are in the folder for this CLIENT!!!
13.AGo to BASECAMP: https://tit.basecamphq.com
13.B.Use PW and LOGIN information to open
it
13.C. ENTER on Dashboard on top left if it is not
pre-selected
13.D. On right hand side find the Client
Folder
13.E. ENTER IT to open the CLIENT’s Basecamp Project
File
(This is our online storage location for each
Client)
13.F. Next screen is “Project Overview &
Activity”
14.ENTER in the navigation area above, the red link “New
file”
15.“Upload a file” screen is next
16. ENTER
Browse. This will open a path to the File where all the
graphics are stored on your computer desktop (or wherever you chose to set up the Client’s
Graphics Folder.
17.Find the first of all the files to upload.
ENTER it then hit SELECT or CHOOSE or whatever prompt your
computer offers.
18. IMPORTANT>>>> Do not ENTER upload yet. We upload all
files in your CLIENT Graphics folder at once.
19. NEXT… Go to: “No
Category” dropdown menu
20.ENTER it and select “Pictures”
21.Then… Repeat ENTER Browse, find the next graphic, ENTER
select or choose, and again… DO NOT PRESS UPLOAD until all files have been selected in this
manner.
22. REPEAT the process until all files are
uploaded.
23. Once you have double checked to make sure all files you
created are located in the BASECAMP Client Folder, then ENTER the “All of Domain Marketing
Resources” button and the “Tim Dillard” button underneath in the email notification
area
24. NOW… press the
Upload Files button. You will get a time to finish bar which will scroll from left to
right. Depending on the size and number of files this
process could take 2 – 5 minutes. Be
Patient.
25.Then zip up the files and email the entire folder to:
kim@topsintexas dot com.
26. Then, prepare an invoice and email it to: kim @
topsintexas dot com.
COPYWRITER
PROCESS:
1.You will receive by email the VBS ORDER FORM.
First review it.
2.Make sure to take note of VBS URLs. This tells you how many versions will have to be created of the same
copy.
3.Then note if there are any additional pages in this
order
4.Note the names of the Additional Pages
5. Note the Home Page H1
6. EXPLANTION OF ALL FIELDS:
A.Additional Pages tells you if there is a second and third
page before the CONTACT page and after the HOME page
B.The “If Addl. Pages: Name them –“ field will give you the
names of those pages, which will emphasize different keywords than the front page or Home
Page.
C.Home Page H1 is the headline for the home page… Some
editing here may be required
D.List Services – If we are to include a list of the
Client’s services, this will appear here.
E.Customer Dictated Copy – Self
Explanatory
F. Next is a list of “INCLUDES”…
G. Why
Company? – The sub head for this part of the
VBS is to say: Why Choose COMPANY NAME in TERRITORY + CATEGORY? (Remember… look at the URL’s and determine if the order of the primary
keywords is TERRITORY + CATEGORY or CATEGORY + TERRITORY to write this sub
head.
H. BigAdv. chooseIn TER
CAT – This subhead is WHAT IS THE BIG ADVANTAGE
OF CHOOSING THIS TERRITORY + CATEGORY
I.Free Est. in TER CAT? – If this Client offers Free
Estimates, we need a sentence for that. The Subhead must
read: Free Estimates in TERRITORY+CATEGORY
J.Wetobe your TER CAT co? – Subhead must read: We want to
be the first choice for CATEGORY in TERRITORY
HINT: We are
trying to win TERRITORY+CATEGORY and… and… CATEGORY+ TERRITORY… So, you can mix up the
TERRITORY and CATEGORY order a couple of times.
K. Insured or n/a? – If they are insured and bonded,
include a Subhead that says: Insured and Bonded, if appropriate. Then include a sentence under the subhead describing the advantages of the
Client’s insured/bonded.
L.Hours is self explanatory. But include a subheading of that says: Hours, then list the hours
underneath that.
M. In case of ermg? – Subhead should say “Emergency Hours
and/or Emergency Contact”
N.Cust Testimonials – If the Client’s website has
testimonials, then put them in this area.
O. What TIT says? – Tops In Texas does endorsements. Paste
this copy
TESTIMONIAL FROM TOPS:
“Whether it’s a new roof in Kingwood for your business
or home, or a quick repair to keep the water from leaking onto your computers, you can’t go
wrong with ADMIRED CONSTRUCTION AND ROOFING. John Villareal is the type of man that you trust
immediately. Some people just have that “reliable
presence” and that’s John. And with the free estimates,
what do you have to lose?!!!?” Just edit it and rewrite
it… If necessary, have Tim call the owner and get some information.
