This article describes how members of Chairish's Designer Directory can manage their online portfolio.
This article contains the following sections:
- Designer Directory Overview Page
- Managing Your Portfolio
- Optimizing Your Portfolio
- App Functionality
Designer Directory Overview Page
The Designer Directory overview page that appears to Chairish shoppers includes a sneak peek of your portfolio and news items, a firm description, and a contact interface so our users can reach out to you directly. It is the page shoppers see when clicking on your entry in the Designer Directory.
Your overview page consists of three parts:
Managing Your Portfolio
Your portfolio section will feature your full portfolio of work, as uploaded to your account.
You can access your Designer Directory portfolio by logging into your account and clicking on the Portfolio link located on the left side of your Seller Dashboard. You can then add to your portfolio by clicking the Upload Photos button on the right side of the page.
A new page will open where you can either drag and drop up to 12 images into the center of the page, or you can click the Upload Photos button to select up to 12 image files at a time to upload.
- The number of photos you can ultimately upload is unlimited, by they will need to be uploaded in batches of no more than 12.
- Images should be a minimum of 1400 pixels on their shortest side for optimal display on our site.
Once you’ve uploaded your images, we recommend you add captions, tags, and a photo credit. You can also reorder your images to suit your aesthetic.
Arranging Images
We do not have separate folders for projects, but designers are welcome to arrange their portfolio images however they would like within their portfolio page.
To rearrange images, you can click on the 6 dots that appear to the right of the image and then drag and drop the image to its new location.
You can also click on the Reorder Photos button in the top right corner of the page. A new window will open where you can drag images to re-arrange them. When you're finished, click the Save button on the right side of the page.
You can remove an image from your portfolio by clicking the Delete link to the right of the image.
Optimizing Your Portfolio
We recommend adding a descriptive caption to optimize your portfolio images for search performance. Try using keywords to describe the location, styles, types of furniture or design elements, and colors and materials. Be sure to add a credit to your photographer, as well as to any design professional collaborators on the project (just use the photo credit line).
You can edit the description, tag, etc. on an image, click the Edit link to the right of that image. Be sure to click the Publish button to save the changes you've made.
App Functionality
The Chairish iOS app does contain the Chairish Designer Directory. At this time, changes to Designer Directory profiles and portfolios will still need to be made by logging into Chairish from a desktop or mobile browser.