What is Dripbook?

Dripbook is a website offering online portfolio tools to creative professionals and clients worldwide.

If you are a professional photographer, illustrator, designer, stylist, or other visual creative, you can create an online portfolio that is indexed on the Dripbook website for clients worldwide to view. Additionally, you can export that portfolio for display elsewhere - including a stand-alone website using your own domain name, social media channels, mobile solutions, and more. Accounts are restricted to professionals only - a body of published work is required to create a portfolio on Dripbook. Watch a short movie about the basics of Dripbook, and watch a short movie about exporting a website from Dripbook.

If you are a magazine editor, art producer, creative director, agency designer, or other client needing to hire a creative professional, you can search Dripbook by genre, tag, and geolocation to find the perfect person for an upcoming assignment. No account is needed to search the Dripbook index or contact anyone on Dripbook. If you use Dripbook frequently, you can sign up for a free client account for added benefits of archiving messages and saving favorites. Watch a short movie about searching Dripbook by genre, tag, and geolocation to find the right person for an upcoming job.

Why is Dripbook invitation only?

Dripbook is (and has always been) invitation-only for those creating portfolios on the Dripbook website in order to ensure a very high quality of work in our index.

If you are interested in creating a portfolio on Dripbook, request an invitation here. You will be asked to provide a link to your published commercial work.

No account is needed to search the Dripbook index or to contact creative professionals about an upcoming assignment. If you use Dripbook frequently to contact and hire creative professionals, you can sign up for a free client account for added benefits of archiving messages and saving favorites.

What are the costs?

All accounts for creating and managing a portfolio on Dripbook are paid accounts. Dripbook offers several account types and payment plans based on portfolio needs and budget.

No account is needed to search the Dripbook index or to contact creative professionals about an upcoming assignment. If you use Dripbook frequently to contact and hire creative professionals, you can sign up for a free client account for added benefits of archiving messages and saving favorites.

Do clients need an account to view Dripbook?

Anyone can view the portfolios on Dripbook and contact creative professionals on Dripbook - no account is needed. Watch a short movie about searching Dripbook by genre, tag, and geolocation.

Dripbook does offer a free Client Account to those who use Dripbook frequently to contact creative professionals. Dripbook's Client Account offers additional benefits of archiving messages and saving favorites. Head here to signup for a free Client Account on Dripbook. Note that Client Accounts cannot upload or display portfolios.

What browsers does Dripbook support?

Dripbook currently supports:

Sorry, Dripbook does NOT support Internet Explorer 6 for PCs (die, IE6, die already).

How are portfolios on Dripbook promoted?

Dripbook promotes the portfolios on Dripbook via the following channels:

• Advertising campaigns on Facebook, targeted blogs, and other web outlets.
• Dripbook's email promos sent sent each month to more than 36,000 art directors, art buyers, bloggers, editors and others interested in checking out the work of creative professionals on Dripbook.
• Dripbook's Facebook Page with more than 14,000 fans.
• Dripbook's Twitter Account with more than 12,000 followers.
• Dripbook's Tumblr

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If you are a new member of Dripbook, make sure that you have activated and verified your account with the link in the verification email originally sent to you. You cannot login until you have verified your account.

If you are still having login trouble, get in touch with us and we'll do our best to sort it out.

How do I change my password?

There are two ways to change your password.

If you can't remember your current password, head to the "Forgot?" section of the Login page and you can re-set your password by having our robot send you an email to change your password.

If you know your current password and would like to change it, you can head to your Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > Password to change your password.

How do I change my display name?

To change your name as it is displayed in your Dripbook account, head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > General Info.

Can I change my username?

Your username is the part after ...dripbook.com/ in the web address of your Dripbook account. You also log in using your username.

We do not recommend changing your username.

Your entire account is organized based on your username. Your splash page, profile, and all of your books are organized under your username. If you change your username, all incoming links to your work, including all search engine links from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and elsewhere will be broken. Additionally, the links anyone else has made to your work in any blog or any other web page will be broken.

However, if you have an extreme situation, or if your account was just set up, and you'd like to change your username, please get in touch with us and we'll do our best to help.

You are free to change your name as it's displayed within your Dripbook account - this display name isn't related to your username. Head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > General Info to change the name as it's displayed inside your Dripbook account.

How can I change my splash page image?

All Dripbook accounts come with a customizable splash page that is the gateway into your Dripbook portfolio. Your splash page is accessible at http://www.dripbook.com/YourUserName. Your splash page is also displayed at the opening of your exported website. You can see all of the images you've selected as splash page images in the Overview tab of the Organize section.

You can specify the image(s) you'd like to appear on your splash page. If you select more than one, they will rotate randomly between all the images selected. If you don't select any images, our robot will pick one for you rather than showing a blank screen.

To select an image as your splash page image, click "Open" under any image in the Organize section, select " Make this your Splash Page image?", then hit "Save+Close" in the popup window for the image.

Generally speaking, horizontal images work best, as web browser windows are mostly horizontal.

