Smilebox Tips for the Holiday Season
Smilebox is kicking off the Christmas Season this week and has some surefire ideas for sharing memorable Smilebox creations. Check out the holiday area of our catalog here and get started on creating a one-of-a-kind Smilebox for everyone in your life.
Take a cue from president-elect Obama and create a family greeting with a new twist….a personal video message from your family. Choose props and a setting for the video that will represent your family’s unique personality. We’ve seen some great examples here at Smilebox — from the funny Phillips family donning their matching Santa hats to the heartfelt Hermanns sitting in front of the fire. Sharing a video message in a holiday Smilebox greeting is sure to be memorable and will bring a smile to the face of loved ones near and far. And remember, you can add video to any Smilebox where you can add a photo!
Wish your teacher a happy holiday in a Smilebox greeting and bring those back-to-school and fieldtrip photos to life. Your teacher is sure to appreciate a special message from your child with some favorite classroom snapshots.
Get the party started with a Smilebox holiday party invite. Your personalized Smilebox invitation can help set the festive mood for your event. From intimate dinner parties to big blowout bashes, Smilebox has an invitation that will have everyone looking forward to the event.
Show your manners this holiday season with a thank you Smilebox. You always get great shots of the kids ripping into their gifts on Christmas morning – now make sure you share them with the gift giver! Who wouldn’t love to receive a message of thanks accompanied with a photo (or video!) showing the toothless grin of a child opening their gift?
This time of year, nothing brings the family together like cookies coming out of the oven. Grab your camera and capture moments of your kids baking in the kitchen and share your family’s favorite Christmas treat in a Smilebox recipe design. Or, keep holiday baking traditions alive by sharing it with all the new members of your family.
How to Upgrade Your Smilebox Design
You can upgrade your Smilebox designs in the Send screen. When you are ready to send your creation, you are prompted to enter the email address(es) of your recipient(s). Once you've entered your list of people and your message, you are taken to the Send My Creation screen.
Here you have the choice to send a free basic version, to buy that individual design template or to join Club Smilebox. You can purchase an individual design template from the "Send My Creation" screen or join Club Smilebox. A premium design can display full-screen, is sent without ads, has broader music options, and can be printed by you or by your recipient.
If you purchase a design template, you can update and resend creations based on that template as many times as you wish for the one-time purchase fee.
If you choose to Club Smilebox, members get unlimited use of Premium designs for a monthly or annual subscription fee. There is a 2-week free trial so you can try the subscription before being billed.
As a Club Smilebox subscriber, all design templates are available to you as Premium designs - they play with the ability for full-screen viewing, without ads, have more music options, and can be printed by you and by the person you email the Smilebox to. You can update them and resend them as often as you wish. Note that this available while you are an active subscriber. If you opt to unsubscribe, designs revert to basic mode unless you purchase an individual design.
If you choose the free 14 day trial a welcome email is sent to your email address with the date that your free trial ends and your paid subscription begins. It confirms your subscription choice (monthly or annual).
The table above describes the differences between the subscription membership to Club Smilebox (which gives premium access to all designs in the catalog), and purchasing an individual design template (which can be reused again and again).
If you purchased a permium design and then later want to upgrade to Club Smilebox, just go to the "send my Creations screen" and choose Club Smilebox and enter your billing information.
Don't worry, you won't loose any of your saved designs or e-mail names in your Smilebox address list. Once you have logged on, Smilebox recognizes you and all your stuff is there!
To go to Smilebox now click here and update your design to premium, join Club Smilebox or try it for 14 days free. To get logged in - click on the button that says "click to get started" If you get a pop-up box that says external protocol request, click on launch application and that should take you to your design pages.
