Terms of Advertising
Are you ready to get your goods in front of some savvy indie shoppers?
Find out about our Ad Plans and special Ad Upgrades that will help your business make an impact!
** For PRICING & SIGN UP , please click button at bottom of page! **
- The Spring/Summer Shopping Guide will run April to September.(1)
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| Base Ad Specifications:
Special Savings : Receive 2 products for price of 1 |
| Available Ads: | Terms: |
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- » 2 Featured Products
- » 200 X 200 px Product photos
- » 250-character (approx. 50-word) product descriptions
- » Discount / Coupon codes
- » 125 x 125 px Company Logo
- » Links to your website
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- » 2 Featured Products
- » 125 X 125 px Product photos
- » 150-character (apx. 30-word) product descriptions
- » Discount / Coupon codes
- » 125 x 125 px Company Logo
- » Links to your website
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- » 2 Featured Products
- » 60 X 60 px Product photos
- » 100-character (apx. 20-word) product descriptions
- » 125 x 125 px Company Logo
- » Links to your website
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Ad spaces are available to all independent designers and artisans of handcrafted goods.
All participants now have the option to submit 2 products to showcase in our guide.
Shopping Guide ad images MUST be of a product.
All decisions regarding website layout and graphics are at the discretion of the Indie Collective.
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.
- Re-categorize your product if we feel your ad will make a better fit in a category other than the one you selected upon signup.
Ads will rotate position randomly within the Shopping Guide.
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| Optional Upgrades: |
Ad Upgrades are optional features that can be added to the base price of your chosen ad plan for an additional charge. Ad Upgrades cannot be purchased separately, they must be added to an existing ad plan in our Shopping Guide.
Available Upgrades: |
| Red Ribbon Placement - there are 2 levels of Red Ribbon ads available: |
 Red Ribbon - Tier I :
- There is a maximum of 10 Red Ribbon Tier I spaces available total.
- These will be permanently shown on the coverpage throughout the entire run of the Guide.
- Tier I ads are available on a first-come, first served basis.
Red Ribbon - Tier II :
- The remaining 4 spaces on the coverpage will be reserved for Tier II ads.
- Ads will be shown on a rotated basis.
- Frequency of ad shown depends on number of Tier II ads in queue.
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Similar to the front display window of your local boutique, Red Ribbon Placements are displayed as the splash page to our Shopping Guide.
This page will have a limit of 14 Red Ribbon ads shown at one time
(10 x Tier I, 4 x Tier II)
With this upgrade, you will receive:
- Premier product placement on the cover page of the Shopping Guide
- Up to 3 product image[s] to be shown as your Red Ribbon selection.
- A link to your website from the splash page
All ads (Tier I & II) will rotate position randomly with each page load.
Each Red Ribbon Spot will show alternating images. (ie. on page load 1 - image A is shown, on page load 2 - image B image is shown etc...)
Red Ribbon image[s] can be of different products, or can be of the same product but different angles... your choice.
Red Ribbon Selections are only available to Platinum OR Gold plans.
All Red Ribbon participants will also be listed in the guide according to ad specifics.
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| Editorial Featurettes - there are 2 levels of Editorial Featurettes available: |
 Editorial Featurette - Short
(up to 50 words)
Looking for just the basics? This write-up will get to the point about why your company deserves some extra attention.
 Editorial Featurette - Standard
(up to 100 words)
Love the spotlight? This write-up will engage readers who want to know more about your company. |
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Editorial Featurettes are spotlight features written in editorial-style content.
Presented at our sister site styleFLASH.net, these features bring the focus to your product in a fun & engaging way, enticing shoppers to click through to your website.
Editorial Featurettes purchased as optional upgrades will be presented randomly in our blog, StyleFLASH.
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| Indie Collective Shopping Directory Ad Specials - there are 2 ways to save on ads in our Shopping Directory: |
 50% Discount on a 6-month Sponsored Listing at Indie Collective |
| Regular Pricing: | $50 USD |
| ON SALE: | $25 USD |
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| You Pay: | Less than $4.25 USD/month |
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 60% Discount on a 3-month Banner Listing at Indie Collective |
| Regular Pricing: | $75 USD |
| ON SALE: | $30 USD |
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| You Pay: | $10 USD/month |
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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 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.
If you already have an existing Banner or Sponsor Listing in the Indie Collective Shopping Directory, we will extend your current listing by the number of months according to option specifics
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| General Terms & Conditions:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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