[1]Photograph Credit: ArtsCow.com
In Part 1 of this 2-part series [2], I shared my love for personalized gifts, and one solution to getting photo books without paying full price. A solution to stretching my dollars is using ArtsCow.com [1].
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I shared how this company is adaptable, user-friendly, and affordable. Today, I will explain how to place an order on their web site using your free credits and discounts.
When you are ready to order your free prints and other photo gift credits:
Log in to your ArtsCow.com account
1. Go to www.artscow.com [1].
2. Click on MY ACCOUNT from the menu bar at the top of the page.
3. Log in to your account using your e-mail and password.
Create a new album
1. In the MEMBERS AREA on the left sidebar, choose MY ALBUM.
2. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page, and select NEW ALBUM.
3. Change the ALBUM NAME, ALBUM DESCRIPTION, and ALBUM DATE, and click CONTINUE.
Upload your photos to the album
You can choose the Basic Upload or the Quick Upload. If you only have 20-50 pictures, then the basic upload will be fine.
To use the basic upload:
1. Click CHOOSE FILE
2. Select the pictures from your computer.
- If you want to select more than one, then click the first picture and then hold down your CTRL key and click any other pictures you want to upload.
- If you want to select an entire folder or a series of pictures in order, then click the first one and press your SHIFT key and click on the last picture you want. All the pictures between the first and last will be highlighted.
- When all the pictures you want in that folder are highlighted, click OPEN.
3. If you need more photographs from another folder, then click CHOOSE FILE and repeat steps 2-3.
4. When all your photographs have been chosen, then click UPLOAD PHOTOS.
Since I usually upload 100 or more pictures at time, my preference is the Quick Upload option.
To use the quick upload:
1. Click MULIT FILE UPLOADER
You will need Microsoft Silverlight program. If you do not have this program installed on your computer, ArtsCow.com will provide the link to download. (You will only need to download it once.)
2. With Microsoft Silverlight installed, select your album name or create a new one.
3. Click ADD PHOTOS.
4. Select the pictures from your computer.
- If you want to select more than one, then click the first picture and then hold down your CTRL key and click any other pictures you want to upload.
- If you want to select an entire folder or a series of pictures in order, then click the first one and press your SHIFT key and click on the last picture you want.
- All the pictures between the first and last will be highlighted.
5. When all the pictures you want in that folder are highlighted, click OPEN.
6. If you need more photographs from another folder, then click CHOOSE FILE and repeat steps 2-3.
7. When all your photographs have been chosen, then click UPLOAD PHOTOS.
8. Once the photos are uploaded to ArtsCow.com, you can move them to a different folder, choose to order prints, or go to CREATE YOUR OWN STUFF on the green menu bar under the ArtsCow.com title (for photo albums, calendars, etc.).
Place the photo prints order
1. Select the photos you want to print by either clicking the box: CHECK ALL PHOTOS IN THIS ALBUM or click the box next to each photo you want to print.
2. Then ADD TO CART.
The free photo print credits will be auto applied
When you have selected all your items, choose CHECK OUT.
Enter Billing/Shipping Information
Check out by PayPal or Credit Card
TIP: Be patient for your order to arrive. This company is based in Hong Kong, so international shipping takes about 2 weeks for delivery.
The ordering process is not difficult, but it has lots of steps. In using time wisely and preparing in advance, you can snag some great photo deals without breaking the bank through ArtsCow.com. This company continues to help me in stretching our dollars with all the credits and discounts.
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