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Q. |
What is the advantage of using PROSPEKTORTM
instead of using the Power PointTM
software? |
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There are several basic differences from a Power PointTM presentation.
PROSPEKTORTM is:
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Friendlier so you don't need special skills |
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Lighter so you can email it (less bytes, more content) |
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More flexible. Your clients don't need to buy software to run it |
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Interactive. Your clients navigate across the presentation |
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Richer Multimedia gallery. World class photos, stereo soundtracks and animated graphics |
In a few words, PROSPEKTORTM makes it easier for you.
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| Q. |
Who can take advantage of using PROSPEKTORTM? |
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Marketing companies use our service for creating Multimedia
presentations for their customers. Any business person or professional
can benefit from this service. You'll find that all our templates
include plenty of business generic multimedia elements, however,
if you are interested in more industry specific photos: Try
template 1 for Financial businesses, template 2 for Generic
Businesses, template 3 for Travel & Tourism, template 4 for
the Insurance Industry and template 5 for more Real Estate specific
material. |
| Q. |
What is the difference between a custom presentation
and my multimedia presentation? |
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Multimedia production studios typically charge from $3,000 to $30,000 (US) for a customized project. They may mix together music, video clips, website links and photos, and it will take between 15 and 30 days to get your presentation file ready, and then 5 or 7 more days to burn your CD Business cards, if you decide to do so.
PROSPEKTORTM
instantly delivers a professional Multimedia presentation, showing
your company's information for a fraction of the cost (please
check our pricing information) and you
have the option to request us to copy it into CD Business Cards.
See our accessories section for
more information. |
| Q. |
Can I use my own domain instead of a Prospektor
subdomain? |
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Yes. Register your name with your preferred provider and
we can host your presentation under your domain name (www.yourcompany.com).
We will help you to transfer your domain to our server at
no cost for you. A small hosting fee will apply upon transfering
your domain. Check our price page
for details.
The free hosting service applies only to Prospektor subdomains
(www.prospektor.net/yourcompany).
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| Q. |
What is the Affiliate program? |
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Our Affiliate Program has been designed to create business partnerships with other companies in order to advertise the products or services of www.prospektor.net
This marketing tool allows other businesses to create an additional revenue stream by using their Web site traffic or e-mail newsletters to refer clients to our site.
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| Q. |
What are the minimum resources needed in my PC
or in my client's for running a multimedia presentation? |
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The minimum requirements to run a multimedia presentation
are:
| Ram: 32 Mb |
| CPU: 166 Mhz |
System Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows 95,98,Millenium,NT or 2000
- 133 Mhz Processor or above
- 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
- Speakers
- Flash Player TM plug-in. Typically Internet Explorer
will include it. In case you need it, you can download
for free:
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| Q. |
Why am I asked to become a PROSPEKTORTM member? |
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Becoming a PROSPEKTORTM
member is free and required for using our Internet-software.
We only ask for the minimum information that we need to save
your project to our database or to retrieve it for further downloads
or additional CD Business Card orders. We will never sell or
rent our members' information to other companies. Please see
our Privacy Policy. |
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How can I find my password? |
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Just click on "forgot your password?" link on the main frame of the website, type the e-mail address with which you signed in and, within a few minutes, we will email your password.
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| Q. |
Is the PROSPEKTORTM software available in stores? |
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No. PROSPEKTORTM is an Internet-Software product.
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CREATING A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
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| Q. |
How many pages are there in my presentation? |
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It can be the size you want. You have 1 Home Page and 5 Sections
(1 section per button). You can have 1 single page or up to
6 pages per section. |
| Q. |
Can I edit my presentation? |
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Yes, you can edit as many times as you want.
When you buy a presentation, you get 3 credits.
When you are ready to publish a new version (or a new presentation),
1 credit is required to download.
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| Q. |
What skills do I need to create a multimedia
presentation? |
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If you can move and click on your mouse, you can create your
presentation. No need to learn anything new, our high-tech website
will guide you through the process. There is also a Help (support)
function in case you need assistance. |
| Q. |
Can I save my work and resume later? |
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Yes. All your content is stored in our database by clicking on the "save" button. You can access your projects anytime using your username/password.
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| Q. |
Can I upload my own Company Logo, photos or artwork? |
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Yes. While creating your presentation, you will have the opportunity
to upload your own files (logo, photos, artwork, etc). PROSPEKTORTM
will take JPEG (JPG) files and make them available for you as
you create your content. |
| Q. |
I am having problems uploading my own images, what can I do? |
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For best results check the following settings:
- For Internet Explorer users: Click on TOOLS / INTERNET
OPTIONS. On the General Tab, click on SETTINGS and make
sure that the option in " Check for newer versions of stored
pages:" is set to "Every visit to the Page". Click OK
- Images must be in JPG format (a.k.a. JPEG)
- Make sure the size of your images complies with the required
size of the template you are using
- Due to bandwidth limitations, we recommend uploading 5
or less images at a time
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| Q. |
The upload process of my own images expects a
specific size for the template I am using. How can I re-size
my images? |
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Use your preferred Image editing software. A popular one is MS Photoeditor (bundled with versions of MS Word and Powerpoint) or try one of many shareware products available on download sites (zdnet.com, cnet.com, etc.).
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| Q. |
How long does it take to create a Sales presentation? |
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Will depend on the length of your content, but usually takes
from 30 minutes to an hour. Most of our customers simply "copy
& paste" from their existing materials into their presentation. |
| Q. |
Can I import (copy & paste) text from other documents? |
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Yes you can copy-paste from existing material. Be aware that you need to right-click on your mouse for pasting text.
