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NetMindsTeamMemberSurveyMicheleDeFillipo-1106Design
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WhyareyouinterestedinthisNetMindsSelectproject?*MichaelSmith–MatchPointYes,theworldhaschangedmightilyinthelast10yearsduetodigitalinnovation,andbusinessownersneedtogetonboardandembracethisnewwayofworking.Anyadviceonhowtosurviveinthisnewspeed-of-lightenvironmentwouldbewelcometomanybusinessowners.2.
 
Whattypeofbookdesign(cover,illustration,layout,conversion)wouldyouconsideryourspecialty?Howwouldyouclassifyyourlevelofexpertiseineachone?Ourapproachtobookdesignisdifferentthanthatofmostdesignfirms.Beforedesignbegins,wesurveythebestsellersandupcomingreleasesfrommajorpublishinghouses.Wethenreachouttobookbuyersfromthemajorchains,andscheduleaphoneteleconferencetogoovertheresultstodetermine,together,thebestdirectionforthecoverdesign.Manytimes,authorsanddesignersfocusonvisualelementsthat
they 
likeinthedesign,butthismissesthepoint.Asuccessfulbookisallaboutwhatthe
buyers
like.Theonlywaytofindoutwhatbuyerslikeistosurveywhattheyarebuying.Whenacoverdesignemulates(butdoesnotcopy)thelookofthebestsellers,thetitlecanborrowsomeofthecredibilityofthesebooks.Buyersfeelsafewhenthebooklookscredible,eveniftheyneverheardoftheauthor.Thisprocesshelpsourauthorsavoidthenumberonemistakemadebyself-publishers.3.
 
Whatgenresdoyoutypicallyworkin?Wehaveworkedoneverytypeofbookyoucanimagine(andsomeyoucan’t).Eachcoverisacustomcreation,craftedtoappealtothebuyer.Thisdoesn’tmeantheauthorcan’tgetacovertheylike.Therearethousandsofwaystodesignabookcoverwhilestillemulatingthebestsellers.4.
 
Whatbookshaveyoupreviouslyworkedon?Whatwouldyouconsideryourmosteffectivedesignexecutionsandwhy?
 
Wehavedesignedmorethanathousandbooks.Samplecoversandinteriorlayoutscanbeviewedatourwebsite,http://1106design.com/andwe’llbehappytoprovideadditionalsamplesuponrequest.
 
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Whichauthorsormarketingmindsinfluenceorinspireyou?I’mabigfanofinspirationalauthorssuchasZigZiglar,TimothyFerris,CharlesDuhiggandMalcolmGladwell.IparticularlylikeanyauthorwhocancutthroughtheclutteranddistillamessagesothatthelimitedamountoftimeIdohaveavailableforreadingisefficientlyspent.6.
 
ListtheURLofeither:Blog,WebsiteorSocialMediaPresenceCompanywebsite:http://1106design.comLinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michele-defilippo/0/247/824FacebookCompanyPage:www.facebook.com/1106design7.
 
Whatisyourzipcode?85022(Phoenix,AZ)8.
 
Whataresomeofyourhobbiesoroutsideinterests?Ilove,love,
love
toread.Newsjunkie.Cooking.9.
 
Whichstatementbestdescribesyouprofessionally:A.
 
Igetstuffdone.B.
 
Idohighqualitywork.C.
 
Iworkonstuffthatmatters.D.
 
I’maleaderofprojectsandteams.D.Theteamat1106Designoffersavarietyofservicestoauthors,withtheconvenienceofprojectmanagement.Ourfocusalwayshasbeen,andalwayswillbe,topqualityworkandhand-holdingisourmostimportantservice.10.
 
AtNetMinds,weofferadynamicplatformthatenablesauthorsandpartnerssuchasyourselftocreateawin/winarrangement.Oursystemallowspartnerstobeawardedashareofprofitsfromthesaleofthebook,muchlikeastartup.
Whattypeofworkingarrangementswiththeauthorareyouinterestedin?
A.
 
FlatfeeonlyNOTE:10%commissionappliesB.
 
TeamMember:LessthanstandardfeeplusprofitsharingC.
 
Investor(Pureprofitsharing)
NOTE:ThosewhochooseTeamMemberorInvestoraresignificantlymorelikelytobechosenbymostofourauthors,asitshowsatruecommitmenttotheproject.IfyouchooseFreelancerorPartner,pleaseindicateyourstandardfees.
B.TeamMember.I’minterestedinallthesetitlesbecausewe’dlovetoworkwithhigh-caliberauthorsandonbookshaveagreatpotentialforsuccess.
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