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(I’d Rather Be Writing has about 2,400 subscribers, most of whom are technical communicators who come to the site to stay updated with the latest trends in technical communication.
I’d Rather Be Writing receives approximately 1,400 page views a day (525K visits a year). The average reader spends about 1.5 to 2 minutes reading posts on the site and reads 1.75 pages per visit.
If you’re trying to get out your product name or service, this site gives you incredible online visibility for your audience. Over the course of the year, your graphic will have more than half a million impressions on a highly targeted technical communication audience.
Ad Placement
Your ad will be placed in the sidebar and rotate positions each time the page refreshes — this helps refocus the reader’s attention on the ads. An ad text link will also appear in the footer of each post in the RSS feed. Approximately 3 to 4 new posts appear each week on the site.
Ad Requirements
Your ad can be any image type (JPG, GIF, or PNG) and color, but the dimensions must be 125 x 125 pixels. Animated GIFs are allowed, but not Flash. You can switch the ad at any time by sending me a new graphic. Alternatively, you can host the graphic on your own server and simply send me the path to the image.
Guest Posts
Advertising on I’d Rather Be Writing does not influence the content published on the site. Regardless of whether you advertise, the content of each post remains independent, as it should be. However, as an added bonus this year, all advertisers are allowed to write one guest post I’d Rather Be Writing each year (which will be noted as a guest post from a sponsor).
Writing a guest post gives you an opportunity to reach 2,400 + users with your message. Additionally, you can include as many keywords in your post as you want to maximize the results from Google. Links back to your site and products from I’d Rather Be Writing will carry additional influence because of the site’s rank.
Ad Cost
Cost for advertising on I’d Rather Be Writing is $750 a year. If you prefer to pay on a month-by-month basis, the cost is $75 a month.
To pay for one year of advertising (from 2010 to 2011), click the PayPal Buy Now button below.
To pay for a set number of months of advertising, select the number of months and click the Buy Now button below.
The transaction is through PayPal, which allows you to use your credit card or PayPal account. You can also mail me a check if you prefer. Just let me know.
Don’t forget to send me your 125 x 125 pixel ad. If you have questions, contact me.