If you are using one of Dripbook's newest exported website designs using full-bleed splash page images, we recommend using splash page images between 3,500px wide by 2,000px high and 3,000px wide by 2,000px high.

Can I have more than one genre? How do I manage my genres?

A genre is a group of books presented together. Standard accounts allow two genres and Pro and Premium accounts allow three genres.

You can present books in multiple genres - for example, you could have books in "Graphic Design" and in "Illustration".

You can also present books in multiple versions of the same genre as long as you give each a unique custom name. For example, you could have books in "Commercial Photography" and "Editorial Photography" - both genres designated as "Photography" but each given a custom name and presented separately.

Lastly, you can give each genre a different name on an exported website - for example, you could have work on the Dripbook website under the genre "Photography" but have that genre displayed on your exported website as "Portfolio".

Here's how to set up your Dripbook account with multiple genres and manage the naming of your genres.

1) Head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > Genres. Add genre(s) with the drop-down menu selections, and add custom name(s). If you're removing genre, take special note of how the system will re-assign books.

2) In the Organize section, head to the Sort Books + Genres tab to rearrange your books and genres. It's all drag-and-drop. Drag your books up and down and genres left and right to arrange them as you'd like. Then hit Save and you're all set.

3) When you make new books, or edit books you already have, you'll be able to specify which genre each book is associated with. You can change the book's genre here, or you can drag and drop each book into a new genre in the Sort Books + Genres tab as described in the previous step.

How will search engines find my work?

The entire Dripbook website and all porfolios displayed on Dripbook are all engineered for optimized search engine index-ability. We've done a lot to make search engines love Dripbook. There are also things you can do to further improve how search engines find and index your work on Dripbook.

All portfolio accounts can benefit from increased search engine optimization by adding a bio to your profile as well as book captions to all books and image captions to all images. All of this information is great for human clients viewing your Dripbook portfolio - people love more information about you. This information is also great for the robots that run the search engines for Google, Bing, Yahoo, and the rest. Check this handy PDF - 10 Tips for Best Success - for more information.

Dripbook allows Pro and Premium accounts to enter custom description and keyword information that will be added to the code of Dripbook portfolio pages and exported websites. This code will help search engines like Google better find and better catalog your pages. You don't need to know much about technology to use this feature. It may sound complicated, but we've made it simple.

Head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > Keywords + Description. Enter your customized description and keywords. Click Save and your customized description and keywords will be automatically added to your Dripbook splash page, your Dripbook portfolio book display pages, and your exported website.

For some helpful information on how to best format and enter your description and keywords for Search Engine Optimization, look here, here, and here.

Please note, if you have already have an exported website, you will have to re-export your website for updated description and keyword information to be included. If you have not yet exported your website, this description and keyword information will automatically be included when you first export your website.

How can I get to the top of the Dripbook index?

All of your public books are included in the Dripbook index and are searchable to clients around the world. Clients can search Dripbook by any combination of genre, tag, and geolocation. Watch a short movie about searching Dripbook by genre, tag, and geolocation.

Dripbook's super smart robots sort all of the public books on Dripbook multiple times every day using a complex custom algorithm. Here are some of the factors the robots use in determining the display order of all the books on Dripbook:

• The last time each book was updated.
• Tags associated with the book.
• Image captions, book captions, and the bio information included in the profile.
• The order of other books in other genres - the robots don't want too much of the same genre appearing together.

To help your books display as prominently as possible, focus on creating great work that is updated frequently and add descriptive tags, captions, and bio information about yourself. Here's a handy interactive PDF - 10 Tips for Best Success - with more information.

How do I use Google Analytics with Dripbook?

Head to your Quick Nav > Progress > Stats to see detailed information about views to your books on Dripbook, views to your Profile, and views to your splash page - including where the views are coming from. Of course, we're no Google Analytics and we know they have far more powerful robots than we do for tracking your traffic. You can integrate Google Analytics to track your traffic to your Dripbook account and to an exported website.

First set up a free account with Google Analytics if you don't already have one.

Next, please see Google's FAQ "Where can I find my tracking code?" for assistance obtaining your Tracking Code. Your Google Tracking Code should resemble this format - UA-XXXXXX-X. Please note that Google may tell you to include a whole string of code into your website. We don't need that whole string of code. All we need is the actual Google Tracking Code that looks like UA-XXXXXX-X.

To use your Google Tracking Code to track traffic to your Dripbook account, head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > Google Tracking . Enter your Google Tracking Code in the text field. Click Save and Back to Controls.

To use your Google Tracking Code to track traffic to your exported website, head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Export > Exported Websites. Enter your Google Tracking Code in Step 2 of your exported website configuration pages and re-export your website.

If you have not yet exported a website, your Google Tracking code should be saved in your Exported Sites configuration pages. It's a good idea to double check.

How do I update my billing information?

It is very important that you keep your billing information up-to-date. If you default on payments for any reason, including address and expiration date changes, Dripbook may put your account on hold and / or forcibly downgrade your account.

