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Someone approached me asking how much I would charge for an ad spot on my blog. This is the first time I have been asked this! Guess I have..."arrived!" LOL

Any thoughts of how much it should be? I could really use some guidance.

My blog is toxicbeautyblog.com to give you an idea of what I am all about.

Thanks!!!

Robin

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  • Profile picture of the author cpa-money
    i sold a link for a year for the price of 149$ per a year. that was a great deal because i couldnt make money any other way with this site.

    ask for the same price!
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  • Profile picture of the author RNMKR
    Check out buysellads.com ... compare to what those bloggers charge
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    • Profile picture of the author shmeeko69
      I suppose it's like being headhunted by an prospective employer. At the start you have to do all the work & plant the seeds & once your more established, people start asking you for information & that's a sign that your business is growing.

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  • Profile picture of the author AlanGNW
    Hard to put a specific value on it - it's worth whatever someone's willing to pay.
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    • Profile picture of the author driven247
      Base your price off of how much traffic you're getting.

      If you're not getting that much traffic I would definitely go with either like $25/month or like $200 for a year. Give the advertiser a little discount for getting the whole year and then reinvest that profit.
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  • Profile picture of the author webmaster.9839
    just increase your traffic then ads value of website will also increase .. just do proper SEO for this
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  • Profile picture of the author organicgirl6
    Last month I had 11,501 visits....how much would that merit for ads? Just curious, but I def will check into buysellads.com

    Mark-
    You're right! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author proaffiliate26
    It's quite difficult to predict that. Everything depends on the advertiser. Some are willing to pay more and others are not.

    I would try to find out what the advertiser is trying to promote and then offer them something based on that.

    It might be good give them multiple choices, as I find this often leads to a higher chance of them doing business with you.

    *PURELY EXAMPLES BELOW - NOT ESTIMATES*
    For example, you might charge $17/month for the last ad on the left column.
    $25/month for ad on the bottom of every page.
    $37/month for ad second to last ad before "Recommended Reading"
    $47/month for ad right next to the post
    $57/month for ad at top left (first position)
    $127 for ad appearing on top left + dedicated post on the product promoting it


    Something like that might work nicely.
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    • Profile picture of the author organicgirl6
      Proaffiliate,

      Great tips, thanks! This ad would be for an all natural lipstick line that I have actually done a product review for on my blog so she already got tons of free publicity. Does that make any difference?

      Robin
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      • Profile picture of the author proaffiliate26
        Originally Posted by organicgirl6 View Post

        Proaffiliate,

        Great tips, thanks! This ad would be for an all natural lipstick line that I have actually done a product review for on my blog so she already got tons of free publicity. Does that make any difference?

        Robin
        No problem, always glad to help out fellow warriors.

        Yes, it does make a difference but might actually help you out...

        Your new post can be something like "I've been sponsored by [Company Name Here]!" Of course, you'll need to get this approved by the advertiser. Inside the post, you could talk about how they approached you to sponsor you. Also, mention in your post that you've already done a review of their product and link your readers to the original post.
        [The above is to be done only if the advertiser accepts the ad dealing with this.]

        When you're trying to secure the deal with the advertiser, you can mention how this type of advertising is "lifetime" traffic that they pay a one-time cost for... With most other types of advertising, you have to keep paying. In addition, mention that you'll put their ad in the first position on the side for an entire month.

        Basically, make them feel that they'll get their money's worth. Also, don't offer to do it for too low a price because then they may doubt your traffic. I'd say at least $97 is a good place to start. If they reject, say that you're willing to negotiate some other deal with them for a lower price and ask them how much they're willing to play.

        I think that's a good approach.
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    • Profile picture of the author organicgirl6
      Wow, thanks again...do you mean $97 for a year? Or month?
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      • Profile picture of the author proaffiliate26
        Originally Posted by organicgirl6 View Post

        Wow, thanks again...do you mean $97 for a year? Or month?
        Any time.

        Well, the post would last for until your website comes down...So when you're marketing it to the advertiser, you would say make it sound like a lifetime deal. In addition to that post, you would offer a month advertising on the side as complimentary. This way, it'll appear to the advertiser (and rightly so) that they're getting two promotions at the same time. A personal promotion (which is definitely worth more) via a lifetime source (your post) and a passive promotion (via a banner on the side).
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        • Profile picture of the author josechukkiri
          It is very difficult to say an amount precisely. As it is a first offer, you can say what ever amount the advertiser can give, agree for that.
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  • Profile picture of the author yunoblog
    Traffic, size of banner, location of banner are the primary factors you will have to consider.
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  • Profile picture of the author __internet__
    I would charge $100 for a year for that site or 10 bucks a month. Your alexa rank is at 660,955 which is alright. You're getting a decent amount of traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jon Tees
    I charge per ad. $20 for regular text ads and $30 for video/banner/graphical ads etc. Ads are only in the form of blog post at the moment, get some decent buys. Also run an advertising forum where I charge $5 per ad and an additional $5 for bumping an ad or making it sticky.
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