| If you are starting your own online business and you | | | | Ecover software lets you use the power of |
| plan to sell intangible or downloadable products from | | | | Photoshop, and the automation of Photoshop Action |
| your website, then this article will show you the best | | | | scripts to streamline and automate 90% of the |
| way to do it, and the best cover software products | | | | product image process. In other words, it allows you |
| that will help you increase your sales conversion | | | | to easily create a "Virtual" photograph of your |
| rates, so you can sell more. Faster. | | | | product so you can avoid repeating steps, get it |
| First and foremost, it's important that you know | | | | uploaded to your website, and so your customers |
| about the "old" way of showcasing your product for | | | | can see what your product looks like. |
| the internet. It's even more important that you know | | | | With cover software, you can bypass the need for |
| about the NEW way- which is all about automating | | | | an actual dvd, cd, ebook, or software box prototype. |
| the process of getting a high quality product image | | | | That means an actual photographs is not needed! |
| online fast, and saving you as much money as | | | | You also bypass the time consuming graphic designer, |
| possible. | | | | and the expensive photographer. |
| After all, successful business people want more | | | | Photoshop Actions are simple. They work like this.. |
| money coming in, not more money going out. And | | | | You open Photoshop and design the product image in |
| the old way of getting a product image or "ecover" | | | | a template, just like you like it. When you're happy |
| costs too much, and wastes too much of your time. | | | | with the design, you load a set of Photoshop actions |
| If you're curious about the old way, it goes | | | | into Photoshop. From there, you click a "Play" button, |
| something like this.. | | | | and the Actions put together a photo-realistic 3-D |
| Spend lots of time, effort, and money hunting down | | | | type image of the product you want to sell. All the |
| a graphic designer. If you don't design a prototype of | | | | hard work is done for you automatically. And finally, |
| your products package yourself, your designer will | | | | you choose the size you want, upload it to your |
| have to do this. And if he's good, he will use cover | | | | website and start selling. |
| software to create it. | | | | You're done! Rinse and repeat this process for as |
| Then, you'll have to find a way to get the actual | | | | many product images you want. They can be DVD's |
| prototype package (DVD, CD, ebook, etc). This will | | | | you want to sell on eBay, CD's of your latest music, |
| cost you more time and money. | | | | or even computer software you programmed |
| Next, hunt down a product photographer. Expect to | | | | yourself. |
| pay them somewhere between $60 and $120. | | | | You can visit stock image libraries like Corbis for |
| In 3 to 7 days, you'll get back photos of your | | | | great photos if you want them to be part of your |
| product, and you'll need to transfer the photos to | | | | cover design. |
| your computer, use an image editing software like | | | | Two of the best Photoshop Actions I'd highly |
| Photoshop to clean up the image (if needed), and | | | | recommend are: |
| upload the photographs to your website. Take care | | | | Grant's 5 Minute Cover Software for Photoshop- The |
| that the images are prepared for the web, or they | | | | author sells the ecover software in separate, |
| will load too slowly. | | | | affordable packages and are very realistic. |
| That was the old way. Now the new way.. | | | | Cover Action Pro 2 - I'd recommend this set of |
| Everything is done on your computer now. No | | | | Actionscripts if you sell lots of different types of |
| designer. No expensive photographer. And no time | | | | products on the internet and you can afford it's |
| wasted waiting for their schedules to open for what | | | | hefty price tag. It's one big package, but it gives you |
| you need. It goes something like this.. | | | | plenty of bang for your buck. |
| Step 1- Get a 30 Day Trial Version of Photoshop | | | | Unlike some of the free types of ecover software |
| First, you get a free copy of Adobe Photoshop at | | | | found online, these two are the originals when it |
| adobe(.com), and spend about an hour learning the | | | | comes to Photoshop Actions for helping business |
| basic commands. You don't need to become an | | | | minded people save time and money. They also are |
| expert, because the new way doesn't require any | | | | backed by many years of professional graphic design |
| formal training to make high quality ecovers. Have fun | | | | and marketing experience. |
| with the basic tools. | | | | The old way of making stunning ecovers cost too |
| Step 2- Plan Your Product Images | | | | much, and wastes too much time. The new way of |
| Next, plan out how many product photos you'll need. | | | | creating high quality ecovers with cover software is a |
| What sizes do you want? How and where will they | | | | powerhouse for getting your new products |
| be used besides on your own website? | | | | showcased and online quickly. |
| Step 3- Get Cover Software | | | | |