Guitar Noise

If you are ready to buy advertising on the Internets top rated guitar site this page will answer some of the initial questions you are likely to have.

A few things to note:

• We only accept advertising for products and services that would be of-interest to musicians
• All advertising is CPM or flat-fee based
• Our minimum ad buy is $100 USD

We currently have three different advertising options: newsletter inserts, banner ads, and sponsored links. We work with you to find the best solution for your budget and will happily provide current rates and demographics to anyone who is ready to begin advertising.

Newsletter Inserts

Our email newsletter is sent on the first and fifteenth of every month to over 24,000 opt-in subscribers. We have sent more than 200 issues over the past five years. Our subscribers make up a very loyal reader base and previous advertisers have achieved great results with short text ads in our newsletter.

Specifications for newsletter inserts are a maximum 50 word message and website URL. Ads can be text only, no html or graphics.

Sample ad:

Amazing Guitar
Is your guitar playing stuck in a rut? Here is a surefire way to improve fast. Join the thousands of guitar players who improve fast. Fantastic results in 7 days. Guaranteed.
http://www.guitar5day.com/amazingnoise.html

More ad examples can be seen by browsing previous issues in the newsletter archives. Advertising space in the newsletter is limited. Prices and conditions are subject to change so lock your ad in now. Guitar Noise’s audience is growing rapidly and rates are updated every month.

Banner Ads

Graphic banners still remain one of the most popular methods of advertising. We accept the ads with the following dimensions: 468×60, 728×90, 300×250, 160×600 and 120×600. Ad delivery can be flat-fee based sponsoring of a specific page or section, or inclusion in our regular ad rotation with CPM (Cost Per Impression) billing.

Sponsored Links

Short pieces of promotional text on our home page or throughout the site are another highly effective way of reaching our readers. Specifications for sponsored links are a maximum 35 character title, 70 character description and your website URL. In addition to sharing your message, sponsored links have the added advantage of helping build link popularity and page rank for your site.

Sample ad:

Guitar Affiliate Program
Earn $10 per sale by placing a simple ad on your website.
http://www.guitartips.com.au/

Payment Information

Advertising starts upon receipt of the first payment for the campaign. Payments can be made by credit card or through Paypal. The following discounts are available for long term advertisers:

• 20% off if 3 months prepaid.
• 25% off if 6 months prepaid.

If you choose a discount package you will be able to change your ad creative at anytime. Simply provide us with an URL to your banner location and you can change the creative as often as you like.

If you have any questions or would like to receive our current prices and demographics by email, please contact Paul Hackett through the contact page.