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B a n n e r A d v e r t i s i n g

Please ensure that you have read this entire document completely before sending banners or money.

Rates:

1 week: $15
2 weeks: $25
4 weeks: $40

Currently, this translates (in the banner advertising vernacular) approximately to:
One week: $1.50cpm
Two weeks: $1.25cpm
One month: $1.00cpm

Payment Options:

1.) Online payment via PayPal
2.) Drop off cash to Whitebird Records (764-A Yates St)
3.) Cashier's cheque, money order (contact pezguy for info)

Note: banners will not be posted until payment is received.
Please also note that PayPal now charges Canadian dollars.

Banner Specs:

Dimensions: 468x60 pixels
Max Size: 15kb
Format: png, jpg, or gif
Absolutely no animated banners.

Because some designers continue to have problems submitting banners of the correct size, we have created a simple Flash demo of how to do it easily with Photoshop!

Details:

Before the banner will be posted on the site, Rave Victoria requires:

the banner (conforming to the above guidelines)

the URL to which you wish the banner to point

payment in full

Payment should be made via one of the options listed above. Banner image and the URL for linking should be emailed to pezguy@ravevictoria.com. Banners will not be posted if they do not follow the above guidelines, or the payment is incorrect.

IMPORTANT: Advertisement will only be accepted from local advertisers who cater specifically to the electronic music scene. This includes promoters, producers, record stores, clubs, clothiers, etc. If you are not sure if your ad qualifies, please contact us to clarify before sending money or banners.

Banners will be run for the period (1, 2, or 4 weeks) and then terminated unless a renewal is made. This should come in the form of an email requesting renewal, plus further payment.

Revenues from banner advertising are considered donations and are directly applied to the running costs of the site.

Rave Victoria Stats:

The forums index page is typically viewed over 25,000 times per week.
Rave Victoria's message forum database contains over 13,000 individual IPs.

Banner Design:

The design of banners is solely the responsibility of the advertiser. Advertisers can create their own banners, or have one developed for them by a third party.

Rave Victoria does not create banners. If you require banner design, you can try from the following list. None of these designers is endorsed by Rave Victoria, however they have expressed interest in creating banners for advertisers.
James Roy
Xen0fex
Andy C
David Gatringer

Disclaimer:

Rave Victoria makes no guarantee on the number of times a banner is shown, nor click-through rates. Banner ads will be shown in sequential rotation with all others running at that time.

Rave Victoria reserves the right to choose what banners it will or will not serve and/or to pull a banner from circulation.

The content of this page is subject to change at any time and without notice. It is advisable to check this page before submitting any new advertisements, since they will be bound by the information on this page.