Ad Upgrades:

Ad Upgrades are optional features that can be added to the base price of your chosen ad plan. Ad Upgrades cannot be purchased separately, they must be added to an existing ad plan in our Shopping Guide. The following upgrades are available to give your company added exposure:

Editorial Featurette: i. Standard Editorial Featurette: up to 50-words ii. Ultimate Editorial Featurette: up to 100 words About Editorial Featurettes: Editorial Featurettes were introduced in our 2007 Holiday Gift Guide to much success. Featurettes will be presented at our sister site StyleFLASH.net, and will be written by small business copywriter Mary Rajotte from Outstanding Ink. To read examples of featurettes written for past shopping guides visit StyleFLASH.net. Having your shop featured in multiple online destinations is a great way to keep the buzz about your products going!

Red Ribbon Placement Limited to 14 spaces Similar to the front display window of your local boutique, Red Ribbon Placements are displayed as the splash page to our 2008 Holiday Shopping Guide. They are available on a first-come, first served basis. Red Ribbon Selections are only available to Platinum OR Gold plans. All Red Ribbon Selections will receive 1 Additional product image to be shown on this page. All Red Ribbon participants will also be listed in the guide according to ad specifics.

Indie Collective Shopping Directory Ad Specials For a limited time, Banner Plans and Sponsored Listings in the Shopping Directory are available at a discounted rate when purchased with an ad in our 2008 Spring/Summer Shopping Guide. i. Sponsored Listing Sponsored Listings guarantee you will be listed at the start of your category in a highlighted area of the page, which catches the eye of visitors and makes your Sponsored Listing more visible. ii. Banner Plan Banner Advertisements are rotated on the front page of the Indie Collective Directory and also appear on every subsequent page. You may choose to bundle this banner discount option with a Platinum or Gold Plan to receive additional savings.

Terms & Conditions:

Ads Ad spaces are available to all independent designers. There is space for everyone! All decisions regarding website layout and graphics are at the discretion of the Indie Collective. Shopping Guide ad images MUST be of a product. To keep the flow of the guide consistant with our theme, Indie Collective reserves the right to: Allow any given shopping category to flow across multiple pages. Enhance product images by cropping or sharpening. Edit ad text for grammatical errors, spelling errors or length of text provided (according to ad specs) Alter or improve the appearance, features and functionality of the Shopping Guide from that of the original throughout the entire run of the Shopping Guide. Use a different product image if the one supplied is not of a product, or resolution / clarity is deemed to be sub par. If we feel your ad will make a better fit in a category other than the one you selected upon signup, we reserve the right to re-categorize your shop accordingly. Ads will rotate position randomly within the Shopping Guide.

Editorial Featurettes Editorial Featurettes purchased as optional upgrades will be presented randomly in our blog, StyleFLASH. Dates are randomly assigned to all participants who have purchased an Editorial Featurette. Don't worry, we will get to you!

Red Ribbon Selections There is a limit of 14 Red Ribbon spaces in the 2008 Holiday Shopping Guide. They are available on a first-come, first served basis. All Red Ribbon Selections purchased as optional upgrades will be presented as the splash page to our 2008 Holiday Shopping Guide. All ads will rotate position randomly with each page load.

Indie Collective Shopping Directory Ad Specials Indie Collective Shopping Directory Ad Specials that are purchased as optional upgrades cannot be applied to Banner Plans or Sponsored Listings that are already running in the Indie Collective Shopping Directory. All Ad Specials purchased will run in the Indie Collective Shopping Directory as time & space allow. If we are already full for Banner Plans or Sponsored Listings, we will inform you of the start date of your ad via email.

General Terms & Conditions From time to time, the need to update or alter our Terms of Service may arise. Any updates and/or changes will be posted to our Web site. It is your obligation to stay updated and to abide by the rules of this website. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us using our contact form or by emailing us directly at .

Registration Agreement Terms While the administrators and editors of this shopping guide will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is impossible to follow through with each link after the site has been accepted. Therefore you acknowledge that all links submitted to this link directory express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, editors or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable.

No Warranty The Indie Collective Shopping Guide, Indie Collective Directory, and StyleFLASH Blog provide this website and services 'as is' and without warranty, or condition, express, implied or statutory.

Liability Limit In no event shall The Indie Collective Shopping Guide, Indie Collective Directory, and StyleFLASH Blog be liable for lost profits or any special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with our site, our services or this agreement.