Become a Sponsor
Become an Indie Shop Sponsor is easy! Just follow the simple steps below to be a part of the next giveaway.
1 Register. Fill out the simple sponsor registration form. Double check to ensure all information is correct as this will be the information used during the giveaway. Incomplete registrations will be ignored. Upon submission, you will also be prompted to pay your participation fee via PayPal. The cost to participate in the Happily Handmade Giveaway is $20. This fee is crucial and goes towards shipping and packaging for the gift boxes, web hosting fees, and advertising.
Registration is now Closed.
If you have not yet paid your participation fee, please send $20 via paypal to sponsor@happilyhandmade.com
2 Submit your logo. We need your logo in order to advertise your site as an official entry location. We ask that all logo files be in either .jpg or .gif format, non animated, 140×120 pixels, and under 35kb in size.
3 Mail your donation. Before sending your donation, be sure to read the donation faq , and send your prize donation along with a completed donation form. Your donations will be used to make a number of amazing gift baskets that will be the ultimate prizes in the giveaway. Free to send up to 25 promo goodies in addition to your items to be included in each gift box we give away. Remember that donations must be received (not shipped!) by March 23rd.
4 Set up your giveaway page. All participants are required to set up a page on their website dedicated to the giveaway. This page should contain the entry form or instructions to enter on that particular site, as well as a list of all the other indie shop sponsors participating. Customers are encouraged to visit all of the sponsor websites to enter as many times as they like. This creates a continuous buzz between all of the participants’ websites. Customers find your web banner link on this site then browse and shop from one site to the next over the entire giveaway period. You will be emailed a complete list of participants and a basic link template to use as soon as all of the participants have been finalized.
5 Collect entries. Each Indie Shop Sponsor is responsible for collecting their own entries for the giveaway. How you collect these entries is up to you. You are required to collect a valid email address, full name (first and last), for ALL ENTRIES. Mailing addresses are recommended but not required. If you wish to collect more info for your records, that is up to you. Please keep a running record of your entries from the day the giveaway starts to the day it ends.
6 Spread the Word!. The more people that know about the giveaway, the better. We strongly encourage you to get the word out about this event as much as possible. Blogs! Twitter! Facebook! Myspace! Let’s make the most of them. We’ve created multiple web banners for you to use on your blogs and websites, as well as a printable flier file you can print and send out with your orders or pass out at events.
7 Submit your entry list. Once the giveaway has ended, please send your list of entries (the format does not matter, and plain text list or excel document is perfectly fine). All lists must be received within 3 days of the end of the giveaway.
8 Congratulate the winners! Your entry lists will be entered into a collective database along with the lists of all the other participants. Winners will be chosen completely at random. Please note that not all shops will product a winner (See FAQ page for more info). When the winners are chosen, the Indie Shop Sponsor(s) responsible for the winning customer will be notified via email and will then be required to contact the winner with the good news. The gift boxes will then ship to the winners when contact has been confirmed. Winners who do not confirm their shipping address within 14 days forfeit their prize and an alternative winner will be chosen in their place.
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