Advertise on Cottage Industrialist!
Thank you for your interest in becoming an advertiser on Cottage Industrialist. I welcome ads from independent retailers, artists, and designers, and bloggers who share an interest in the handmade and heartfelt.
Traffic & Press
For the first quarter of 2010, Cottage Industrialist averaged 25,000+ page views per month, and 10,000 unique visitors per month. Cottage Industrialist has been featured on high profile blogs including DesignMom, How About Orange, thekitchn, Apartment Therapy, ohdeedoh, AlphaMom, whipup, One Pretty Thing, Scoutie Girl, Kind over Matter, PaperCrave, Nonpareil Magazine, and many others. These features have led to the rapid growth of the site's traffic. Cottage Industrialist has appeared in articles published by the Associated Press and the Globe and Mail. Cottage Industrialist has over 500 daily feed subscribers and over 800 twitter followers.
Audience
Cottage Industrialist readers are a diverse bunch from around the world, but they share common interests in living well-designed, well-considered lives. They are passionate about their homes, their families, and their food. They are makers and dreamers, and they are appreciators and consumers of others' creative efforts.
Additional demographic data is available upon request.
Ad Options & Monthly Premiums
:: Ads begin & end on the 1st day of each month. Ads purchased on or before the last day of a month begin running on the first day of the following month.
:: Ads must be in .gif or .jpg format. Static or animated is fine.
:: Animated ads should have a 5-second rotation speed. Slow and steady as she goes!
:: Please save your file as "ad_bizname.gif or ad_bizname.jpg"
:: After purchase, please send your file to cameron[at]cottage-industrialist[dot]com, and provide the URL to which you want the ad to point.
:: Ads are available in two sizes: basic (160x100px) and premium (160x160px):
:: Premium spots run above basic spots. All spots run in the first column to the right of the blog.
:: Basic spots are $50 per month or $75 for two months.
:: Premium spots are $75 per month or $100 for two months.
:: Premium spots rotate randomly at the top of the ad column, Basic spots rotate randomly immediately below the premium spots.
:: Design help is available for an additional fee.
:: All ads must be paid for in advance. The simplest way is to use the paypal form below:
Want to know more?
If you have questions or need help putting together a good-looking ad, feel free to contact me at cameron[at]cottage-industrialist[dot]com! And if you want to be a sponspor but need something different from the options listed here, contact me—we'll try to work something out!*
Privacy
Cottage Industrialist is really just one person, and so while I take steps to measure and understand my audience, I also understand and value personal privacy. Read the Cottage Industrialist privacy policy here.
*Cottage Industrialist does not accept sponsorship in exchange for editorial coverage.