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| Q. |
Can I download photos available on the gallery? |
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All the multimedia elements (photos, music, backgrounds, etc.)
are copyright protected and can ONLY be used as part of your
presentation. |
| Q. |
Can I link my presentation to another website? |
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Yes you can. While creating your presentation, PROSPEKTORTM
will allow to type a link to your website. Once your customers
click on this link, they will be automatically directed to your
specified site. There is also an email link on your presentation
that allows your customers to email you anytime. |
| Q. |
How many times can I edit my presentation? |
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When you buy a presentation, you get 3 credits.
You can edit your presentation as many times as you want
and save it. When you are ready to publish a new version (or
a new presentation), 1 credit is required to download.
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| Q. |
How can I update my Website? |
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Sign in and click on "Start or Edit this project". Remember
that editing your presentation is free, however, you must have
available credits for downloading your Website. |
| Q. |
Can I upload my own audio sound track, video-clip or record my voice? |
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Our programmers are working on this and will be offered soon.
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| Q. |
Can you host my Website? |
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Yes. Once you purchase your Website, we will host it for
one year at no extra cost. After that period, this service is
available at a very competitive rate. |
RE-SELLING A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
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| Q. |
Can I create a presentation and re-sell it to my clients? |
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Yes, one of the main advantages of using Prospektor for multimedia professionals is that they can produce a professional presentation/website in minutes and re-sell it to their clients. Professional developers and designers use Prospektor when their clients ask for a quick solution and are not willing to invest a lot of money. |
| Q. |
How do I show my client's email on the final presentation but keeping my own email address for invoicing and administrative contact? |
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The email address in your account (UPDATE ACCOUNT on your
project panel) is used in your multimedia presentation/website.
When you are ready to publish, the system will ask you for specific
administrative information, including email address for invoicing
and administrative contact. |
| Q. |
How much should I charge my clients for
a finalized presentation? |
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It is entirely up to you. It will depend mainly on the length
of the presentation and perhaps if you needed extra time for
image uploading. We have heard from our clients that finalized
presentations sell anywhere from $100 to $300(US) dollars.
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COPYING (BURNING) YOUR PRESENTATION INTO CD BUSINESS CARDS
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| Q. |
When ordering CD Business Cards, what is your
turn time? |
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Once you are finished creating your presentation, you are
ready to download it at anytime. If you want us to save it on
CD Business cards, it will take from 3 to 5 days for you to
get them. Please check our Shipping information
page for more details. |
| Q. |
How can I make sure that my clients will know
how to open up the presentation in my CD Business Card? |
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PROSPEKTORTM
CD Business Card allways open automatically when placed on a
standard CD tray, so there is no need for your clients to click
on or open any file. |
| Q. |
Do you sell blank CD business cards that I can copy myself? |
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Yes we do. Once you download your PROSPEKTORTM
presentation, you can save it (copy) on a blank CD Business
card on your own. All you need is a CD Writer drive (burner)
and blank labels for printing. See our accessory
section to get blank CDs and labels. |
| Q. |
I recently purchased my presentation and blank CD Business Cards. How can I get it started automatically when my client enters the CD into the CD tray? |
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Create an autorun file:
1. Open Notepad application (or any text editor) and type:
[autorun]
open=intro.exe
2. Replace 'intro.exe' with the file name of your presentation
(.exe file). - Note that you can download your ".exe"
file from Prospektor website at no additional charge. Login
and select "download a previously published presentation"
from the Project Panel.
3. Save the text file with the name: autorun.inf
4. Burn your CD with the autorun.inf and project (.exe) file
in the root directory of the CD. When your clients put the
CD into the drive, it will automatically open your presentation.
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| Q. |
Can CD Business Cards be used in any CD ROM drive? |
| A. |
CD Business Cards can only be used in CD ROM drives with tray
(almost every CD drive in the market is a tray CD drive). CD
Business Card should NOT be inserted into Slot-CD drivers. |
PURCHASING YOUR PRESENTATION AND ACCESSORIES
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| Q. |
Can I buy a multimedia presentation without
buying CD Business Cards? |
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Yes, download a flash file (swf) for emailing immediately
to your clients or download an executable file (exe) for copying
it into CD Business Cards using your own burner. |
| Q. |
How can I know if my credit card information is safe? |
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We collect client's credit card information for the only purpose of invoicing for products and services after the client's consent.
Our site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Our servers are certified for use with secured access for data transferred involving payment methods and sensitive information. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.
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| Q. |
How do I show my Website to my clients? |
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E-mail it, immediately, right after you purchased or request
us to copy CD Business Cards for you (3-5 turn around time).
We will host it for you (1 year free) so you can use it as
your Website.
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| Q. |
Can I email my Website (presentation) to my clients? |
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Yes, the size of the file varies, but typically is a 2 to 3 Mb size, which is well below what most of the email providers allow.
Your Website comes in a virus-free and internet friendly format
(swf) that anybody can open using a standard browser (i.e. MS
Internet Explorer or Netscape). You may want to include the
following instructions when emailing to clients:
Save the file to your disk
Right-click the file, and click 'Open with'. If 'Open with'
is not an option, hold down the SHIFT key while right-clicking
the file
In the 'Open with' dialog box, select the program that you
want to use to open the file (Internet Explorer or Netscape)
Click OK
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| Q. |
What is the length of a sales presentation? |
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There is no set length. Keep in mind that you'll provide an
interactive presentation, so it can be as short or long as your
prospects want. They can selectively spend time reading through
the pages of their interest. There are 5 sections on your presentation; each section can be 1 to 6 pages long. |
| Q. |
What software does my client need to run my presentation
on his/her computer? |
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A browser is all that your client needs. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are available to download for free. Typically, either browser includes the FlashTM plug-in that is needed to view the Website.
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| Q. |
Will my presentation run on both Macs and PC's? |
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Yes. It will run on both Mac & PC computers. Only a CD drive
is needed. |
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