FAQ’s
Have A Question About your Partnership?
Partnership Profiles
How do I check to see if my Business is currently listed in the general directory?
- Visit thehoustondesigndistrict.org/general and search for your Business listing
- If your Business is currently listed, please email webmaster@thehoustondesigndistrict.org for your username and a temporary password
How do I set up a Partnership Profile?
- Once you have received an e-mail confirmation of your partnership agreement, you may follow the directions below:
- Register your Business at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- After you have registered, you will receive an email with the subject “Registration Pending Approval”. The marketing team will review your profile and approve within 48 hours during regular business hours (Mon-Fri)
- Please check your junk mail for the confirmation email, sometimes your spam filter will reroute our emails here
- Once we approve of your profile, you will receive a second email with the subject “Registration Approved”
- Only then can you login into your profile at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- NOTE: this does NOT list your business in the online directory, you must complete the below step
How do I list my Partner Profile in the online Directory?
- Login into your business profile at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- Click “Manage your Partner Profile” to update your login information, company name and company address
- Directly under Partner Profile, click Directory Listing
- Fill out the information and submit your listing
What are the dimensions of the Partner Profile image?
330 x 242 pixels – 72 DPI – maximum 1MB
How do I update my Partner Profile in the Directory?
See above question on listing your Business in the directory
My Partner Profile is not displaying in the online Directory.
Newly published directory listings will be available for search in the Directory within 48 hours.
How do I add Manufacturers to my Directory listing?
- Login into your business profile at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- On the right-hand menu directly under Business Profile, click Directory Listing
- Scroll to the very bottom to enter your Manufacturers and/or edit
I forgot my password.
Please visit thehoustondesigndistrict.org/forgot-password to reset your password
I forgot my username.
Please email webmaster@thehoustondesigndistrict.org to retrieve your username
Events
How do I post events?
*Please note: All new events should be submitted at least 10 days prior to be included on the calendar
- Log into your Partner Profile at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- Click “New Event”
- Fill out the information and submit your event
- Need dimensions for image to be included
- Approval and posting of event could take up to 48 hours
- Confirm that your event is live on the events calendar thehoustondesigndistrict.org/events
- To unpublish your event, repeat the same step as publishing in the drop down and save
Job Postings
How do I post a Job Posting?
- Log into your Partner Profile at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- Click New Job Post
- Fill out the information and submit your job posting
- Approval and posting of event could take up to 48 hours
- Confirm your listing is live on the site thehoustondesigndistrict.org/job-postings
How do I unpublish a Job Posting?
- Log into your Partner Profile at thehoustondesigndistrict.org/myaccount
- After you have fulfilled the position, click Edit Post next to Pub. Date
- Choose no for Job Post Published
- Then click Submit Job Post
Blog Posts
How do I submit a Blog post and what is needed to post it?
Please send all information (details, instructions, timing and images) to submit@thehoustondesigndistrict.org
If you would like to be featured in one of our upcoming monthly interview spotlights, please specify this request and send to submit@thehoustondesigndistrict.org
Since all blog posts are pre-arranged, we ask that you submit all blog post requests at least 30 to 60 days prior to the date you would like the post published. While we’ll do our best to accommodate requests, there is a calendar in place so we can’t guarantee a blog post will be produced for every idea submitted.
What are the dimensions for the Blog images?
- Please send photos no larger than 1MB in size
- Our team will format the images to fit the blog posts.
How to submit an Instagram post and what is needed?
For Instagram post consideration, please email all information, including images, event details, invitations, special requests/instructions, press releases, etc., to submit@thehoustondesigndistrict.org
How do I submit a Facebook post and what is needed to post it?
For any Facebook post consideration, please email all information, including images, event details, invitations, special requests/instructions, press releases, etc., to submit@thehoustondesigndistrict.org
How soon can I get a post published on Facebook or Instagram after I submit it?
Please submit all post requests no fewer than 5 business days in advance of when you would like the post to appear. Posts will be published to a select DDD social channel based on the information provided. While we’ll do our best to accommodate everyone, there is a running calendar in place and we cannot guarantee a post for every event/idea submitted.
Note: We will not accept any posts about/push out liquidation, clearance, moving, or closing sales.
Advertising
How do I advertise on the newsletter?
For newsletter advertising consideration, please submit your final artwork by the 3rd day of the month prior to when it will appear (i.e. – if you would like to advertise in the January newsletter – submit artwork by December 3rd) along with your preferred placement (top banner or interior banner) to submit@thehoustondesigndistrict.org. All ads are subject to publisher’s approval.
What size are the newsletter banners?
600X600 please include an image and text.
How do I advertise on the blog?
For blog advertising consideration, please submit your final artwork to submit@thehoustondesigndistrict.org. All ads are subject to publisher’s approval.
What size are the blog ads?
800X800 please include image and text.
When are the newsletters distributed?
Newsletters are distributed the 2nd Thursday of every month.
How do I list my event on the Newsletter?
All events that are shown on the Events calendar which are submitted by design district businesses will be automatically populated into our monthly digital newsletter. Your events must be submitted by the second Monday of the month to be included. We’ll fill up to ten (10) events per newsletter.
Will my event that I submitted through social media appear on the newsletter?
We only pull events from the events section on the website. We have two different content calendars that push different information so please be sure to log into your profile to post your events.
Social Media