Advertise

Thank you for your interest in advertising on gakuranman.com! Below you will find the information you need to know in order to place an advertisement on this site.

Why advertise on Gakuranman.com?

In short, because Gakuranman.com is a fast-growing, credible and well-targeted site. Here are a few stats (December 2009):

  • Ranking #1 in Google for the search term ‘gakuranman’
  • Nearly 15,000 unique visits a month
  • Well over 20,000 pageviews a month
  • Over 500 readers on Feedburner
  • Over 1000 Twitter followers
  • Thousands of unique views on the most popular posts

    • This website attracts a lot traffic from people interested in Japan, Japanese culture or learning the Japanese language. It plays a central part in the growing community of Japan bloggers at Japansoc.org and most importantly, I aim to present all the content on this website in as balanced and ethical way as possible. I will not endorse advertisements that I deem to be irresponsible or of dubious nature.

    Pricing and Sizes

    Note: All advertisements must fit the theme of the site. This means that they will have rounded corners and look pretty, just like the rest of the content on this site. If the advertisement you would like to place does not fit my sizes exactly, I am happy to tweek it to fit the website at no extra cost. Taller advertisements and advertisements at the very top of the front page are possible on a special price plan – please email me. Please see ‘Terms and Conditions’ at the bottom of this page for more information.

    Banner advertisement Middle – Front Page
    –Appears above the ‘Photography’ box.

  • Size: 500px wide by 100px high
  • Price: 300 yen / $3 a week, or 1000 yen / $15 a month.
  • Advantages: This type of advertisement appears in the middle of the front page. It is below the fold on most browsers, but because of the time spent designing an attractive website, readers would be likely to scroll down and see your advertisement.

    • Banner advertisement Bottom – Front Page
    –Appears at the bottom of the page above the footer.

  • Size: 500px wide by 100px high
  • Price: 200 yen / $2 a week, or 500 yen / $5 a month.
  • Advantages: This type of advertisement appears right at the bottom of the front page. If you absolutely must have a front page advertisement and can’t afford the top of middle positions, this is for you.

    • Square advertisement Top – Single post page
    (Appears on all individual post pages)
    –Appears below the ‘Connect with Me’ box

  • Size: 300px wide by 300px high
  • Price: 500 yen / $5 a week, or 1500 yen / $15 a month.
  • Advantages: The perfect solution for advertisements you want to appear on many different pages and in the reader’s line of sight. It sits right near the top of the sidebar on all single post pages, just below the ‘connect with me’ box. This position will guarantee that readers coming to the site from external sources to read popular posts see your advertisement.

    • Square advertisement Middle – Single post page
    (Appears on all individual post pages)
    –Appears above the ‘Latest Articles’ box

  • Size: 300px wide by 300px high
  • Price: 400 yen / $4 a week, or 1200 yen / $12 a month
  • Advantages: A great compromise for price and position. This box offers all the advantages of the top square box by appearing on all single post pages, but a little further down the page. Rest assured that all posts on Gakuranman.com are written with quality in mind, so people will be scrolling down the page and see your advertisement.

    • Square advertisement Bottom – Single post page
    (Appears on all individual post pages)
    –Appears above the ‘photography’ box

  • Size: 300px wide by 300px high
  • Price: 300 yen / $3 a week, or 1000 yen / $10 a month
  • Advantages: Offers the cheapest price for exposure on Gakuranman.com, but still in a position likely to be seen. Due to the often lengthy posts and comments on this site, many readers will scroll down to the bottom of the page and see your advertisement.

    • Large Banner advertisement – Inside posts
    –Appears inside a new post, at the footer above the meta information

  • Size: 550px wide by 150px high
  • Price: 500 yen / $5 per quality post
  • Advantages: A one-time only advertisement that is featured at the bottom of the next ‘quality’ post. By ‘quality’ post I mean articles that are significantly longer or require more thought and research than usual, and which usually encourage conversation and high viewing numbers.

    • Terms and Conditions

    1) All advertisements must fit the theme of this website. This usually means that they will usually have rounded corners or be encapsulated inside a blue box with rounded corners, but it is largely dependent on the design of your proposed banner. If you cannot make an advertisement that fits with the theme of this site, I can help you with the design for a small extra cost.

    2) All advertisements must be of relevant and useful content. I reserve the right to refuse any advertisement that I find to be unsuitable. This usually means anything with 18+ content or things that may offend readers.

    3) No moving gifs or flash video files please. (Most internet-users hate them!)

    4) Pricing is subject to change. I will give one week’s notice in such case, or to the end of the current agreed contract.

    5) Maximum contract is one month, but can be renewed.

    Contact Me to Advertise

    Please contact me here

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