Step by step guide, illustrations, best practices and tips to help you creating and managing a great virtual showroom on the french image based inspiration website for decoration, architecture and interior design professionals.
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You are about to create your professional showroom on Domozoom, the
french social and image based decoration website.
This tutorial features :
- Step by step guide in the creation and administration process of your showroom
and portfolios.
- Basic tips to perform an easy, quick and efficient use of the website.
- Illustrations and best practices.
Enjoy your experience on Domozoom !
WELCOME !
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Start here : http://www.domozoom.com/professionnels/inscription
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1.1 Basic Information
Complete all the fields with your
brand’s name, your web site,
your Zip code, your email and
your password.
Tips :
Don’t forget to validate your email adress by clicking the link in the
email you will receive after your subscription !
Then click on « VALIDER »
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1.2 In-depth information
In order to be noticed on Domozoom and to facilitate customers contacts, it is highly
recommended to describe thoroughly your activity and your skills. By doing so, you’ll get a
full access to Domozoom’s features : geolocalization, customers requests (sales outlets, price
inquiries, etc.)
Key information :
- Professional category (multiple choice
enabled)
- Localization
- Presentation
- Web site
- Phone number
- Valid email (used for customers
contacts)
- Social networks links
Don’t forget to validate your
modifications by clicking below on
« ENREGISTRER »
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1.3 Customize your showroom
Make your showroom more attractive by uploading your logo and a beautiful
header picture ! Click on the related buttons and follow instructions.
Tip :
Choose high quality and large pictures. Don’t forget it’s the first
thing visitors will see when coming on your showroom!
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You are satisfied with your showroom’s look ? Perfect !
Here is what your showroom should look like. Next step is to create products
portfolios (catalogues produits), projects portfolios (albums de réalisations) and
Staged products portfolios (ambiances)
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2. Creating Projects and products portfolios and ambiances
Depending on your activity, whether you provide services (architects, interior designers…) or
products, you will get different features on your showroom administration interface (see
section 1.2). Services providers can create projects portfolios. Products related professionals
can create both products portfolios and ambiances.
Exemples of pictures upload interfaces on both categories
2.1 Services providers section : 2.2 Products section :
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2.1 Projects
Your activity is related with services (architect, interior designer…), Domozoom enables you to
show your know-how and your greatest achievements through pictures portfolios.
To create your first portfolio, click on the button called « ajouter une réalisation », add a title
and a description for your portfolio and upload your best pictures.
Tips to get the best
exposure :
- Your pictures will be displayed in your
showroom but also potentially on the
section Photos de pros if they fit with our
quality charts (moderation).
- Please observe the size and quality
specifications. A picture too small or of
poor quality will be rejected.
- Avoid : 3D plans and images,
patchworks, before/after…
Advice :
5 high quality picture with full descriptions are better than 10
poorly described !
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2.1 Projects
You are invited to put a description, a room/category, style, keywords and related products on
each one of your uploaded pictures. It is meant to enhance their visibility for the visitors. Don’t
neglect tagging your pictures, it’s the main research criteria for visitors to find your pictures
according to their tastes and projects !
Tips for the best exposure :
- In order to help people looking for
inspiration related to your work and
your style to find you, fully describe your
pictures (category, style, tags).
- Visitors appreciate when they get the
references of the products features on
the pictures. Mention them if you can.
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You have created your first project portfolio in your showroom ! You are now ready to create
as many portfolios as you like !
2.1 Projects
You can go directly
in the section 3 !
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2.2 Products
Your activity is about products (Craftwork, retail, design...), Domozoom features products
portfolios and ambiances so that you present your work in your showroom.
Pictures from your products portfolios will be displayed on the shopping section « Boutique »
whereas staged products pictures from your ambiances will show on the pictures section
« Photos des pros » (mixed with pictures from professionals providing services).
Lets begin with creating a products portfolio…
As far as possible, create both products and ambiances
portfolios in order to show your products throughout the
website !
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2.2.1 Products portfolios
From your showroom’s administration page, click on the button « ajouter des produits dans un
nouveau catalogue » in the section « produits » and follow instructions. You will start with
creating the album and be invited to choose a title, a description and your best pictures.
Tips :
-You can use « drag and drop » to
upload multiple pictures at the same
time.
- THE FEWER THE BETTER ! Keep in mind
that you will have to describe and tag
each picture for them to be reachable by
visitors. It’s better to make a selection
of your best pictures with a full
description/tagging than uploading a
bunch of them with poor description.
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2.2.1 Products portfolios
Once your portfolio has been created with full description, you will get to a treatment
interface picture by picture. Make sure to describe and tag thoroughly each products picture.
It is a very important step for the pictures to be properly sorted and easily reachable by the
vistors.
Tips for a better exposure
Of your products :
- Pictures visibility depends on their
quality (size, aspect, etc.) but also on
their description (category, style, tags...)
Too many pictures don’t get seen by
visitors due to poor description and
tagging… don’t neglect it !
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2.2.1 Products portfolios
Once your pictures uploaded and your portfolio validated, it will appear in your showroom and
your best pictures could be displayed in the « Boutique » section. You can now create as many
portfolios as you want. Enjoy !
Let’s continue with
Creating an
ambiance portfolio !
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2.2.2 Ambiances
Ambiances are useful to show your products staged in atmospheres and potentially appear in
the section « Photos des Pros ». We encourage you to create ambiances to improve your
visibility. To do so, from your showroom’s administration page, click on « Ajouter des photos
dans une nouvelle ambiance » in the « ambiances » section (see below).
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2.2.2 Ambiances
Each ambiance you create is a portfolio showing your products staged in a same atmosphere
or style.
Begin with describing your portfolio (title, description) and upload a selection of your best
pictures. Please ensure that your pictures comply with our size and aspect policy. If not, they
wouldn’t be pushed.
Tips for a better exposure
of your pictures :
- Your ambiances pictures will be
automatically displayed in your
showroom but also potentially in the
section Photos de pros after
moderation.
- Follow size instructions. A too small
picture would be excluded from any
exposure.
- Avoid : 3D / synthetic pictures,
patchwork, blurry and non staged
products.
Conseil :
5 high quality pictures with full description are better than 10
uploaded without selection and poorly described !
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2.2.2 Ambiances
You are now invited to put a description, a room/category, style, keywords and related
products on each one of your uploaded pictures. It is meant to enhance their visibility for the
visitors. Don’t neglect tagging your pictures, it’s the main research criteria for visitors to find
your pictures according to their tastes and projects !
Tips for a better exposure :
-Thorough description of each picture
(category, style, keywords/tags).
- If possible, indicate the reference of
products featured in ambiances.
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You just created your first ambiance in your showroom ! You can create as many as you want !
2.2.2 Ambiances
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3. Congratulations !
You uploaded your best products, projects and ambiances pictures ? You thoroughly described
each one of them ?
Congrats ! Your pictures will appear in your showroom of course, but surely also throughout
the website after moderation (see exemples below) !
Boutique AmbianceRéalisation