To update your credit card information head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Billing > Update Billing Info.

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How do I change my account type?

You are free to upgrade or downgrade your account at any time. Head to your Quick Nav > My Controls > Account Level, select the account you would like to change to, and click the Modify button.

If you are in the trail period, you can upgrade or downgrade your account level to try out different accont features. You'll be billed for the account you are using on the last day of your trial unless you cancel your trial account.

If you have an existing account with Dripbook and you'd like to upgrade or downgrade, you can do that at anytime. At the time you upgrade or downgrade, you'll have to pay for the new account level in full. Our smart billing robot will automatically pro-rate any time remaining in your previous account level and the robot will credit that pro-rated time into your new account level. So you'll keep all the value of the time remaining in a previous account level.

If you plan to downgrade your account, make sure your current account doesn't go over the limits of the account you'd like to downgrade to.

Let us know if you have any questions.

How do I suspend or cancel my account?

If you have any questions about any part of your account, please consider getting in touch with one of the owners / creators of Dripbook to see if we can address your issue.

If you are currently paying for an account on Dripbook, you can "pause" or suspend your account for up to a year. Payments will be stopped, your account will be taken offline, and we'll keep all your images, books, videos, and other account information on hand for a year. After suspending your account, you can simply log in to re-activate your account.

If you have a trial account you'd like to cancel, or if you'd like to fully cancel your account and permanently erase all uploaded content, you can cancel your account as well.

To pause or cancel your account on Dripbook, head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Settings > Cancel Account.

Please consider contacting us with your reasons for canceling or suspending your account. We're always interested in hearing from our clients.

What size images and videos should I upload? What format?

Dripbook was built to accept images and video of just about any common format and reasonable size. Dripbook's super smart image and video robot will do its best to convert and optimize whatever you upload. What this means for you is that there is no set of requirements for images or video. We'd rather have our robot do the work than make you sit around all day and re-format stuff - boring!

What we do suggest is uploading large images and HD video. We ask for all images you upload to be at least 2,000px high. We ask for video to be High Definition (HD) - 1080p or 720p. If you give us good, high quality originals to work from, our image and video robot will have a happy time making great looking web display images and video across our entire platform - the Dripbook website, exported websites, mobile displays, and more.

We do have upper limits on size - we don't accept images over 25MB or videos over 2GB and 10 minutes in length. And some formats do trip up our robot. We cannot process CMYK formatted images or 16 bit images. Additionally, we cannot process videos using the proprietary Apple ProRes codec even though they may be using the Quicktime .mov extension. You can find more information about "best practices" for formatting video here.

Dripbook applies a web standard sRBG profile to images, so if you'd like to preview how your images will look online, apply a standard sRGB profile in your favorite image editing program. You can also download the exact color profile here.

If you have a question about image and video formats that isn't answered here, get in touch and we'll help you out.

Can I upload multiple images at once?

You can upload multiple images (and videos) at once. Head to Dripbook's web-based uploader by going to Quick Nav > Organize my Portfolio > Upload Content.

There are three possibilities for how you can upload images and video depending on the browser you're using and how it's set up:

• An HTML5 uploader for modern versions of Chrome and Firefox.
• A Flash uploader for Safari and Internet Explorer and older versions of Chrome and Firefox that also have Flash installed.
• A simple uploader for older browsers or for situations where the other uploaders are not working well.

With the HTML5 uploader, you can drag-and-drop multiple images and videos at once into the upload queue. You can also manually select images and video from your computer:

With the Flash uploader, you can select multiple images and video from your computer to add to the upload queue. Try holding the Shift key on your computer to select a range of images:

Another option for uploading multiple images at once (this option also works with the simple uploader ) is to create and upload a Zip archive. The Zip archive can be any size, but each image in the Zip archive should be less than 25 MB apiece. Dripbook's crafty image processing robot will unpack the Zip archive and process all the images individually.

As a time-saving tip for all of the above options, you can first select the book you'd like to upload the images into before selecting the images for upload. That way, you can avoid the step of putting the images into a book, as this tip will tell our system which book to upload the images into directly.

How do I upload video?

Upload video in the same place as you upload images - head to Dripbook's web-based uploader by going to Quick Nav > Organize my Portfolio > Upload Content.

The process for creating a video book on Dripbook goes like this:

1) Upload the video (preferably in HD format) in Dripbook's web-based uploader.

2) Be patient while Dripbook's web processing robot crunches through your video making different versions for display across our entire platform - the Dripbook website, exported websites, iPhone, iPad and Android displays, and more.

3) We will automatically make a new book with the processed video inside. The new book will be set to In-Progress so no one can see it until you have made edits.

4) We'll send you an email when the video is ready. You can then open the book, re-name it, add a caption and tags, and make it Public.

Sorry, we can't accept embed codes for videos on other websites like YouTube. We need the actual video so we can process out different versions of your video for all the different display options we offer.

