FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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GENERAL INQUIRY
PROJECT BILLING: Our project billing process is an initial 20% upon proposal agreement, 40% halfway through the project and 40% upon completion and final delivery.
HOURLY BILLING: For long-term hourly rate projects, we bill on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
We accept payment through email transfers, wire transfer, credit cards and PayPal.
International Clients: We work remotely with international clients, so most of our pricing is in US Dollars.
Canadian Clients: Invoices for Canadian clients are in Canadian dollars and include 5% GST.
NOTE: Any royalty-free or premium themes, plugins, images, video, audio, and custom graphics purchased and/or licensed to be used in your projects are owned by their respective creators.
We will use watermarked assets and flag which items you need to purchase or license in your business name, in which case, your use of copyrighted and licensed content will be based on the agreement you have with each vendor, not with us. Please follow their licensing and terms of use.
PRESENTATION SERVICES
We specialize in presentation strategy, content, and design using PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides.
Yes, we specialize in pitch deck and presentation templates.
You can choose from our done-for-you or do-it-yourself services.
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Yes, we specialize in Pitch Decks and other strategic sales and marketing presentations.
After working on hundreds of Pitch Decks and sales presentations over the past 20 years and helping our clients generate over $500 million in funding and sales, we got hands-on experience creating effective Pitch Decks that build instant brand credibility and drive action.
Our clients have ranged from publicly traded technology and software companies, government organizations, and many other startups and businesses in the financial, biotechnology, energy, real estate, education, and digital marketing industries.
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There are many formulas for estimating the number of slides for each presentation. The best formula is to start with one slide to cover each main point you want your audience to remember.
If you are presenting your content online, you might need more visual enhancements and slides to keep the viewer engaged. But you'll need fewer slides if you are presenting on stage and in person.
Working on your objective, storyboard, and script before designing your slides will help you determine which parts need more slides and visual enhancements.
If your content is based on motivational storytelling, you will need to rely on your ability to tell that story. You want your audience to focus on you, not your slides. If your content is more technical or conveys statistics and numbers, you will need to convey that more visually.
When you are new to public speaking, you might need more slides to help you relate your message. As you become more familiar with your subject matter, you might need fewer slides.
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The best presentation software is the one that you and your teams can edit and update.
Many new online tools like Canva, Visme, Pitch.com, SlideBean, and others can help you create an initial short presentation or Pitch Deck. However, they are not powerful enough to handle long presentations, data control, and advanced template systemization for growing organizations.
Online tools will also present challenges when you have to make changes or share your files. Exporting features are limited to file formats like HTML, JPEG, PDF, or video, which very few people know how to edit.
RECOMMENDED SOFTWARE
PowerPoint remains the universal file format for presentation and the most commonly used for corporate, government, and educational organizations that choose to save files on their servers and/or use other Microsoft products like Excel and Word.
PowerPoint is the only presentation tool that allows you to import and edit SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) needed for customized infographics and diagrams.
- 90% of our clients choose PowerPoint
- 5% choose Keynote
- 5% choose Google Slides
- Some new clients started asking for Canva
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Pitch Deck and presentation projects start at $500 USD.
We can review your project files and provide you with a fixed-price, milestone, or hourly rate billing.
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WEBSITE SERVICES
NOTE: We are phasing out our website technical services. Websites require ongoing maintenance, so we suggest you find an expert specializing in your website platform of choice. We still provide website support and maintenance to existing clients using WordPress, Simvoly, ClickFunnels & Kartra.
We can help you with any of the following areas:
- Strategy: Identify your objective and set target goals that you want your website to accomplish
- Content: Create messaging that fits your brand story and speaks to your ideal customer
- Design: Provide design suggestions and tips on hiring the right website experts for your project needs
- Quality Control: Review your website and provide strategy, content, and design recommendations
- Support & Maintenance: Provide website support and maintenance to existing client
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There are many website platforms on the market. They each have their advantages and disadvantages.
Ease of Use
Most new and small businesses need a simple website and marketing funnel. After testing many platforms like WIX, Squarespace, Kartra, ClickFunnels, Leadpages, and more, we recommend Simvoly.
Simvoly is the most cost-effective platform and supports traditional websites and advanced marketing funnels. It also has eCommerce, blogging, CRM, and calendar capabilities, making it the ideal platform for over 80% of our clients.
ClickFunnels and Kartra are viable options and ideal for digital or information product sales that need an inbuilt affiliate management system.
Simvoly will be a better fit for most other business types in terms of price and functionality.
Maximum Customization
For maximum customization and future growth, we recommend WordPress.
WordPress is an open-source platform that most web hosts support. It also has one of the most extensive plugins and third-party extensions on the market, making it one of the more accessible platforms to customize, regardless of your business objectives. No matter what marketing or email automation software you use, they are designed to work with WordPress.
eCommerce
We recommend the Shopify platform for advanced eCommerce with multiple currencies, inventory, shipping, and tax monitoring systems. However, we do not offer any Shopify-related services at this time. Please find an agency that specializes in the Shopify platform.
Your web hosting options will vary based on your business size, amount, and type of content on your site as well as your business geographic location.
We have tested many web hosting platforms and still prefer SiteGround and WPengine for managed WordPress hosting. With multiple servers worldwide, you can pick options close to your geographic location, making your site quick to load for your target audience.
WPengine is slightly more expensive but offers access to premium themes and guaranteed security. If your WordPress website is ever hacked, they will clean it for you. To provide this security, WPengine does not offer email hosting, meaning you must purchase email hosting somewhere else using providers like Microsoft or Gmail.
SiteGround offers you full access to the CPanel with complete control over your domain names, emails, backups, and many other features. With more features comes more responsibility. If you are not properly updating your website template and plugins and it gets hacked, you'll have to hire someone to clean it for you, which is what every other web host would expect you to do.
Both platforms provide auto WordPress updates, auto backups, website staging, and speed optimization.
We recommend you get WPengine for your web hosting if you have enterprise email solutions. But if you need to set up emails for your website and domains, it makes more sense to get SiteGround so you don't have to pay for two services.
The cost of each website and/or marketing funnel will be based on the amount of work required. Factors that can influence the cost include:
- Copywriting: Do you have all the content ready or need help with content strategy and development?
- Number of pages: How many pages will your website or marketing funnel be?
- Custom Sliders & Video: Will your home page require any video or custom animated sliders?
- Images & Custom Graphics: Do you have any existing logos, photos, infographics, charts, and tables, or do you need those custom-designed?
- Functionality: What features and tools do you need to be incorporated? E.g., eCommerce, popups, galleries, blogs, portfolios, multiple languages, etc.
Note: Marketing funnels start at $3,000, and websites start at $5,000. All prices are in US Dollars
OTHER SERVICES
We can help you create, enhance, and update marketing or sales tools, including brochures, stationery, signage, and other collateral, using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Yes, we have worked on many branding projects and style guides.
Our branding projects are usually bundled with other work, like websites, pitch decks, and presentation templates.
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We have helped many clients refine their logos, and visual style guide.
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Yes, we can help you create, enhance, and update any marketing or sales tools, including brochures, stationery, signage, and other collateral.
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