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FireandIce

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« on: April 07, 2008, 03:45:43 pm »

It would be nice if this changed regularly so we could all get some advertising Cheesy

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« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2008, 10:09:42 pm »

Thanks for the note! Here is our current position on how we go about selecting the homepage images.
Thanks again

As taken from the thread: https://icraftgifts.com/forum/123/and-quotnew-arrivals-and-quot-on-the-home-page/
"... At the moment iCraftGifts.com staff hand-picks all the items for the "New Arrivals" section of the homepage. We try to rotate the images as often as possible. Currently, we choose products which are newly added, are exceptional creations and have high quality images (presentation is important). The more often you submit new products to the site, the more likely you are to have some of your products selected for the homepage! In the future, we might consider automating the uploading of the "New Arrivals" images..."

ficklefaerie

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« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2008, 03:18:00 am »

I think what fire is getting at is that the actual home page featured items has been the same for at least 4 days now....since the site is small right now, it would be nice to change that home page "featured items" every second day or so to give everyone front page exposure while the site is so new...it would give everyone a chance to get on there

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« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2008, 11:42:10 pm »

Quote from: "ficklefaerie"

Hi there, and thanks for the note! Sorry - I think we're talking about the same thing - "featured items" as you referred to them are actually the "New Arrivals" I referred to in my note.

Yes, these spaces are generating a lot of traffic for new Creators who sign up to the site, and submit exceptional items with fantastic images. We want to ensure we showcase as many Creators as possible on these spots. As I mentioned in my note, the more often a Creator submits products, the more of a chance he / she has of getting one of their products chosen for one of these coveted spots.

Right now all the products which are accepted are hand-selected by iCraft staff. We painstakingly go through each new submission, and give preference to items which make our team say "WOW". We try and leave the items there for at least a week or so to give the Creators who make it on, a bit of time to "enjoy the spotlight" as it were

So, to increase the chances of your items being chosen as a "New Arrivals" selection for the homepage, aim to:
- submit new products to the site often
- submit products which are truly unique, exceptional
- are photographed beautifully

Thanks everyone!