If you have any questions about this process, get in touch and we'll help you out.

What are the "Best Practices" for formatting video?

Because there are so many different video editing programs and so many different camera formats out there, it's not possible to recommend settings for every situation. However, Dripbook is set up to accept, convert, optimize, and display just about every video format out there.

As with images, we recommend uploading the best quality video you have access to - the better it looks full-screen on your computer, the better it will look on Dripbook. Please don't upload traditionally "web-optimized" or otherwise very small or highly compressed video - it just won't look good.

Here are some more technical suggestions for best formatting practices for video:

• Compression: The ideal compression codec is H.264 - if that's an option, use it.

• Frame rate: Keep your frame rate "current" - we'll work with 30 frames per second, or 25, or 24. Stick with what you have.

• Resolution: If possible, keep your resolution at the original output of the camera, or downsize to 720 pixels high if necessary. It's not necessary or recommended to downsize the resolution lower than 720 pixels high.

• Data rate: For HD footage, target somewhere around 10,000 kbit/sec. DV and Standard Definition video should remain around 5,000 kbit/sec.

• Deinterlacing: Do it. It keeps footage from looking jaggy. Even if you shoot with a non-interlacing progressive camera, some video editing software can generate interlaced video. So de-interlace it if possible.

• Audio: AAC audio is best, or keep it at your "current" setting.

If you have a video file that is very large or in a format Dripbook can't process like Apple's proprietary ProRes codec, a fantastic general purpose video converter that we recommend is MPEG Streamclip.

Below is a screenshot of settings in MPEG Streamclip that we find ideal for compressing a video ready to upload to Dripbook.

Get in touch if you have any questions not answered here.

Are my images + videos safe?

All original versions of the images and video you upload to Dripbook are stored securely on Dripbook's servers. Viewers of the Dripbook website do not have access to the original images and video you upload.

Dripbook takes image protection and copyright infringement very seriously.

Dripbook does actively disable some right-click to download functions of images displayed on the Dripbook website. However, these disabling tools do not work in all instances and in all browsers. There is no secure method of preventing publicly displayed images from being downloaded / saved from any public website. While Flash-based websites (like the Dripbook exported websites) have no right-click-to-download functionality, viewers could easily take a screen shot of a page, and advanced users can copy images from browser caches.

Please understand that one of the inherent risks of putting your imagery online is that there could be an occasional instance of a viewer keeping a copy of your visual material. While considering this risk, keep the following in mind:

1) All of your written and visual material is protected by U.S. Copyright Law. Reuse / republication of your material without your permission is strictly forbidden by law.
2) If an image of yours has been reused without your permission, contact the source of the reuse and demand that the image is immediately removed and the re-use is immediately ceased. Feel free to contact us for assistance if you believe the re-used image was taken from Dripbook.

How do I create a new book

A book is what we call a set of images or a video. Portfolio and album are good synonyms.

To make a new book, head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Add Content to Books and look for "Add New Book" in the lower right of the screen.

You can then upload images and add them to the book. If you're looking to create a video book, it's best to just upload the video - we'll make a book for the video automatically.

How do I add content to a book?

There are two ways to add images to a book.

When uploading images, you can choose a book to have the images automatically uploaded into - a time saving step. Head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Upload Content and select the book you'd like to upload images into. Then, when you select the images on your computer and upload them, the images will be added direcly into that book.

To add images you have already uploaded to a book, head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Add Content to Books and drag images to books in the left hand column. You can hold the "Shift" key to select multiple images at once. Make sure your mouse pointer goes over the book you'd like the images in - the background of the selected book will change from grey to blue. Then release the mouse and the images will be added to that book. Then, either add more images, or click on the book to begin editing the book and arranging the images as you'd like them to appear.

If you're looking to work with video, the easiest thing to do is to upload the video normally and our robot will automatically create a new book for the video after it has processed. You can then edit that book and make it Public. If you need to add a video you've already uploaded into an empty book, follow the steps above to drag the video into an empty book.

Note that you cannot add images and video to the same book. A book can contain multiple images or one video.

How do I make a video book?

A video book is a book with one video inside it. A video book can be in any genre. You can organize all your videos together in one genre, or you can put video books together with your image books in any genre you'd like.

The easiest way to make a video book is to upload a video using the Upload tab of the Organize section. Once your video is done uploading and processing, we'll automatically create a new In-Progress book with the new video inside it. You can then open the book, re-name it, add a caption and tags, and make it public.

Head here for more information about uploading video.

Note that you cannot add images and video to the same book. A book can contain multiple images or one video.

How do I change the settings for a book?

To change a book's settings - name, caption, tags, genre, Public / Private / In-Progress status, and more - head to head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Sort Contents in Books and select a book in the left-hand column to edit.

How do I add captions?

To add captions to an image, open the image by clicking "Open" under the image, and add any caption information you'd like.

To add a caption to a book, open the book and add a caption in the book's settings in the left-hand column.

What are tags? How do I add tags to a book?

