Certificate Course in Starting Your Own Desktop Publishing Business

Certificate Course in Starting Your Own Desktop Publishing Business

Our Certificate in Starting Your Own Desktop Publishing Business is unique as we are the only Private Education Training Provider delivering our courses Live on DVD giving you flexibility to study when and where you want. Our Study at home Live Instructional DVD Programs are the easiest way to learn.

• David Pix Professional Desktop Publisher will take you through the steps in real time so you can work along with him.
• You can't learn a Desktop Publishing course from a book or by a correspondence course.
• Imagine having a professional Desktop Publisher showing you step by step what to do
• You need a teacher to explain it to you not just a Desktop Publisher.
• You don't have to worry if you miss anything. Stop the DVD and play it over and over again until it makes perfect sense.
• Our Desktop Publisher course has been designed so you can learn from home at your own pace with easy to follow steps.

The course is very comprehensive and covers everything you need to know to start your own business and if there is anything you're not sure about; you can just ask, we are here to help.

The course is broken up into 6 lessons taught on DVD's and a Course training Manual. The course also includes a resource information disk with all the templates you need including invoices, contracts etc, all you need to add is your letter head.

Lesson 1 (DVD 1) Introduction to Desktop

In this lesson we cover the introduction to desktop publishing. We look at the different types of design and the progresses in technology. We look at the type of work that can be done and learn how to make your own designs. We look at how to start putting your new desktop publishing business together.

Lesson 2 (DVD 2) Setting Up Your Home Office

This lesson covers setting up your home office. It includes the design of your home office with computers and equipment that you need to run a successful business that will look and feel professional.

Lesson 3 (DVD 3) Colour for Design

This lesson covers the basic principles of colour management. We look at colour and why it should be a key consideration for design. We look at the two types of colours - subtractive and additive colours. We also look at the colour gamut and the eye gamut - what you see with your eye will be different to what you see on your screen and will be different again to what will be printed.

Lesson 4 (DVD 4) Desktop Publishing Tutorials

In this disc there are 40 QuickTime movie tutorial lessons for the software program Adobe in Design CS 2. The tutorials provided will demonstrate how to use the software program and perform a variety of tasks from beginner to intermediate level.

If you are using another program don't worry as the principles are still the same.

Lesson 5 (DVD 5) Photoshop Tutorials

In this lesson you will learn the basics of Photoshop so you can adjust correct and merge images ready for your desktop publishing program. Learn how to use selection tools, how to adjust photos how to fix up faces, whiten teeth, fix a droopy eye and fix skin blemishes, how to get the lighting right for the final adjustments to the face, how to get the magazine look in your photos, how to edit a photo that you think is a goner. We also go over how to choose the right business structure, sole trader, partnership or company.

Lesson 6 (DVD 6) How to Promote & Market Your Business

In this lesson we cover the principles of marketing, the most common mistakes that people make and how to market your new desktop publishing business. We cover how to get work and build your customer base. Learn what it is the customer wants to know about your business, how to become an expert and measure your marketing, the principles of marketing, how to market yourself to the right people, what the customer wants to know about your business, how to create a uniqueness and get more business, the golden rules of advertising, the most common marketing mistakes and much more!

Resource Disc-Including all Business Templates

The resource Disc includes many useful tools to help get your business started. A hard copy course manual, a sample business plan, example flyers and sample invoices.

The Certificate course in Starting Your Own Desktop Publishing Business includes 12 months Unlimited Tutor Support and Coaching.

• David our tutor provides one on one tutor support for 12 months so that you can get the most out of this course.
• The email support gives you the benefit of two-way conversation with David Pix on any of the topics covered in the course
• You can submit your questions/ideas to David for his feedback in order to grow your business, he is your coach/business advisor
• David provides business coaching and mentoring once you finish your course and in the first 12 months of business
•  David provides one on one support for as long as you need, you can extend his support for 3, 6 or 12 months, so if you need his help he will be there to help you succeed

Once you complete the course you will be required to complete an assessment which will be marked by David. You will be presented with a Certificate in Starting Your Own Desktop Publishing Business accredited by Courses for Success.

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