Since icklebits.co.uk is primarily a community site, we have no  staff writers. However, we have something much better - you!  We rely on people like you to submit content to site and keep it a fresh and interesting place for dolls house miniature creators and collectors to exchange ideas and information.

Help Keep icklebits Free.

Unlike other sites, we want to keep icklebits subscription free but this means we need to meet our running costs each tax year. The chart to the right shows how we're doing this year.

Any donation would be gratefully received. To donate just scroll down to the bottom of any page where you will see a module saying "Keep icklebits FREE!". Thank you.

Advertising

We have a range of ways you can advertise with us, including for free. For more information please click here

Icklepoints

By submitting content to the site, you can earn icklepoints. For more information on the program, click here. 

There are a number of ways to submit content to the site:

Forum Posting

A less formal way to contribute to the site, is through discussion forums. Contributions can be either asking a question (the answer will likely be of interest to others) or by answering a question or comment to an existing discussion. Here's how to join in:

• Register (don't worry it's free and easy)
• Log In
• Go to Forum in the Top Menu
• Click on the Forum topic you are interested in
• Click on Post New Topic to bring up the topic editor.
• Enter in your comment or question and click on SUBMIT when ready to go.
• icklebits staff reserves the right to delete inappropriate posts, move them to different category, or convert them to articles on the site.

Comments

Most articles have the ability to add and look at user submitted comments. This is a great way to provide additional ideas and comments to submitted content. To submit a comment, do the following:

• Scroll down to the bottom of the article, you can also view existing comments here.
• Add in your comment and click SEND when complete.

Calendar/Events

Post the latest miniature events from fairs, courses and shows:

• Log-in
• Click on the Events Menu Selection
• Click on Add Event on the right hand side menu or under calendar
• Select the Category.
• Fill out the forms and click submit  

Articles

Currently, you need to have upgraded access in order to submit Articles.  This is currently something we are trying to resolve. In the meantime, if you have something to submit please e-mail features@icklebits.co.uk  

In order to submit articles to icklebits, follow these steps:

• Log In - You won't see the menus unless you are logged-in (and have upgraded access.)
• Once you are logged-in, you will see the "User Menu" in the left hand side of each page.
• Select the "Submit Article" menu item
• For articles, you will be presented with a full content editor. We recommend that your compose your article in another tool such as a word processor and use the editor to do any final formatting. This way you can save your changes locally and then paste the content into the article editors before submitting to the site. Once your article, has been edited and is ready to submit, click the SAVE button.
• For all articles, they will need to be approved prior to them appearing on the site.
• The staff reserves the right to make changes to all submitted content.

Tutorial Links

Web links can be submitted in 2 ways.  The link exchange method is the quickest and easiest and just requires that you place a link on your site first.   Registered users can also suggest a web site but this method typically takes longer in getting the link up on the site.

• For a link exchange, click here
• To recommend a link, click here

Video Tutorials

Link to your favorite miniature tutorials using YouTube and videos from other popular video sites. 

• Log-in
• Go to the Tutorial Videos section using the left side menu
• Click on Upload
• Add in the link of the video
• Edit the description as appropriate

Videos need to be approved by staff before appearing.

Business Directory

Send us a link to your website or any other site you feel may be of interest to our community members.

icklepoints

If your submissions are approved then points (where appropriate) will be awarded. See our points system FAQ for more information.

Further Information

For more information please visit our How You Can Help! FAQ