design

Last week we warned told people that we were releasing a totally redesigned admin and today we made good on our threat promise! After hours of annoying database updates and migrations and a bunch of boring stuff that nobody really cares about we're happy to share that the upgrade is complete and live! We thought about showing you a bunch of screenshots of the new admin, but you can just log in and see it for yourself! Instead, here are some tips to help you get acclimated to the new layout: New Admin Navigation Tips The new admin has a simplified main navigation and we've reduced the 25+ items down to logical "modules" for each section. All the modules follow the this same design pattern: ModulePrimary action button and secondary action menu on the module "index" page For example, to do anything with a product (create, edit, delete, get button...

We're making this post ahead of the update (scheduled for Monday, Jan 7th) so everyone will have a bit of a heads up before the log in and everything looks different. We know change is kinda scary, but we promise this one is a good one. We've made it easier to find things, cleaned up the design and navigation, and gave everything a modern facelift! Simplified Navigation DPD's navigation was getting cluttered with years of adding new features to our top-level navigation menu. Most stores had over 25 menu items in the main menu alone, and then sometimes multiple sub-pages and menus to get to the option you needed. It was a real drag, and features are cool and all but if you can't find them when you need them that's no good either. So, we've cleaned that up quite a bit! The new navigation shows what module you're working...

One of the biggest things you can do to improve sales and give a professional appearance to your information products is have a great cover / product photo for your downloadable product. In the case of ebooks or PDFs, this means you need a cover you can use on your website, on your product in DPD to be shown in the cart and customer portal, and when marketing your product. In this post we'll go over some options for creating covers and show you a simple workflow to create your own. You have several options for creating ebook covers: 1. Pay a design professional to create one for you. If you're not a professional graphic designer then this will by far generate the best result. However, many ebook authors are bootstrapping with little to no budget, and designers can cost anywhere from $50-500 for professional cover design, putting it outside...