P.Next… There may be a description of the brands to include
information on in the copy. This may just be a graphic
on the site, but you may also want to write a little copy if appropriate. This may or may not require a Sub Head.
REMEMBER: All subheads
should be bold face.
7.Write the copy for the first URL.
8.Copy and paste the copy into the next
page.
9.Search and replace the TERRITORY and CATEGORY words in
two separate SEARCH and REPLACE functions with the TERRITORY and CATEGORY represented in the
next URL.
10. Repeat this process for each URL in this order,
assuming that they all have the same Category…
11.If they have different CATEGORIES, then the original
process must be repeated…
12. Once you have
finished the COPY and PASTE for all sites and have saved the COPY, making sure to label the
saved file with CLIENT ABBREVIATION+Category words. Be
consistent in how you label the Files.
13.NEXT… go to each page and change up the wording on
several sentences per VBS page.
14. Now it is time to upload.
14.AGo to BASECAMP: https://tit.basecamphq.com
14.B.Use PW and LOGIN information to open
it
14.C. ENTER on Dashboard on top left if it is not
pre-selected
14.D. On right hand side find the Client
Folder
14.E.ENTER IT to open the CLIENT’s Basecamp Project
File
(This is our online storage location for each
Client)
14.F. Next screen is “Project Overview &
Activity”
14.G.ENTER in the navigation area above, the red link “New
file”
14.H “Upload a file” screen is next
14.
I.ENTER Browse. This will open a path to
the File where all the graphics are stored on your computer desktop (or wherever you chose to
set up the Client’s File.
14.J.Find the files to upload. ENTER it then hit SELECT or CHOOSE or whatever prompt your computer
offers.
14.K. IMPORTANT>>>> Do not ENTER
upload yet. We upload all files in your CLIENT folder at
once.
14.L NEXT… Go to: “No
Category” dropdown menu. ENTER it and select “Documents”
14.M. If you had to create more than one file,
repeat the process. DO NOT ENTER UPLOAD until you have
selected all files. Generally, the copy should be in
only one document file.
14.N. Then ENTER “All of Domain Marketing Resources” and
“Tim Dillard” below in the email notification section.
15.NOW ENTER UPLOAD. The upload time bar will scroll from left to right. This will not take
long.
16. Copy the File to an email and email it to kim at
topsintexas dot com. Make sure to label the SUBJECT area
of the email with CLIENT NAME and COPY and date. Put the date in this format:
021010 – if it was February 10, 2010.
17. Finally, prepare an invoice and send email to kim at
topsintexas dot com.
SITE BUILDER
PROCESS
BEFORE BEGINNING, you must log into BASECAMP and go to
the CLIENT folder and ENTER on Files.
All copy and all graphics files will appear. As
you need each one, you will copy it and place it into your VBS.
1.Make Note of ALL URL's... These will be the Website
Folder names that reside in the CLIENT FOLDER on left hand side.
2.Set up XSP PROJECT FOLDER with CLIENT COMPANY NAME and/or
CLIENT ABBREVIATION
3. Scroll down to AAA MAIN TEMPLATE Site
Folder
4. ENTER the plus sign (+) next to AAA MAIN TEMPLATE 1 time
only
5. The AAA MAIN TEMPLATE website folder will
appear.
6. ENTER it one time; It will turn blue... That's a sign
that is is ready for one ofthe navigation choices above...
7. ENTER Copy button from above.
8.All Project Folder CHoices will appear.
9.ENTER the folder you just created for the new CLIENT...
BUT... ENTER only 1 TIME.
10.Below is a blank text area called: "Web site
name"
11.Fill in the name of the new Virtual Billboard Site...
(VBS)
12.USE THIS FORMULA FOR THE NAME... If the URL is
www.sugarlandchiropractor.com, the new VBS Web Site name is to be:
SugarLandChiropractor.COM... Each separate word must have an initial captial and whether it
is dot com or dot net or dot org, you must capitalize it... ORG... NET...
COM...
13.The new name will appear in the new Project Folder as
the new VBS folder
14.DOUBLE ENTER IT to load the VBS
15. The Web Site information page will
load.
16.Change the Web Site Title to the name of the site:
SugarLandChiropractor.COM
17. Paste all Keywords into the area for Keywords... But 1
keyword per line...
18. IF you add new keywords, then send an email to CLIENT
REPORTER with the new keywords noted...
19. Write in the Correct
Description following the format in the MAIN TEMPLATE.
20.THEN ENTER Page Layout
TAB...
