Can I use my PPK as my main Website?
Absolutely! We have many users who quickly realized that the power in their PPK is everything they need for a full-blown website and much more! We had that added benefit in mind when we developed the PPKs. That's part of the reason that your PPK is formatted in full-page web format and has full-page graphic-rich themes and the option of custom themes instead of being an annoying little pop-up window.
To use your PPK as your website, just point your Website domain name to your PPK URL and you have a Website AND a PPK all in one! This is nothing that we can do for you. You need to perform this redirect via the registrar where you purchase(d) your domain name (i.e. GoDaddy, etc.). We provide a courtesy instruction form in your admin panel on the welcome/dashboard page in the “Make This Your Website” block. Your PPK is merely the intended target. Affecting the redirect must be done by you through your registrar.
I already have a website, Facebook and a Instagram, what does a PPK do that they can't?
Very glad you asked! A PPK puts all of your details, media, and links (including your social links), in one good-looking comprehensive package that is easy for potential talent buyers to use and find everything that they need to know about you. Industry professionals prefer an electronic press kit for this very reason so that they don't waste time jumping around the interwebs trying to find what they're looking for. Click on the PPK Details link in the main navigation of this website and read more.
What is the Private Screening Room option?
You can choose to have kit(s) setup in our exclusive Private Screening Room with Private Login Access so that only those to whom you give the password can view your kit(s) and access your exclusive multimedia files. This feature is perfect for advanced producer, engineer, promoter, management, songwriter, model, photographer, author, etc. users who ONLY want to share a specific kit’s contents with a PRIVATE, INVITE-ONLY exclusive group and NOT the general public. Setup public kit(s) to promote, setup private kit(s) to share the latest with the industry privileged and potential buyers! You can do it all right here, right now, on myPPK!
Can my kit be found in search engines?
Yes. Our PPK website and all of the PPKs are developed following search-engine-friendly recommended protocols. In addition, we go out of our way on a daily basis to post links to our service and to a multitude of PPKs on our socials and across the web. This increases exposure to the search engine spiders finding our site and your PPK. You can help yourself by doing the same! The more you post your PPK URL around the internet on other websites, and on your socials, the more you increase your chances of search engines finding and indexing your PPK URL.
How long have PPKs been around?
Impact Artist Promotions, LLC (IAP) was established in 2003. In 2004 IAP introduced our first electronic press kit service which provided valuable market research and inspiration to create a revolutionary new service. With the advances in website technologies, IAP began R&D on the PPK product in the fall of 2006 and officially replaced our old service with the PPKs in the summer of 2007. Within only a few months, the PPKs became the flagship service of IAP providing a fresh, attractive, easy-to-use, powerful, inexpensive, versatile and trend-setting solution for users the world over. The revolution had begun. But we're not content just leading the game, we're in it to change the game... forever.
Can my kit be kept private?
Absolutely! We have a very large number of subscribers who prefer their PPK be kept private from the public eye for a wide variety of reasons and we are happy to comply, via our private Screening Room feature.
Our exclusive Private Screening Room with Private Login Access permits only those to whom you give the password can view your kit(s) and access your exclusive multimedia files. This feature is perfect for advanced producer, engineer, promoter, management, songwriter, model, photographer, author, etc. users who ONLY want to share a specific kit’s contents with a PRIVATE, INVITE-ONLY exclusive group and NOT the general public. Setup public kit(s) to promote, setup private kit(s) to share the latest with the industry privileged and potential buyers! You can do it all right here, right now, on myPPK!
Can I just sit on my ass and let PPK make me magically rich and famous?
You can try... let us know how that works for you. Historically the subscribers who experience the greatest success with their PPK are the ones who send it out multiple times weekly, if not daily, and post it like crazy on their social media channels. It is a booking, promotional, and public relations tool for you to use hard and keep fresh. It is not a magic wand. No matter how fast the sports car is, if you leave it parked in your garage, you won't be winning any races.
How do I get support help if I need it?
Our friendly PPK Support Team experts are at your service seven days a week up to 20 hours a day including holidays! Just use the pre-populated quick support form located in your admin panel to instantly connect to our help network.
