Many of our "Swell Ideas" have actually let to an interesting body of work that we will attempt to share with you through this downloads page.

Product: Help-Me Hand™
File: HelpMeHand.pdf

Description: This tool is useful for anyone in a teaching situation where students might raise their hands to ask for help. In a busy classroom, it is difficult for a teacher to attend to the needs of many students at once. This can cause frustration among the students who must keep their hands raised until the teacher notices their need and can address it. The Help-Me Hand is a tool that nearly any student can make and use. Simply print out the aforementioned pdf file on thick paper if possible (we recommend 65lb Cover Stock available at most paper and scrapbooking stores as it will feed through most printers). Cut the hand from the paper with scissors. When the student needs help they can hook the two ends together and place the Help-Me Hand in plain view. When the are finished getting help, the Help-Me Hand stows easily in a notebook, textbook or 3-ring binder (notice the placement of the 3 holes for punching). If you plan to make many of these you might consider purchasing the PrintMatch™ Cutter for your die cut machine from Print-N-Cut Promotions.

Product: iContact.com - superb email marketing software
Link: iContact.com

Description: This is a tool that we found to be most useful. While we didn't develop it, we do recommend it and offer our services to help you get started sending effective email newsletters and marketing campaigns. You can also find more info here. If you sign up for our newsletter, you will see this tool in action.

Product: Company Identity Guide
File: CompanyIdentityGuide-YourCompany.doc

Description: During the course of business it is important to establish standards within your company regarding the company's identity. Every representation of your company, whether an email, an advertisement, a fax, a letter, etc. should be consistent. The Company Identity Guide is a document designed to encourage this consistency. It contains everything about a company's identity in one concise format. It includes, the actual name of the company, its official address and phone numbers, its logo and both the fonts and colors that should be used to represent the company. A properly constructed Company Identity Guide can be given to employees, customers and advertising agencies - anyone that might represent your company or organization in some way. A business identity takes time to create and this document can help you maintain it.

Hint: This document also works well for a specific product or service offered by your company. Is your product a "Widget" or a "Wonderful Widget"? Let your Product Identity Guide decide!

More to come!