To Build A Store Using MakeAShop We Require The Following:

1. You may sell merchandise that is contemporary art, jewelry, gifts or artisan handicrafts.  If you are not sure that your merchandise qualifies, click here to contact us prior to setting up your store. EARTHLING reserves the right to refuse to activate any shop.

2. There is no charge to build the site and images are hosted on EARTHLING free of charge. Our fee is based on your sales.  We charge a 10% commission on those items that you do sell through MakeAShop OR 2% on those items sold at Auction. To view our commission fees for all malls click here. 

We have two billing plans.  

• If you're not quite certain certain of your commitment to keeping an online store, you'll want to try our month-to-month plan for $39.95 per month minimum fee.  If your total sales for one month on Earthling.com result in a monthly commission fee paid to Earthling.com that is greater than $39.95, you pay just the commission that is due.  No other additional fees will apply.       

• If you are confident that you want a web store, we  offer an economical one-year contract that includes a 2-month trial during which there is no minimum payment.  Your first two monthly invoices will reflect only commissions due on sales.  If, after the first two billing cycles,  your total sales for one month on Earthling.com result in a monthly commission fee paid to Earthling.com that is less than $34.95, you will be required to pay Earthling.com a minimum monthly fee of $34.95.  If your total sales for one month on Earthling.com result in a monthly commission fee paid to Earthling.com that is greater than $34.95, you pay just the commission that is due.  No other additional fees will apply.  

3. You must provide a minimum of a 7-day return policy on all items sold from your store.

4. You must list an address on your site. If you do not have a physical shop and do not want to list your home address, you will need to rent a P.O. Box from your local post office. You must also supply a phone number that will be printed in your invoices (phone numbers are not accessible to customers until they have bought something from you.)

5. If you do not already have a merchant account to accept credit cards and you need one, click here. If you are doing business from a country other than the U.S., you are required to accept U.S. credit cards. You may do so through your own merchant bank or through a service like PayPal.

6. If you are establishing a fixed-price store, you must list a minimum of 25 different items with photographs. The total retail value of these items must be at least $1,200. There is no maximum amount of merchandise you can list. We want you to list as much of your merchandise as possible.

7. Your Web browser needs to be either Netscape 5 or higher, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.X or higher. (AOL users must be using AOL version 5.X or higher.) If you are not sure, click on the HELP button at the top of your browser, then choose the ABOUT button, or contact the Customer Service Dept. of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). WebTV users please note: Although you can use WebTV to add inventory, you will need access to a PC to upload pictures.

8. You will need some way of providing digital images in JPEG format of your merchandise. You are required to provide at least one picture of each item. Either a digital camera, a video frame grabber, a scanner or a third party that will digitize your photographs for you. Digital cameras make this easy.

9.  Although you are free to host as many domains here as you wish, your MakeAShop site must not reference sites that are not hosted by TIAS.com except through your links page.

10. We offer full user support by email but phone support is not available for EARTHLING sites. If you have any questions during the setup of your site, please use our Just Ask!.

11.  Finally, you must review and approve our service contract.