Management requires all possible support questions and responses to initially go through the support form in the admin panel for a wide variety of reasons. First and foremost the support form is programmed to send us detailed information about your subscription terms and other important PPK details as well as your computer's browser and operating system so that we can most accurately and quickly diagnose problems or incompatibilities if there are any. Additionally, it allows us to clearly and concisely (in black and white) understand the problem, question, or request; instantly forward it to the appropriate expert(s) in multiple departments at multiple locations (if necessary) through our network, copy and paste information if necessary and deliver an accurate and clear solution or answer for you promptly! This detailed digital information can also be saved for future reference by yourself and our team which is extremely important to us for the ongoing accuracy and quality of our service and support.
Can I manage multiple kits from one login?
Yes! With the release of v5.X in 2024, you can now easily manage numerous kits from one login. We designed this functionality for PR, management agencies, and labels. You sign up for a free account and then can create multiple press kits from that account and also manage existing kits when they assign you as a manager from within their admin panel. You can quickly navigate between all kit admin panels from just your one account login. Having an account that can manage multiple PPKs is free. Each PPK requires a paid subscription term following the 15-day free trial.
How do I get started?
Click on any Try It For FREE button on our website for your 15-day FREE no-obligation trial period. Follow the simple step-by-step instructions.
Do you set up my PPK for me?
No. Ours is a self-setup, self-manage service. Our technology allows users to walk through our simplified step-by-step automated system and set up your own kit within minutes. If you find you need assistance, there are detailed help files linked in your admin pages and you can also use the support form at any time to receive quick assistance from our support team.
Can I make major layout changes to my kit?
No. You cannot change the placement of any layout components. You can control the theme colors and background image. There is only one PPK master framework into which all PPK members' info loads, on demand, from the database. You cannot make changes to the master framework. Think of it as renting an apartment. You are welcome to change the wall color, the pictures on the wall, and the furniture all you like but you cannot tear out walls and doors and move them.
How long does it take to set up a PPK?
On average, our users take 15-30 minutes to setup their PPK from start to finish and be up and running. If you are prepared and have all uploads & info. ready on your local computer, you can setup a PPK from start to finish in under five minutes depending on your connection speed.
Do I have to have MP3s and Video to use a PPK?
Absolutely not! PPKs intelligently adapt to each user, offering you all of the technology you need and the flexibility to only use that which you need. If you don't upload an MP3 or link a Video, the links for those modules will not appear in the Navigation bar of your PPK and the MP3 player will not appear on your PPK.
Do I need to know HTML coding to setup my PPK?
No. If you've ever filled out an online contact form, you can setup your PPK. Our technology does all of the HTML (and other) coding for you.
Can I use all of the PPK features as a Test Flight user?
Absolutely. Test-Flight users and every level of subscriber all get the same FULL USE functionality.
How can I search for other PPKs not visible on your Featured PPKs list?
Out of our respect for all users, you cannot. A large number of our subscribers prefer anonymity for a variety of reasons so we intentionally have not installed a search feature to protect their privacy wishes.
What is PPK Networking and how do I use it?
PPK Networking was developed primarily for our Label / Producer / Publicist / Management agency customers to give them a valuable tool to network and cross-promote their own company and their artists/talent both collectively and individually. We felt that the module is too valuable to restrict it's use so we've made it available to ALL users and versatile like all PPK functionality. Individual users can use the PPK Network to link with friend's PPKs as well.
Why do I only get 10 MP3s?
Really? Ten isn't enough? Actually two was the magic number that came back from our extensive market research in developing PPKs which involved interviewing numerous talent buyers from numerous fields. A press kit is meant to be the best snapshot of your talent allowing you to put your best foot forward in two minutes or less. It will either sell the buyer and make them want to know more (in which case they will proceed to your contact form to reach out to you) or they will move on.
However, many of our users use the extreme versatility and all-around good looks of their PPK for much more than a press kit. Many use it as their main website and we think that rocks! So, we amp'd that number to ten MP3s for our valued subscribers!
Why do you only allow 10.2 MB per MP3 upload?
We agree, size does matter. However, it's not the size of the file that's UPLOADED that matters most, it's the size of the file that REMAINS that matters most! The vast majority of other popular online services that allow MP3 uploads SEVERELY compress your MP3s after you upload, drastically and adversely affecting the audio quality. So, if you upload a 20+ MB file through them, they compress it to 2MB or less and it sounds like it. So what's the point?
