Post by SledMaster on Mar 11, 2008 16:54:39 GMT -6
13 options are available for advertising on SledRiding.com:
6 POPULAR AD SLOT OPTIONS
MAIN PAGE TEXT ADS
1) Place your text ad at the "bottom of the main page" for $480 per year / $330 per 6 months (20 word max., 2 link max.). This can be for just about anything and will most certainly boost your search engine ranking. PayPal o.k.
NOTE: For a recent paying advertiser examples for this text link advertising option, see the bottom of the main page. Advertisers like: Vista Print and Cards Direct
SUB-PAGE TEXT ADS
2) Place your 6 word maximum text-link ad (1 link within only) between any of the hill submittals for $300 per year for all state pages and/or $100 per year for all province pages. If you desire just 1 page instead of all states and/or all provinces, then that rate is $100 per year per page. This has to be somewhat related. PayPal o.k.
NOTE: For a recent paying advertiser examples for this text link advertising option, see the text ads below the first hill submittal on each of the state pages for Vista Print Christmas Cards.
3) Place your text ad at the "bottom of any one subpage" for $100 per year per ad (30 word max., 2 link max.). This can be for just about anything and will most certainly boost your search engine ranking. PayPal o.k.
NOTE: For a recent paying advertiser example for this text link advertising option, see the text ads at the bottom the Quebec and Alaska pages.
OTHER PAGE TEXT ADS
4) If not preapproved for a free text link addition (commercial links aren't free), then we can add a text link to the seasonal links page under the "OTHER" category below the games category for such ads for $100 for life per ad. (30 word max, 2 link max.). This has to be somewhat related and will remain there for the life of this site. We currently have paid advertisers there. PayPal o.k.
5) Another option to get your website noticed on SledRiding.com is by donation to support our database project. Donators who donate greater than or equal to $10 will get their link at www.sledriding.com/benefactors.html which is accessible at the top of the main SledRiding.com page AND at the top of every state and province page. Just look for the word "Benefactors" and click on it. This link is now also at the top of the Sled Riding store as a tab and at the bottom of every state and province page as the word "donate". This is your most affordable and BEST way to get exposure for life on this site. PayPal o.k.
6) Name (rename) your own sledding hill. 25-50 cents per day Details here. This must be family friendly . PayPal o.k.
8 OTHER AVAILABLE ADVERTISING OPTIONS
1) Placing your predesigned 468x60 banner at the top of any available individual U.S. state or Canadian province/territory page for just $25 per month per available page of your choice. If you choose 15 or more pages, then you can get the discounted rate of $15 per month per available page. These banner ads need to somewhat relate to either winter, sledding, or children. This banner does not rotate. PayPal o.k.
2) Placing your predesigned 468x60 banner at the top of the horse drawn sleigh rides page for just $50 per month. Banner ads need to somewhat relate to either winter, sledding, or children. Peak ad time for this page is November through March. This banner does not rotate. PayPal o.k.
3) Place your text link scrolling mid-main page for $35 per month with a 3 month minimum (30 character max.). This has to be related and will most certainly boost your search engine ranking. PayPal o.k.
4) We use Google adsense throughout our site, so advertising through Google Adwords would be another option.
5) If you have a sled, tube or toboggan for sale and want it listed in our Sled Riding Store, then it should automatically get listed there if you list your sled on Amazon.com, which is who our store is through. You ship as normal from your location when an order comes in via our store.
6) If you are a retailer or manufacturer, then by sending us a complimentary sled, toboggan, or snow tube large enough for an adult that we haven't reviewed yet, then we could review it along with adding a link to your site on the sled review page here: www.sledriding.com/sledreviews/sledreviews.html Contact us with a photo of what your sled looks like so that we can see if it is a candidate for a review.
7) In the Sled Riding store at store.sledriding.com we can create you your own brand category for an annual donation of $125 or a one time donation of $500. See an example of this under the side categories for "Lucky Bums brand". You must offer multiple sledding related products to create a specific category for your brand.
8) Finally, if you are a snow sled manufacturer, we recommend getting an affiliate program, then letting us know so we can possibly mass market your product. If you don't already have an affiliate program, then then we can recommend 2 for you. The first is software that you can install on your site -- IDevAffliliate.com - Click Here!. The other is a company called Share A Sale that handles that for you -- Share A Sale - Click Here!. Let us know when you have your affiliate program in place and we will take your sales to the next level! Affiliate programs really work and this is the best that we know of at an affordable price!
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Advertisers must be preapproved and it is to our discretion to deny a possible advertiser based on their websites content. We accept PayPal or mailed money orders for payment. Contact Sledmaster@SledRiding.com for more details.
NOTE: Our busiest time of the year is from November through March. We are regularly featured on news websites, in newspapers, various forums and lots of blogs, not to mention that we have a high search engine ranking for specific winter keyword searches.