Advertise on FinanceByMe.com

Thank you for your interest to advertise on this website. FinanceByMe.com is targeted to wide audience that care about their personal finance affair. It covers practical tips and understanding about day to day finance matter that if understood can give maximum benefit. The topic such credit card debt, mortgage and other light finance affair will be intensively discussed.

If you want to target that kind of audience. This website is the right choice !

Pre-Launch Rate!

At this moment we are at pre-launch rate where the articles is being uploaded, designed finalized, bug checked, system tested, etc. The traffic is not gonna be huge during these time. The Launch date is set to be on 1st April 2009.

It’s now your opportunity to lock-in your advertising rate (for maximum 12 months) with this ridiculously low fee. Once launched and traffic is increasing, the rate will be adjusted accordingly.

The detail and pricing are as follows (all money in US dollar):

Zone	Description	Size	Qty	Monthly Price
1	Banner Triangle	500 x 500 px	2	$4.00
2	Banner Rectangle	468 x 60 px	2	$7.00
3	Banner Triangle	500 x 500 px	2	$4.00
4	Banner Rectangle	300 x 250 px	2	$8.00
5	Text Link	150 chars	7	$2.50
6	Banner Rectangle	120 x 600 px	2	$5.00
7	Banner Square	125 x 125 px	4	$3.00
8	Banner Rectangle	468 x 60 px	2	$4.00
9	Text Link	100 chars	3	$2.50

All sponsor will have direct access to login to the ad server to see live data on their ads. The advertisement itself is monthly based (not pay per click) but you will be able to see exactly how many click and other detail statistic. JUST FOR PRELAUNCH RATE: First Month is Free !

We are running the latest customzied OpenX Server locally and we have implement some measure to make sure your ads are still displaying whether or not the user turn off the javascript or enable the AdBlock Plus (for firefox)

Have a try your self: turn off the javascript and reload. After that (if you’re using firefox) turn on the ABP (AdBlock Plus) and see that the ads will still be displayed and the structure of the page is still intact.

Zone 1: Peeling Ad: 500×500 Triangle with 100×100 teaser

Peeling ad is one of the highest CTR (Click Thru Rate) advertising, simply because the curiosity of the user who wants to know what’s behind. Placed on the prime position above the logo and above the fold, this zone is surely one of the best place for advertising. Should the user turn off their javascript capability, the 100×100 banner will be displayed above the header.

Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”[1. When user only see the same banner/picture over and over again in the same position, the user will develop 'numbness' of that picture as if he/she doesn't see that anymore. One way to overcome this is to alternate with other banner/picture so almost everytime user will have different viewing and reduce this blindness effect]. Use only jpg file.

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Zone 2: Banner Rectangle 468×60 pixel on Header

This zone is the classic premium. Located on the right header of the page. It is the ultimate eye catcher for the page. Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”. You my use  jpg file, gif file or png file only. Yes, you may incorporate some animation.

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Zone 3: Peeling Ad: 500×500 pixel Triangle with 100×100 teaser

This is the alternative location of Zone 1. Placed on the un-obstructive view on the right hand corner of the page and located above the fold, this zone is surely also one of the best place for advertising. Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”. Use only jpg file.

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Zone 4: Banner Rectangle 300x250pixel on Sidebar

This zone is the best of the best. Located above the fold and in prominent sidebar where the ‘hotspot’ of every visitor located, your ad will have the most exposure compare to other ad zone.

Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”. You my use  jpg file, gif file or png file only. Yes, you may incorporate some animation.

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Zone 5: Text Link On SideBar

The most affordable advertisement but yet effective. The link is located just above the main sidebar navigation. Also you may write a short paragraph to enhance your link, not just a bare link. The position of the text link is not shared with other link, but the position is determined by first in first serve basis. Maximum is 150 characters.

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Zone 6: Banner Rectangle 120x600pixel on Sidebar

This ad is the tall banner that will be located in the middle of the articles. As user reads the articles, your ad will be the attention seeker on the right. Beside, the ads is cleverly located in paralel with main side bar navigation. Nobody will miss the ad.

Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”. You my use  jpg file, gif file or png file only. Yes, you may incorporate some animation.

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Zone 7: Banner Rectangle 125x125pixel on Sidebar

Located just below the tall banner, this zone is a continuation of what become a quiet corner of the page. Your small square banner will be the corner stone of the page that will attract clicks from user.

Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”. You my use  jpg file, gif file or png file only. Yes, you may incorporate some animation.

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Zone 8: Banner Rectangle 468x60pixel at the end of article/comment

Although it’s located on the bottom of the page, this is probably one of the location that user always look at when they finish reading the article/comment and wondering where to go next. Right at that moment your ad in this zone will be displayed.

Your ad will be display on 50:50 placement  with 1 other banner to overcome “ad blindness”. You my use  jpg file, gif file or png file only. Yes, you may incorporate some animation.

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Zone 9:Text Link on Header

The alternative for your text link ad is on this Zone 9. Located in the center above the header your link will be displayed blended with the site announcement .  And even if the user turn off their javascript, your ads will still be displayed.

The position of the text link is not shared with other link, but the position is determined by first in first serve basis. Your ad will be displayed on rolling order approx every 20 seconds. Maximum is 100 characters.

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How To Secure Your Ads

1. Please select your choice above and transact the payment with PayPal.
2. Please email with your PayPal transaction reference, your ad (banner file or text wording), and your link
3. That’s it, your ad will be up and running within 24 hours or next business day. And you will received confirmation email together with the login detail  and all other necessary information.

Some Terms and Conditions:

• We reserve all the right to accept or denied any advertisement. In the case that your ads is not accepted, your payment will be refunded within 24 hours.
• All zone are site-wide, meaning will be display all cross the website (except on error page, maintenance page and other static page).
• Payment is by PayPal only. You may pay by credit card and is not even compulsory to have account in PayPal.

If you have any other question, please feel free to email to . Thanks