We do not compress your MP3s AT ALL. You hear the same quality from our service that you hear on your computer in the raw file. Through the thousands of kits that we have actived with MP3s, the average 3-5 minute song easily fits in a 5-7 MB file with minimal compression determined by the user before uploading. Therefore, the end audio quality of our 10.2 MB file is far superior to other services allowing 20+ MB files before they drastically compress them. If your file is larger than 10.2 MB, you can apply minimal compression before uploading, using many popular MP3 software to bring the file under the limit with minimal or no loss of quality.
In order to keep our costs at a bare minimum and not compress our user's MP3s to adversely affect sound quality, we must manage the file sizes and bandwidth usage.
How do I get on your Featured PPK List?
Our support team recommends possible candidates for Featured PPK to management. Management makes all final decisions based on a variety of undisclosed variables. Be awesome, share your PPK often on your social media outlets, and 'make noise' to get your kit noticed. That may catch their attention too.
How do I get to be the main Featured PPK on your home page?
We've had thousands of qualified PPK users with dozens of new users signing up each week and only 52 weeks in a year to feature one. Members of our support staff recommend PPKs to management for future consideration. All featured PPKs are ultimately chosen by management at their discretion contingent upon a minimum 3-month subscription (we schedule features months ahead of time) and a variety of other undisclosed variables.
Is PPK just for musicians?
In a word, NO. We take great pride in having developed our technology to welcome not only all genres of music, but all who desire to promote online including comedians, models, choreographers, coaches, fashion designers, body builders, DJs, voice-over talent, dancers, directors, photographers, actors, authors, artists, athletes, business men and women, composers, magicians, publicists, preachers, prophets, poets, politicians, producers, olympians, stuntmen, snipers, trainers, veterans and more. By nature of our exclusive PPK technology, your PPK intelligently adapts to each user. If you don't put information in a module in your admin panel, the link for that module will not appear in your PPK's navigation bar. There are never blank pages on your PPK.
Are there restrictions to what I can upload?
Just a few. We truly appreciate your art and your talent and make great strides to not only embrace but further support your passion. Photos, including background images, may not contain nudity. Photos and MP3s may not contain violent or offensive material, or content copyrighted by anyone other than yourself.
How old do I have to be to set up a PPK?
You must be at least 14 years of age to set up a PPK.
Does PPK spoon feed us booking "opportunities"?
No. We offer a professional online promotional service that permits the users to represent themselves professionally and manage their own career rather than only being exposed to what is put in front of them from paying advertisers by the same source that's providing the service to the paying subscriber. In fact, more than 68% of our subscribers have come to us to get away from such services for a wide variety of reasons and we continue to listen to them and react to their suggestions to keep our service growing to the needs of our subscribers.
Why do my HTML tags disappear when I submit?
Our technology removes any HTML tags that you attempt to submit. This is done for a variety of reasons. First and foremost is your PPK security (and ours). Our code will eat any code that users attempt to submit, ensuring the integrity and security of PPKs long-term. Second, we want to make sure that PPKs remain clean, consistent, and professional as that is what the talent buyers viewing the PPKs have come to expect.
Is my music safe from download?
No, nor is it on any other site and don’t ever let anyone convince you otherwise. The real truth is, with the right software there will always be ways to strip music from the Internet. There is absolutely no way to completely protect any song that is uploaded. Essentially anything you can listen to or even watch (movies) on your computer can be recorded and saved by a myriad of free software that is readily available. So if you really want to protect your music, the only way is to just upload short clips (90 seconds + / -) and never upload the full songs.
Can my entire PPK content be downloaded to my hard drive / burnt to CD-DVD / sent as an email attachment?
No. Trying to do so would be the equivalent of trying to stuff a jet plane into a paper envelope. Your PPK is an online press kit for live-time internet viewing and is also formatted to be easily printed (text content and photos). It cannot be downloaded or sent as an attachment as it can only functionally operate on our server network.
Why does my video play on YouTube but not on my PPK?
You or whomever uploaded the video to YouTube likely selected to NOT allow the video to be embedded in other sites. To correct, login to the YouTube account that uploaded the video, choose the video to edit, choose to Edit Video Info, go to Sharing Options and beside the Embedding category, change the radio button to "Yes, external sites may embed and play this video". Save changes and close.
Are PPKs compatible with all browsers and operating systems?