Tags are descriptive keywords that provide searchable context for a book. Your books on Dripbook are searchable by Genre, Tag, and Geolocation. The more accurately you tag your books, the more ways you will be listed in the Dripbook index, and the more ways people will find your work. Tags area very important part of your promotion on Dripbook.

To add tags to a book, head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Add Content to Books, select a book and add tags to the book's settings in the left-hand column.

Make sure to separate multiple tags with a comma, and enclose multiple-word tags with quotation marks. So your tags might look like this : portraits, "black and white", "natural light", musicians, "los angeles"

Single or double quotation marks are fine. Make sure separating commas are outside the quotation marks. Popular tags are auto-filled.

When thinking about how to tag your images, think about the mood and the context of the work. What would a client be looking for that this book would provide? Very general tags like "lifestyle" are fine, but make sure to think about more specific concepts. What kind of lifestyle? Check out this blog post for helpful information about tagging your books.

There's absolutely no need to add your own name as a tag. Your books are always searchable by your name.

What is a key image and how do I make one for my books?

A key image is the image you designate to represent the book. There are no special requirements for a key image - it's up to you. Those browsing the Dripbook index will see the key image you designtate to represent each of your books. And you'll see the key image in the Organize section and it will help remind you which book is which. If you don't designate a key image, our system will use the first image in the book as the key image.

It's easy to set an image as the book's key image. While editing a book in the Sort Content in Books tab of the Organize section, click and drag an image to the box at the top left hand corner that reads "Drag here to set as Key Image." Hold the mouse arrow over the box until the image reads "Make Key Image." Let go and you're done - just hit "Save" in the lower part of the left-hand column and your new key image will be saved.

How can I change the key or thumbnail image of a video book?

Dripbook's video processing robot will automatically select a frame from each video you upload to serve as that video's representative key image.

You are free to specify a different key image for any of your video books. You can upload any image you'd like to act as the key image. You can select a single frame of the video in your favorite video editing software and upload that frame as a still image. Or you can use any image in your account to serve as the video's key image.

Once you have the image you'd like to use as the video's key image uploaded into your account, head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Add Content to Books and drag the image over the "Needs Key Image" icon of the video book in the left-hand column. Let go, and you're done.

I've made a book but it doesn't appear on my portfolio. Why?

When you first create a book, the book's status is In-Progress. This means that you're working on it and don't want anyone to see it yet. Once you are ready, you can change the status of the book to Public so that everyone can see it. Your books won't be visible to anyone else until you change the status from In-Progress to Public.

There are two ways to make a book public.

You can make a book public in the Sort Books + Genres tab of the Organize section. Drag a blue book from the In Progress section upward to the Public section. Then, click the Save button on the right.

You can also make a book public in the Sort Content in Books tab of the Organize section. Select a book, and in the left hand column, change the "Status?" field to "Public" and hit Save.

What is a private book? How do I create + send a private book?

A private book is a collection of images or a video that you want to show to select people. Private books are sent via email to recipients through the Promote section of your Dripbook account. You can receive email notifications letting you know which private book was viewed by which recipient, and when.

You can use a private book to send a large number of images to a client to review. You can also send a specific portfolio of work to a few prospective clients, and track who viewed what.

To set a book as private, head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Add Content to Books, select a book, and in the left hand column, change the "Status?" field to "Private" and hit Save.

Another way to set a book as private is to head to Quick Nav > Organize My Portfolio > Sort Books + Genres and drag a book down into the "Private" area, and hit Save.

To send out a private book, head to Quick Nav > Promote > Email a Private Book, select the private book you'd like to send, fill int the appropriate details, and hit Send.

Private books are not visible on exported displays including exported websites. Also, Dripbook displays the "Title" of your images and video within the private book. We do this so that your viewers will be able to comment on specific images by title. You can change the title of your images by clicking "Open" under any image.

What is a mature book?

Dripbook welcomes material that may depict graphic sexual themes, illicit drug use, or other material clearly inappropriate to young viewers as long as the content is legal to display and does not disagree with our Terms of Use. Books containing material clearly inappropriate to young viewers must be labled as "mature."

If you are not sure if your work should be considered "mature" or not, here's a guideline - content that could be viewed in a public museum or traditional print magazine does not need to be labeled "mature." Content of a more provacative, directly graphic, or sexually explicit nature that would traditionally be restricted from those under the age of 18 should be labeled "mature."

Books labeled as "mature" will not not be included in searches on Dripbook. Books labeled as "mature" will be shown along with your other books in your portfolio. The representative key image for "mature" books will be replaced by a standard icon. Viewers of "mature" books must agree that they can and would like to proceed to view the work.

To label a book as "mature," head to the Sort Content in Books tab of the Organize section, select a book, and in the left hand column, select "Yes" in the "Mature Content?" area and hit Save.

How can I delete images?

To delete images, drag them to the bottom of the screen in the Add Content to Books tab of the Organize section. Hold the Shift key to select multiple images.