21.Change out the banner in
the HEader Panel area... Make sure the widths are the same...
22.Make sure you change the
Alt Text for the banner to something that is apart of the keyword mix for this
CLIENT.
23.Close Header Panel
Tab
24.ENTER on INfo Bar Tab...
Determine if you need it and/or if it is the right color and width for the design you
want.
25.Close Info bar.
26.ENTER on Left
Panel
27. Determine a
complimentary color for your design...
28.Determine what width you
want this panel to be... based on what information you want to include here and what photos
or images need to be placed in this area.
29.Skip Main Panel
Header
30.ENTER on Main Panel and
change width if you have changed the width of the left panel... The two will need to total
the width of the Banner... which, unless changed, is a standard 800 pixels wide...
31. Make sure to change
the right panel to the same color that you set the left panel to...
32.Check the weidth of all to
make sure you have a FLUSH LEFT and FLUSH RIGHT VBS.
33. C;pse Right Panel
Tab
34.Open Page Footer
Tab.
35.Chane the color to match
the color of the Left and Right Panels
36.Scroll down to designer
button under the Page Footer Tab and ENTER IT.
37.Change the copyright to
2010 and the name of the site to the... name of the site!!!
38.ENTER OK.
39.Close the Page Footer
Tab.
40.Open the Page Margins tab
and determine if you want to change the color or add an image or play with the margin
areas...
41.Once done, ENTER SAVE on
bottom right.
42. ENTER the Web Pages
Tab Above...
43.Change Title, Keywords and
Description to fit the new VBS... Change your Menu Text on the Right to the appropriate
Keyword rich primary target words...
44.MAKE sure the Menu item on
the left hand side changes to the correct words...
45. If you want to add a
page, do so here and make sure to fill in the same areas, emphasizing the new page's primary
keywords...
46.ENTER 1 time back on the
top page which will be the home page for this website...
47.Then ENTER the Design
tab... Load your photos and copy into this area...
48.Do your formatting and make
sure you have the right H1... headline... for this VBS...
49.On the subsequent sites,
you need to re-write a few sentences and sub heads. ON SUBSEQUENT VBSs for this CLIENT... YOU
MUST... repeat... YOU MUST... cut and paste and move around paragraphs of information and
rewrite a few sentences from VBS to VBS...
50.Make sure you BOLD all the
sub heads.
50.A.MAKE SURE ALL IMAGES have
alt tags that have keywords related to the VBS.
51.Make sure the CLIENT's
services are in place if noted on the VBS ORDER FORM.
52.If the CLIENT wants a form,
then add the form to the home page... OR... you may choose to add it to the left panel
area... Your Choice...
52.A.Make sure Contact Page
links to the CLIENT CONTACT page if that's what the instructions say...
53.ENTER SAVE
53.A.Change Text, URL and
Title of link to what is appropriate for this VBS.
54.ENTER Publishing
Details
55.Fill in all
information
56.ENTER SAVE
57.PUBLISH...
58. Then EXPORT site to
your SITES READY FOR BASECAMP folder.
59.OPen up Your BASECAMP
Window...
60. Go to same CLIENT
FLODER, if not still open...
61.ENTER Files in the Top
Middle of the Page.
62. ENTER New
File
63. ENTER
Browse.
64.Find the File and select
it.
65.THEN... hit the dropdown
menu and select the FILE: VBS FILE.
66. Then Select All of
DMS in the EMAIL section below.
67.Then hit upload.
68. COPYWRITER receives
Email.
69.Copywriter calls up the
site and checks for errors...
70.Copywriter calls up the
site on the web and checks for errors...
70.A.Things to check... All
alt tags on all images... All spelling... Layout... Test all links... Make sure graphics
OK... Same with photos...
71.COPYWRITER goest to
Basecamp and opens a new WRITE BOARD with the errors for this sites...
72.COPYWRITER checks SEND TO
ALL DOMAIN MARKETING RESOURCES, then hits submit.
73.The SITE BUILDER makes the
changes, then goes back to the same write board in BASECAMP and notes when the changes were
made.
74.Then, the SITE BUILDER
checks the SEND TO ALL DOMAIN MARKETING RESOURCES and ENTERs save.
75.Tim forwards email to
salesperson.
76.SALESPERSON sends email to
CLIENT sdaying SITE LIVE, CHECK FOR ERRORS... and Begins this sequence in INFUSION
SOFT.
77.IF CLIENT has changes, they
will forward them to the SITE BUILDER who will repeat the WRITE BOARD process...
78.Once the site is changed,
the CLIENT is sent a, "What to expect email..."
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