Step-by-Step guide to submitting a SCOTSY membership application

A step-by-Step guide to submitting a SCOTSY membership application

Step 1 - Sign up for an Artist Membership Plan

On any SCOTSY website page, click on the Artist Membership button, top bar menu. See the yellow outline box in the screenshot magnified area below:

You will be taken to a page with a table displaying a summary of all details for the 3 available Membership Subscription Plans: BASIC Plan, MONTHLY PLUS Plan and YEARLY PLUS Plan.

Step 2 - Subscribing to your chosen plan and continuing to Registration

Click on the Subscribe black button for your selected plan after reading all the plan features. The buttons are at the bottom of each feature list column.

You will be taken to the Registration Form page next, which you now need to complete with your particulars. Note: your selected plan information will be held, hidden in your cache, and ready to be applied when you finally register. The latter will be when the Registration form has been completed with all the required details.

Step 3 - Start completing the Registration form and continue to Email Verification

Start completing registration by adding a username and your email address. These will be required for logging into the SCOTSY website as an Artist Vendor in the future.
Next, Email verification details (important, as it is used for email communications and we need to know it is your email)

1. After entering your email address in the email box, move your cursor to the verification box underneath and click with the left mouse button.
2. A verification code is sent to your email with the display of a green-worded message to that effect.
3. Retrieve the code from your email in your email client and copy it
4. Paste the code back into the form verification code box.
5. Press return or click in the next box, the First Name entry box.
6. Continue with completing the form.

Step 4 - Adding your Store Name to the form

• When you enter a Store or Shop name use your art name or your own name for your shop eg. djaphotography or, Joe Bloggs. You can view examples of the Store Names on the Store List page:  here.
  
• After entering your Store Name click on the next box: Address 1
  Your Store Name URL in green text, should be displayed with a green tick and the word available shown!
  (Note: spaces in the store name will be displayed in the URL as hyphens).
  
  This URL is your Store List page web address, which you can:
  view only after you first publish an artwork.
  
  
• Continue to complete the form.

Step 5 - The Blue circular disc with a ? - The Tip Box

• The next few items have a blue 'Tip Box' on the Right-Hand side of the entry box heading. This provides information on what you are required to add to the entry box. 
  E.g. 'Scotland Association Details'.
  
  
  When you hover your mouse pointer over a tip box you are provided with the information you are required to enter, such as:
   "Details on whether born, live, educated, Scottish themed artwork, family connections, etc,"
  
  
• The Tip box applies to all 5 of the questions at the bottom of the registration form.
• Entries are mandatory as are all boxes with a 'red star'/'red bar on the left'.
  

Step 6 - Images of current/ previous work

The item following 'Scotland association details' is submitting THREE recent artwork images of your work, which are required for approval.

Click on the Browse button and it opens up your file folders on your computer. Find a suitable image, click on it and press open, to add it to your account so that it can be viewed by admin. The image file name will be added to the form.

Continue and add a second image and then a third, in turn.

Step 7 - Enter a password

Enter a password, or use a computer-generated password, offered when clicking on the password box, and Make a Note of It.

This will be your Artist Vendor Password for accessing your pages on SCOTSY website along with your username or email address.

Enter the password in the confirm password box.

Step 8 - Read the Terms and conditions

• Read the Terms & Conditions by clicking on the red, italic Terms And Conditions link.
• Agree to them by clicking the red outline box
  
• Click the 'Register' black button.

If you have completed all entries in the Registration form correctly, all entry boxes will display with a green bar and you will be taken to the next stage.

Step 9 - Check-out

That's registration completed and you will be taken to the SCOTSY Check-out if you previously subscribed to a monthly or yearly paid plan. Otherwise, you will be provided with a 'Welcome' message.

Your particulars should have been carried forward and ready for you just to add your card details for the initial and ongoing subscription payments. Please check all details and adjust if required.

Click the black 'Sign up Now Button'.

Payments are taken on the signup monthly or yearly anniversary, following any free period. eg. signup March 10th with 30 days free - First payment taken 10th April etc.

Step 10 - The application goes under review

• Application details have now been completed and sent to the SCOTSY admin
  
• You will be taken to the 'Thank you, Page'
• Please note your application will now be UNDER REVIEW.

Step 11 - SCOTSY Admin receives your registration details.

• SCOTSY admin will now review your application
• Your Scotland association status will be checked as will your standard of work indicated in the 3 images supplied.
• You should receive an email within the next two working days once a decision on your application has been made
• An acceptance email (Welcome to the Store!), will contain a thank you for payment and a Subscription Plan summary.
• At the bottom of the Welcome email is a Dashboard link, where you can log on to your SCOTSY vendor dashboard for your account.
• Please note: If you don't receive any emails, please check your spam folder.

Alternatively: If your application is rejected, you will receive a rejection email and any subscription payment will not be processed.

Step 12 - 'Quick Store Setup'

You are now ready to setup your store. This can initially be progressed by completing details in the 'Quick Store Setup'.

This is optional as all store settings can be added using the main Artist vendor Dashboard, Settings.

For details go to the Knowledge base item:  How to complete the Quick Store Setup