Sponsorship
Be Indie now offers new ways to advertise your shop, website or blog, without breaking your budget. Be sure to come back often as our site is growing and we’re adding new and exciting ways to help you gain the exposure you need.
About Our Sponsorship Placements
We do not use Pay Per Click ratios, nor do we use PAY PER VIEW ratios. Instead we offer constant exposure on a monthly basis.
Your ad will be placed within 24 hours of payment, and you will be sent an email notification when it is up. I will also send an email notice 5 days before your ad is set to expire, giving you the opportunity to renew your spot.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. As this site is my “face” to the worldwide business community, I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone in the placement of an advertisement if I deem the site OR the ad to be:
- Pornographic in nature
- Violent or promoting Violence
- Hate Filled or promoting hatred of any particular group or individual
- A download site for hacked, cracked or warez software
- An illegal music download or software download site
- A site with infringement of copyrights to others
Changes to your ad:
As your business grows and you host sales or specials, you may find that you need to change your ad. I try to be accommodating in such matters.
Any ad purchased for a length of more than 1 month may make 2 of the following types of changes during their ad duration, at no extra charge:
- Change to graphic
- Change of URL pointer
- Font style changing
Above The Folds Positions:
Positions above the fold are those areas that are visible within the first screen viewing of the site. These positions remain visible whether a visitor is on the front page (home page) or any other pages of the site.
Position 1: The Leaderboard
- The Leaderboard location
This position is the first visible ad location on our site. This position is filled by a 780px by 90px banner graphic.
The spot maintains top position throughout the site and is our most visible ad location.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Images must be in JPG, PNG or GIF Format
- Images must be no larger than 250kb in size
- Animations are acceptable as long as they do not bog the page down. Testing will be done to ensure proper load times.
- Images must be no larger than 780 pixels wide by 90 pixels tall
To order your Top Leaderboard positions, use the form below. The cost is $10.00 per month, with discounts of 10% given for multiple month orders.
The other two top positions are for text ads only.
- Location of above fold text ads 1 and 2
The main text ad sits immediately below the large image scroller on the left hand side of the screen. This is the larger of the two ads and may contain up to 500 charactors and 2 hyperlinks. Bolded or italicized texting is available. However at this time we do not offer any customized appearance as far as bordering, background coloring, etc. Please note that this location is only visible on the home page of the site.
These ads are $8.00 per month with a 10% discount offered for multiple months of placement. To order, please use the form below.
The second above the fold ad location is under our Features Column and is the smaller of the two ads. This position will accept up to 250 charactors and 1 URL. Please note that this location is only visible on the home page of the site. The cost of this location is $7.00 per month with a 10% discount for multiple months of placement.
To order, please use the form below.
BELOW THE FOLD AD POSTIONS:
The following positions are available on the Home Page, below the fold, or, in the second and possibly third screen views.
- Below the fold ad positions 1 and 2
Ad Position 1 -Button – If you choose to place a button in this location, the requirements are as follows:
- Image must be 120 X 120 px
- Format must be in either JPG, GIF or PNG
- Animations are accepted in so long as they do not interfere with load times. Testing will be done before the ad goes live. If the load times are too heavy you may be asked to submit another ad graphic.
- Maximum image size should not exceed 200kb
The cost of the top position is $6.00 per month with discounts given for multiple moths of run time ordered. To order this position please use the form below.
Position No. 1 may also be a text ad. If you prefer a text ad, the following requirements should be met:
- Maximum 200 charactors
- 1 URL
- Specialty Text is available (bolding, italicized)
- This ad is only visible on the HOME PAGE
The fee for this ad placement is $5.00 per month with discounts for multiple months of run time ordered. To place your order for this ad, please use the form below:
Ad Position 2 -Button – If you choose to place a button in this location, the requirements are as follows:
- Image must be 120 X 120 px
- Format must be in either JPG, GIF or PNG
- Animations are accepted in so long as they do not interfere with load times. Testing will be done before the ad goes live. If the load times are too heavy you may be asked to submit another ad graphic.
- Maximum image size should not exceed 200kb
The cost of the top position is $5.00 per month with discounts given for multiple moths of run time ordered. To order this position please use the form below.
Position No. 2 may also be a text ad. If you prefer a text ad, the following requirements should be met:
- Maximum 200 charactors
- 1 URL
- Specialty Text is available (bolding, italicized)
- This ad is only visible on the HOME PAGE
The fee for this ad placement is $4.00 per month with discounts for multiple months of run time ordered. To place your order for this ad, please use the form below:
Our final home page ad position is a very special position reserved for those who have their own YOUTUBE channels or prefer to use video as a means of advertising.
- Video Ad Placement
This ad is located at the bottom of our home page where it will remain as static content for the duration of your contract. This ad is not available as a rotation spot as of yet.
Requirements for this ad are as follows:
- Video must be available as a link to from Youtube or your own server
- Video must be in flash or or one of the following formats: avi., mpg, mov, mpeg, mp4, wmv
- Video size must not exceed (including framing ) 280 pixels wide by 235 pixels high
- Videos must not be longer than 3 minutes
As this is a single entry ad slot, the cost per monthly rate is $25.00 per month. Discounts are offered for multiple months ordered. To order your video slot, please use the following form:
If you’d like to advertise, but do not have a banner or button, please contact me for help in creating one. We do not charge a fee to our clients who purchase ad spots in the creation of their ad.
Please be sure to check back soon as we will be adding new positions throughout the site.
Thanks so much!
Cher
