Online Advertising Rates

Online Advertising Rates for SunFyre Magazine are based on a per-ad flat rate.

Each ad placed runs forever on an individual page.  You may sponsor an individual article, a category, or sponsor the home page.  Additionally, one site-wide sponsorship is available.

Rate Calculation: Rated are based on 30-day average unique visitors and recalculated on the 3rd of each month.  The rate is $0.01 per average daily visitor, rounded to the nearest dollar.  The current base rate is based on 31,111 unique visitors in December 2004, or 1037 unique daily visitors, for a standard rate of $10.00.

Online Ad Placement and Sizes

Home Page Sponsorship -- To sponsor a current or future issue of SunFyre magazine, you may pay a standard or exclusive rate.  Your ad will the featured on the home page for approximately one month.  Then, as the issue is placed in archives, so too will be your advertisement.  Your sponsorship of an individual issue will be maintained as long as your link remains valid at no additional charge.

Category Pages -- these pages appear in the site-wide menu, and currently include back issues, Friday Funnies, Photo Galleries, Reader Opinions, After Dark, and Letters to the Editor.

Article sponsors -- You may sponsor an individual article at a 50% discount from the standard rates.  This is perfect for topic specific sponsorship, or simply to show support for a SunFyre article.  Some articles will be identified as charity articles, and 50% of advertising revenue will go to benefit a designated charity.

CEO of the Day -- This is a special site-wide sponsorship opportunity.  Click the link for more information.

Classified Ads -- Coming soon... text-only links for cheap bastards.

Benefactors List -- A list of loyal readers and webmasters who have offered a small contribution.

Footer Banner Advertisement -- This 468x60 banner ad is placed just above the footer of each page.  Only one footer banner ad will be allowed per page.

Side Banner Advertisement -- This 234x60 half banner ad is placed in the right side bar.  No more than four side banner advertisements will be accepted per page.

Featured Button Advertisement -- This 125x125 square ad is positioned in the right side bar and/or within the text of a relevant article.These ads will be limited to three per page.

Skyscraper Banner Advertisement -- This is our largest ad, reserved for exclusive page sponsors.  The skyscraper will appear near the top of the right hand column, and will be the only advertisement anywhere on the page, except CEO of the Day.

Online Advertising Guidelines

We are currently accepting new advertisers from companies and web sites that meet the following criteria:

You must...

• ...have an established website.  No ads will be accepted without being linked to a website.

• ...offer original content or products.

You may not...

• offer any illegal or illegitimate products including, but not limited to, money-making schemes, prescription or illegal drugs, pornography containing images or references to children.

• collect personal information under the guise of free merchandise, contests, or surveys, and later advertise to these individuals.

• accept advertising from companies who do either of the two above points.

• request pop-up or pop-under ads.  We don't offer them.

How to begin:

1. Email a copy of your link for approval to

2. Upload your graphic (in .jpg or .gif format only).

3. Make payment through one of the following methods:

PayPal

By telephone - 1-888-528-9333.  International clients may call 1-610-779-2460.  Please call between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time.  (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover)

By snail mail:

Make checks payable to:

Call 1-888-528-9333 with questions.

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