When you are editing a book in the Sort Content in Books tab, you can either delete images completely or just delete them from the book. Hold the Shift key to select multiple images.

How can I delete books?

In the Sort Content in Books tab, look to the bottom left of the screen for a “Delete this Book” action. Click Save + Close.

You can also delete books from the Sort Books + Genres tab. Look for the handy trashcan icon.

Please note, deleting books does NOT delete the content within the book.

What is an exported website? How do I export a website?

An exported website is a stand-alone, personal, customizable presentation of the portfolio you create on Dripbook. You can select among ten designs and use a custom domain name. Your exported website automatically updates itself anytime you update your portfolio on Dripbook - add images, video, change the order of things in your Dripbook portfolio and your exported website updates itself automatically. Dripbook's exported websites have custom mobile displays for iPads, iPhones, and Android phones as well as custom backends optimized for search engines. You can change the customization settings of your exported website any time you'd like. You can change designs anytime you'd like. And - of course - you can update the content of your Dripbook portfolio anytime you'd like.

In order to export a website from Dripbook, you'll need the following things:

1) a Premium account on Dripbook.

2) a public portfolio on Dripbook.

3) a domain name.

4) a web host - pretty much any one will do.

5) some standard login information from your web host.

The process of exporting a website is simple. Once you have all the things listed above, head to QuickNav > Export > Exported Websites, choose a design, customize it, preview it, and export your new website to your web host.

What do the exported website templates look like?

Dripbook currently offers ten designs for exported websites:

The Film Grid: Each genre is presented with all the books "open" showing a wide range of work right away. Main images are presented with a slider.		The Left Thumbs: Navigation is a column to the left. Books are displayed with thumbnails first. Main images are presented with next + back selections.
The Key Select: All books are presented visually using the book's key image. Main images are presented with next + back selections and thumbnails.		The Key Slider: All books are presented visually using the book's key image. Main images are presented with a slider.
The Thumbnail Bold: Main images appear above a horizontal row of scrolling thumbnails. Navigation elements are bold.		The Slider: Simple and clean presentation with main images presented in a slider. Navigation elements are subtle.
The Thumbnail Scroller: Main images appear next to a vertical column of scrolling thumbnails. Navigation elements are subtle.		The Filmstrip: Main images are presented as a progression of images next to each other. Navigation elements are subtle.
The Thumbnail Grid: Images appear as a grid before viewing individually. Navigation elements are subtle.		The Floater: A moveable navigation menu allows for a unique viewing experience with very clean main image presentation.

What does it cost to export a website?

Using Dripbook's exported website feature requires a Premium account. There are no additional costs associated with exporting a website. There are no setup fees. You can upgrade to a Premium account here. Please note, if you fail to renew your premium account, your exported website will no longer function.

Does Dripbook host my exported website?

In order to use Dripbook's exported website feature, you'll need a domain name and a web host. You can use any domain name and any web host you'd like.

Dripbook does not host your exported website, nor does Dripbook provide email or other associated hosting services - Dripbook does not offer or charge for these services.

What can I customize in my exported website?

You can pick among ten designs for your exported website. Within each design, you can customize colors, fonts, font sizes, your website name / title, your bio and contact information, and genre names. You can upload a custom logo as well.

You can change these customization settings as often as you'd like.

You can switch designs anytime you'd like.

Your exported website automatically updates itself anytime you update your portfolio on Dripbook - add images, video, change the order of things in your Dripbook portfolio and your exported website updates itself automatically. So you can change the content of your exported website anytime you'd like simply by updating your portfolio on Dripbook.

What information from my web host will I need to export my website?

In order to export a website from Dripbook, you'll need some login information from your web host. The information we need is very standard information that anyone would need to make a website for you. You should be able to find this information in an email that your web host sent you when you signed up. You should also be able to log into your web hosting account and find this information online. If not, call or email your web host and ask for this information - they should be able to get you this information very easily.

1) FTP Host Name (for example: "YourDomainName.com" -- do not put 'http://' or 'ftp://' in the text here.)

2) FTP Username

3) FTP Password

4) FTP Initial Path (this is the folder on your web host where your website needs to be placed. Common FTP Paths are "public_html", "www", "html", or it could be blank.)

How do I export my website from Dripbook to my web host?

Once you've selected a design for your exported website and configured it to look the way you'd like, you'll need to export the website to your web host. To do this, you'll transfer a small file from us to your web host.

There are two options for doing this. The first option is to have our clever but simple robot transfer the file to your web host for you. The second option is to download the file from us and then upload it manually to your web host. Both options yield the same result - choose whichever is easier for you.

Option 1. Let us export your website for you.
Note that this function will write over and replace any existing website you may have. It is a good it idea to make sure you have a copy of the old one just in case. If you don't know how to make a copy, contact your web host.

Enter in the requested FTP login information then click the Export my Website button.

Option 2. Download your website to upload it yourself.

