Advertise on Canterbury Tales (it’s inexpensive)


Are you trying to promote a book or a small business and need a way to reach thousands without spending much?

Increase traffic to your site with Linked Ads on the Canterbury Tales blog.

About every minute, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – someone, somewhere in the world clicks their way to one of the hundred of pages found at CANTERBURY TALES.

Although search engines place us as one of the most popular Catholic blogs, many of our visitors arrive at CANTERBURY TALES via one of the 300+ sites that link to it.

Advertisement Policy
Ads displayed on CANTERBURY TALES are required to be in harmony with magisterial Catholic teaching. All advertisements are subject to approval.

Traffic
Statistics for the month of July 2008

Page Hits
22,034

Unique Visitors
17,582

Demographics
Our visitors come primarily from the United States and Europe, but thousands more come from all over the world. Our traffic represents visitors from the following countries:

United States (all 50 states), Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, Germany, France, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Romania, Philippines, New Zealand, India, Czech Republic, China, Netherlands, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.

The following map indicates the current readership of Canterbury Tales blog as of August 2008:


Visitor Entry Method
Almost half of our visitors come from a personal bookmark or by entering the site URL, while others find us through search engines and links from other non-search engine sites.

Placement of Ads and Cost for Ads on Canterbury Tales
All paid advertisements are displayed in heavy traffic portions CANTERBURY TALES. You will be able to preview your ad before you commit. The available ad slots vary in size, layout, and price:

  • Feature Box (size: 125×125) strategic placement under the picture of Geoffrey Chaucer riding a horse in the top right corner of the front/home page and every individual page – $60 per month ($2 per day) Anyone who comes to this blog will see it on every page and post.
  • Front/Home Page Banner (size: 468×60) This ad appears on the home page above most recent post on the front/home page – $40 per month ($1.33 per day). Other than the Feature Box (above) this is the most seen ad on the site.
  • Every Page Vertical Sidebar Ad (size: 120×240) on front/home page and every individual page – $25 per month ($0.83 per day)
  • Every Page Text Link Sidebar Ad on front/home page and every individual page – $5 per month ($0.20 per day…a great deal)
  • All Individual Pages Header Banner (size: 468×60) above every individual post (but not the front/home page) – $19 per month ($0.50 per day)
  • All Individual Pages Footer Banner (size: 468×60) below every individual post (but not the front/home page) – $21 per month ($0.50 per day). This is a strategic ad since it is placed at the end of an individual post.

Multiple ads or several month contracts may qualify you for a bulk discount.

Submit Your Ad Today
To see your advertisement on CANTERBURY TALES, simply email us with the details and we’ll get back to you. Send any questions or inquiries to taylor.marshall “at” gmail “dot” com. If you already have them, also send all ad campaign related files and graphics (GIF or JPEG).

If you need help designing a banner, include that in your email.

All advertisements are subject to the approval and full consent of CANTERBURY TALES. We will not advertise anything that clearly contradicts our principles.

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