Please make sure that you are using the latest version of Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari if you are experiencing any problems. We optimize our site for those four which comprise 99% of all web users worldwide. Beyond that, we make significant efforts to make PPKs fully functional and attractive across as many other browser types and operating systems as is economically feasible.
Why does the main body of my PPK appear blank after first setting up?
When you first set up a new PPK, the main body of the home page will appear blank until you select items to be featured there. When you upload images to the photo gallery, a thumbnail scroll bar will appear at the top of the featured area and link to your photo gallery. Audio track(s) (if applicable) that you select to feature appear next, and/or one video stream selected to be featured, and/or your X-Twitter embed feed if selected. Appearing automatically in the featured area (if populated) are upcoming appearances/schedule, visitor comments, and requirements/additional details.
Why does the X (Twitter) embedded feed on my PPK say 'Nothing to see here yet'?
Make sure that the posts on the X account are being shared to everyone (publicly). If they are and you still see this message, unfortunately there's nothing that can be done about this on our end and there is no single determining factor that decides whether or not it's going to work. There are thousands of complaints about this online and they (Twitter / X) just do not seem interested in fixing it. We see many of them working and some not and there is not consistency as to why. The general consensus seems to be that it has something to do with X's monetization algorithm which takes certain things into consideration (for example, your IP location, geolocation, X / Twitter app usage, cookies, paid or free account, active or non-active account, and activity, etc). If yours continually displays this way, we recommend disabling the embed feed on your home page and letting people click the social link on your kit to view your X / Twitter feed.
Why can't I send my PPK directly from a form in my admin panel?
Ten-plus years ago that was still doable. Not anymore. The rotten spammers have ruined it for you. Now, when an email is sent from a website form, it's crucial that the "From" email address matches the domain of the website from which it was sent. For example, if your website is yourwebsite.com, the email should be sent from an address like contact@yourwebsite.com. Here’s why:
1. Authentication and Trustworthiness:
Email services and spam filters rely heavily on domain reputation to determine whether a message is legitimate. When the domain of the sender’s email matches the website domain, it signals to email servers that the message is likely to be genuine. If a message is sent from a form but uses a different domain for the "From" email (e.g., a gmail.com or yahoo.com address), spam filters are more likely to flag it as spam. This is because mismatched domains raise suspicion, as spammers often forge headers and use unrelated domains to trick recipients.
2. Domain-Based Authentication Protocols:
Modern spam filters depend on several email authentication protocols like SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail), and DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) to verify the legitimacy of an email. These protocols check whether the server sending the email is authorized to do so on behalf of the domain in the "From" address. If you send an email from a non-matching domain, it fails these checks, raising red flags for spam filters.
For example:
- SPF checks whether the IP address sending the email is allowed to send for the "From" domain.
- DKIM ensures that the email hasn't been tampered with during transit.
- DMARC ties SPF and DKIM together, providing a policy that specifies how to handle emails failing these checks.
Emails failing these authentication mechanisms are more likely to be blocked or sent to the recipient’s spam folder.
3. The Never-Ending Battle: Spammers vs. Spam Blockers:
The fight between spammers and spam-blocking technology is like an arms race. As spam filters become more sophisticated, spammers find new ways to bypass them. Here’s how the battle typically unfolds:
- Spammers Adapt: Spammers constantly develop new techniques to disguise their messages, such as forging "From" addresses, using URL shorteners, or rotating through millions of IP addresses.
- Spam Filters Respond: Email providers respond by improving spam detection through better algorithms, machine learning, and authentication protocols. They analyze patterns in sender behavior, message content, and metadata to better identify unwanted emails.
- Spoofing and Phishing: A common spam tactic is spoofing, where spammers pretend to send emails from a legitimate domain, often tricking recipients. This has forced email providers to implement increasingly strict filtering protocols. As filters get tougher, more legitimate emails risk being incorrectly flagged if they don’t adhere to best practices (such as using matching domain names and correct authentication).
Conclusion
To avoid having emails from a website form flagged as spam, it’s essential to ensure the emails are sent from an address within that website’s domain. Doing so aligns with authentication protocols designed to block spam and build trust between the sender and recipient. The constant struggle between spammers and anti-spam technologies means that adhering to these standards is more important than ever in maintaining deliverability.
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Roughly 20.1 miles per hour. We develop press kits, and we know things.