Click the Download my Website button. The file you download will be called "index.html" - you can upload it via FTP to your own web host with a program like Fetch or Transmit.

How do I update my exported website?

To update the content of your exported website - images, videos, books, captions, and splash page images - head to the Organize section and update your Dripbook portfolio. Your exported website will update itself automatically to reflect changes you make in the Organize section. You may need to clear your browser's cache (memory) to see your updates in your exported website. There is no need to re-export your website to your web host in order to update the content.

To update the customization settings of your exported website - fonts, colors, bio and contact information - head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Export > Exported Websites, choose the design you are using, make changes, and click the Save button. Your exported website will update itself to reflect your changes. You may need to clear your browser's cache (memory) to see your updates in your exported website. Some changes to your customization settings do require you to re-export your website to your web host. These changes are marked with red ** symbols.

To change to a different design for your exported website, head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Export > Exported Websites, choose a new design, set up the configuration settings for your new design, preview it, and export the new design to your web host. Changing the design of your exported website does require you to re-export your new design to your web host.

How do I create a custom logo for my exported website?

The best option for creating a good looking custom logo for your exported website is to create a logo that is laid out to match the size and shape of the area reserved for your logo / title in your exported website design. Uploading a logo you may have that isn't the size or shape of the area reserved for your logo may work, but it won't look as good.

The best and most versatile option for creating a custom logo is to open a new Photoshop file set to 50px high and and about 500px wide with a transparent background. Lay out your logo design inside this space - you can go a bit wider or narrower from the 500px width to suit your needs. When you're done, save the logo you made as a .psd photoshop file - keep this for your records or to make edits later.

Then, use Photoshop's Save for Web feature to save the logo you just made as a PNG-24 with transparency selected. You can then upload this .png file to your website in the exported website configuration settings on Dripbook. Using a transparent background will allow you to change the background color of your website but keep your logo as-is. Using a transparent background will also allow your logo to appear nicely overtop full-bleed Splash page images if your design features this element.

Another less versatile option is to upload a jpeg of your logo. It's best to match the background color of your website design within a JPEG of your logo. Using a JPEG with a set background color will work adequately but is less ideal and less versatile than the process mentioned in the previous paragraphs.

How can I export a book for display on another website?

You can export books for display on other websites. Using this feature, you could build a whole custom website or just export one or more books to a blog. As with all of Dripbook's export features, we automatically synchronize all exported displays any time you make an update on Dripbook. So your exported books are always up to date.

To use this feature, head to your Controls > Export > Exported Books. Then choose a book, choose a style, and copy the code to paste it on the exported display.

To see an example of building a website from books exported from Dripbook, click here and here.

What are Feeds and how do I use them?

Feeds are a simple, universal, and endless way to distribute and promote your work elsewhere online. Fans can subscribe to your feeds in a newsreader. You can also incorporate and embed your feeds into distribution channels based on RSS feeds.

All accounts have access to limited feeds. Pro and Premium accounts have access to feeds of all public images, books, genres, captions, and comments. Upgrade here.

To access your feeds, head to Quick Nav > Controls > Export > Feeds. Select a feed and export it.

Is my Dripbook portfolio visible on mobile devices?

Yes - your Dripbook portfolio is visible on mobile displays like the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones.

Viewing the Dripbook website on iPhones and Android phones:

• All Dripbook accounts automatically display all books - even video! - on iPhones and Android phones through the phone’s internet browser.

• m.dripbook.com/YourUserName is your custom mobile address. With this address, you can show a portfolio anywhere, anytime, while using your phone or someone else’s.

• Create a shortcut or bookmark to that address on your own phone, and keep it tucked into your memory to type in on someone else’s phone.

Viewing the Dripbook website on an iPad:

• The Dripbook website functions normally (and beautifully) on an iPad. Left / right scroller books are automatically displayed as thumbnails, and video plays perfectly.

• The iPad doesn’t require a mobile web address. To show your work on an iPad, use your regular Dripbook address: dripbook.com/YourUserName

For more information on mobile options for Dripbook, download Dripbook's interactive PDF "10 Tips for Best Success".

Is my exported website visible on mobile devices?

Yes - your exported website is visible on mobile displays like the iPhone, iPad, and Android phones.All exported websites automatically detect when the viewer is using an iPad, iPhone or Android phone to view your exported website. A customized mobile display - including video - is shown to the viewer so your website never misses a beat. Your contact and bio information is displayed and email links are maintained.

If you haven't re-exported your website since April 25, 2010, you will need to re-export your website file ("index.html") to your web host for your website's mobile versions to function properly.

How do I use Dripbook's iPad + iPhone App?

Dripbook’s iPad + iPhone App is custom built to show off your portfolio while on the go. The App is free for all viewers and is designed to offer a mobile display of your portfolio on Dripbook. The App is designed to work even without a network connection - once you look through your portfolio online, the App is designed to "remember" (or cache) your portfolio so that you can show your portfolio even when not connected to the internet.

