GCU Forum - Newbies

Simon_133281 GCU Newbies artist Posts: 4	Newbies Feb 19^th, 2008, 9:02pm ok i'm new here , so I'm entitled to ask dumb stupid questions......right?
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Cara_131386 Senior Member artist Posts: 428	Re: Newbies Reply #1 - Feb 19^th, 2008, 9:07pm Welcome aboard Simon! I hope you love it here! I know I do. I'm going to bed, but someone will most likely answer your question/s. Nite nite!
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candace_131548 Full Member artist Posts: 220	Re: Newbies Reply #2 - Feb 19^th, 2008, 10:06pm Hi, You sound like a really interesting person from your site! You're going to love it here! Welcome! Candy
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phrank_131619 Full Member artist Posts: 200	Re: Newbies Reply #3 - Feb 19^th, 2008, 10:48pm Welcome Simon, and Yes you've earned the right to ask away..LOL... theres always someone here to ask anything... Good Luck...capt.
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eugenia_131318 Full Member artist Posts: 244	Re: Newbies Reply #4 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 12:42am You have to pass the initiation before you can ask questions
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Ernestine_131365 Gold Member artist Posts: 853	Re: Newbies Reply #5 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 1:43am Anxious to see more of "what's under your hat's," Simon! Have you passed Eugenia's initiation? (LOL, just teasing!)
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Sue_132963 Gold Member artist Posts: 1224	Re: Newbies Reply #6 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 5:26am Hi Jan and Welcome! I couldn't wait to see what you had going on under your hat(s) so I clicked right over to your store. Lovely! Your use and manipulation of color saturation is fabulous. I will be looking forward to seeing more of your work! SueB
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Cara_131386 Senior Member artist Posts: 428	Re: Newbies Reply #7 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 5:55am LOL Eugenia! I am awake now! I was so tired last nite I could not see straight! If you have any questions Simon, please by all means ask away. If not WELCOME, and I looked at your first few cards, excellent! You will have a very nice store here
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El_131850 Full Member artist Posts: 119	Re: Newbies Reply #8 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 9:33am Welcom Simon! I'm sure I'm way over my quota for dumb questions! Don't be shy...ask away - EL
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Gina_133039 Senior Member artist Posts: 415	Re: Newbies Reply #9 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 10:03am Welcome, Simon! Love your cares.... esp. "vases"... this is a great place to ask ?'s... everyone is so eager to help and to encourage... I just love it here... gina
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Gina_133039 Senior Member artist Posts: 415	Re: Newbies Reply #10 - Feb 20^th, 2008, 10:04am Simon: I love your cards, not your cares... not that I don't care about your cares... oh.. you know what i mean... lol gina
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Janet_134086 Gold Member artist Posts: 610	Re: Newbies Reply #11 - Jun 11^th, 2008, 11:22pm Hello, Im just getting to know my way around. This is all new to me, Ive checked out some card stores.. and you peeps are awesome in the talent department. Hope I do as well. huggies, Janet Lee
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Ernestine_131365

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Re: Newbies
Reply #12 - Jun 12^th, 2008, 10:59pm

Janet-

Welcome.

I think you'll like it here. A couple of suggestions to help your cards be found by shoppers.

1. Give you card a specific name ("occasions" is just too general, particularly for a blank card) and purpose.

2. Keywords are very important. Use them to describe your image in detail: color, what's in the image. . . going beyond what the category is. The "who it is for" (Mom, sis, uncle etc. can be done in profiling as well).

Look at the titles and keywords on some of the other cards to get some ideas. Search engines recognize words only, so you really have to use them.

Ernestine

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Janie_133125 Full Member artist Posts: 106	Re: Newbies Reply #13 - Jun 13^th, 2008, 7:33am Welcome, Simon!
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Myrna_134142

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Re: Newbies
Reply #14 - Jun 15^th, 2008, 8:31pm

I'm really new, just registered yesterday.

My dumb question is, how long does it take to have your cards approved usually.

Yesterday, it didn't take too long for approval of my first two, but today I haven't heard a word, maybe it being Sunday and Father's Day people doing the approving are off.

Also what and how do they approve, do they actually print a card to see how it looks?

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