Stretch Your Mind and Body  

On today's show, our special guest was Bernie Wiemers from TopECovers.  Connie and I were thrilled to have Bernie join us and talk about the elements of a great ECover design.

During our time, Bernie discussed the Top 5 mistakes people make when designing an ECover and then provided guidance on what you can do to avoid these mistakes.  The 5 common mistakes people make when designing an ECover are:

1. Wrong use of color - either using the wrong colors to connect with your visitors, or the wrong combination of colors
2. Putting too much information onto the cover - making it cluttered and hard to read
3. Using inappropriate fonts
4. Not laying out the cover to be effective
5. Not optimizing the final ecover product for use on the web.

Bernie and Connie were interested in the connection of color to the Chakras, but today we just didn't have enough time to follow this through.  We'll get Bernie back in the new year to discuss this, but for now you can read Connie's Basic Chakra Knowledge post for a little more information.

Bernie also shared his process for laying out an ECover, if you want to try it for yourself.  However, both Connie and I were interested to know how to work with an outsourced supplier, like Bernie, to generate your graphics - particularly when the initial concept doesn't meet your expectations at all!  Bernie told us that we really need to keep talking to our designer, let them know what we don't like and what we do like and keep asking until the concept is what you want....  Bernie had some great tips in this regard.

Bernie also had two very special offers for our listeners.... The first one is a free offer:

Get a transcript of this call and a video tutorial on how to lay out an ECover, plus receive Bernie's newsletter that will contain specials and new services - for NOTHING! 
Visit:
http://www.TopECovers.com/report

The second offer is incredibly generous, given Bernie's amazing prices to begin with.... Unitl January 1, 2009, receive 20% off any package!  Even if you're not ready to have an ECover or site graphics done yet, you can buy the package for later.
Visit:
http://www.TopEcovers.com/specials

This is our last show for 2008 and Connie and I wish you all a Very Merry and Safe Christmas.  Our next show will be 3pm Eastern on January 6, 2009 (7am Aust. Eastern Time, Jan 7 2009).

To learn more about how you can balance your Mind / Body connection and receive some great FREE offers, visit:
http://StretchYourMindAndBody.com/


Connie and Charly