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Advertising on UNIX/Linux Forum
There are two ways you can advertise on UNIX/Linux Forum:
- Text Links
- Banner ads
The banner ads are available at the top or bottom of every page that a user is likely to see, apart from this one (the advertising page). The text links are only available at the bottom of the same pages. Pictures showing the advertising areas can be seen below:
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PLEASE NOTE: None of the advertising methods on UNIX/Linux Forum involve advert rotation, so the advert slot which you pay for will be dedicated to your advert for 100% of the pageviews.
Both of the above advertising methods will give you the following benefits:
- Potential Google PageRankTM increase - By advertising on UNIX/Linux Forum, you will have a link to your site on every single page the user is likely to see. These pages include the index page with a Google PR of 5 and several thousand other pages with PRs ranging from 0 to 5. With these pages linking to your site, Google will see that your site has more worth, and your own PR will therefore increase, or at least get closer to the increase threshold.
The overall outcome of a PR increase on your site is that it will appear higher up in direct Google search results, and will also start to appear higher in search results which perhaps aren't directly linked with your site, but are related. - Visual Click-Through - With a link to your site on every page of UNIX/Linux Forum, you will also receive visitors to your site by the users clicking on your advert in order to obtain more information, or perhaps to make a purchase on your site, so your non-search engine traffic will increase as well.
With regards to the visual click-through effect, adverts at the top of the page are obviously going to get seen more than adverts at the bottom of the page, and this is the reason that the costs differ between the top and bottom. Adverts at the top of the page, for example, may get many more click-through's than adverts at the bottom, and for that reason, they cost slightly more.
More info is as follows:
- Text Link
Where: Available at the bottom of each page, within the "Partners" section.
How Many: The number of text links available for lease changes depending on demand.
Examples: Bottom of Page Costs: Variable, depending on requirements, but very reasonable! - Banner ad (234 x 60)
Where: Available at the top and bottom of each page, either in the title bar or underneath the "Partners" section.
How Many: See section below entitled "The number of bannerad slots".
Examples: Top of Page Bottom of Page Costs: £24.00/month (for advert at the top) £12.00/month (for advert at the bottom) - Banner ad (468 x 60)
Where: Available at the top and bottom of each page, either in the title bar or underneath the "Partners" section.
How Many: See section below entitled "The number of bannerad slots".
Examples: Top of Page Bottom of Page Costs: £48.00/month (for advert at the top) £24.00/month (for advert at the bottom)
You may purchase each advert slot for a maximum of 3 months at a time, giving you the following advantages:
- You are protected for 3 months against potentially rising advertising costs.
- You do not have to renew your lease when the first or second month comes to an end.
The number of bannerad slots:
In terms of small advert slots (234x60) there are 2 slots at the top and 4 slots at the bottom.
In terms of large advert slots (468x60) there is 1 slot at the top and 2 slots at the bottom.
Depending on the number of advert slots in use, and the size of those slots, there will be a varying number of slots available for lease.
If you are unsure of how many slots are currently available, just send us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
How expiries are handled:
You will be notified 1 week before your advert slot us due to expire. During this week, you have the opportunity to renew the lease for up to 3 months at the prices listed on the day of renewal.
If your advert slot expires before you have renewed your lease, the slot will go back onto the open market for anybody to lease for a maximum of 3 months.
Currently accepted payment methods are:
- All major cards via PayPal's Secure Checkout (PayPal account not required).
- PayPal (PayPal account required).
- NOCHEX (NOCHEX account required).
- Bank Transfer.
- Cheque.
More details regarding these payment methods will be given out on request.
Please also note that i reserve the right to resell any advert slot which has expired. It is up to you, the advertiser, to ask me for renewal before the slot expires, otherwise you may lose the slot for at least a month (depending on the contract purchased by the new advertiser). Also note, however, that i will not simply sell your advert slot if i know you still require it. Please read the paragraph above entitled "How expiries are handled".
I also reserve the right to remove any advert without notice. If i do this, however, you will be refunded for the remaining time which you had paid for, but have been unable to use.
And finally, if you require an advert slot which is currently occupied, you will unfortunately have to wait until that advert expires (the date of which can be discovered by emailing the address below).
If you are interested in advertising on UNIX/Linux Forum, please email advertising@unixforum.co.uk and our Advertising Team will get back to you as soon they can.
Thank you for showing interest in UNIX/Linux Forum,
The UNIX/Linux Forum Advertising Team.
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