Download a copy of Dripbook’s iPad + iPhone App here for free. Or, search for “Dripbook” in Apple's App Store.

To load your images into the App's memory, run through your portfolio after installing the App. Dripbook's iPad + iPhone App will load the images from your books into its memory for offline viewing. To load your videos into the App's memory, check the App's settings to make sure you've selected "Cache Videos". Then watch each video through to the end and the App will load the video into its memory.

While Dripbook’s iPad + iPhone App is designed to work both online and offline, we do recommend updating the App's memory before any important offline portfolio presentations. Other Apps on your iPhone or iPad can actually kick images and video out of Dripbook's App memory if you haven't used it in a while. Simply run through your portfolio while online before heading to an offline portfolio review.

Head to this blog post for more images of the App in action.

How do I use Dripbook's Android App?

Dripbook’s Android App is custom built to show off your portfolio while on the go. The App is free for all viewers and is designed to offer a mobile display of your portfolio on Dripbook. The App is designed to work even without a network connection - once you look through your portfolio online, the App is designed to "remember" (or cache) your portfolio so that you can show your portfolio even when not connected to the internet.

Download a copy of Dripbook’s Android App here for free. Or, search for “Dripbook” in The Android App Store.

To load your images into the App's memory, run through your portfolio after installing the App. Dripbook's Android App will load the images from your books into its memory for offline viewing. At this time, Dripbook's Android App does not cache videos for offline viewing - video playback requires an internet connection at this time.

Toggle on and off the image details by long pressing on an image.

How can Dripbook update my Facebook profile?

Dripbook's custom Facebook Application can send automatic updates to your Facebook Profile each time you add or update a book on Dripbook. You can also select a book to post to your Facebook Profile at any time.

Head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Promote > Facebook and click "Connect with Facebook" to begin the process.

Once you've connected your Facebook account, you'll be able to set up automatic posting to your Facebook Profile, and you'll be able to select a book to post at any time.

In the right hand section of this page, you'll see information about installing Dripbook's Facebook Fan Page Application. This is meant for those who have a Pro or Premium account on Dripbook and a business Page with Facebook. See the additional FAQ about creating a mini-website within a Facebook Fan page.

For more information on integrating your Dripbook account with Social Media channels, download Dripbook's interactive PDF "10 Tips for Best Success".

How can I create a mini-website within my Facebook Fan page?

Those with a Pro or Premium account on Dripbook can create a mini-website within a Facebook Fan Page. This feature doesn't work for a regular Facebook Profile - it's a feature Facebook reserves for a Facebook Page that you set up for a business.

Here's an example of what this feature looks like:

Here's how to create a mini-website in a Facebook Fan Page :

1) Head to the  Promote tab  of your Dripbook Controls and select the Facebook sub-tab - Controls > Promote > Facebook .
2) Look for the "For Your Facebook Page" section on the right - click the Add the Dripbook Fan Page App to your Facebook Page" button.
3) You'll then be prompted by Facebook to select which Page you'd like to install the App.
4) Head to Facebook, and load up your page. Look for the "DB icon" under your page's name, to the right.
5) If you've used this App in the past, you should see your mini-site loading. If this is your first time installing this App, you'll need to confirm your Dripbook username - enter your Dripbook username.
6) You're done!

Optional - If you want to change the name of the tab to be something other than "Portfolio", click the "Manage > Edit Page" link on the top of your Page, navigate the "Apps" in the left-hand column, click "Edit Settings " under the "Dripbook - Fanpage" application, edit the "Custom Tab Name" section and hit "Okay".

Have further questions? Email us and we'll help you out.

For more information on integrating your Dripbook account with Social Media channels, download Dripbook's interactive PDF "10 Tips for Best Success".

How can Dripbook update my Twitter feed?

Dripbook's custom Twitter Application can send automatic updates to your Twitter account each time you add or update a book on Dripbook. You can also select a book to post to Twitter at any time.

Head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Promote > Twitter and allow Dripbook to post to your Twitter account.

Once you've connected your Twitter account, you'll be able to set up automatic posting to Twitter, you'll be able to edit the text of the Twitter post, and you'll be able to select a book to post at any time.

Here's a fun real-time list of others promoting their Dripbook portfolios on Twitter:

For more information on integrating your Dripbook account with Social Media channels, download Dripbook's interactive PDF "10 Tips for Best Success".

How can Dripbook update my Tumblr?

Like with Facebook and Twitter, Dripbook's custom Tumblr Application can send automatic updates to your Tumblr each time you add or update a book on Dripbook. You can also select a book to post to Tumblr at any time.

Head to Quick Nav > My Controls > Promote > Tumblr and allow Dripbook to post to your Tumblr.

Once you've connected your Tumblr account, enter the address of the Tumblr you want to post to, select the image posting format (one, two or three images), and select whether you'd like automatic posting You'll also be able to select a book to post at any time.

For more information on integrating your Dripbook account with Social Media channels, download Dripbook's interactive PDF "10 Tips for Best Success".