- SweaterBabe.com attracts ~1.6 million hits
per month, over 40,000+ unique visitors and
48,400+ visits each month, and over 1,400+ visits
and 42,500+ hits each day on average (far
more than most bricks-and-mortar yarn stores
get!). Click
here to see how Alexa ranks SweaterBabe.com’s
traffic.
- We have the LARGEST and most popular
online Yarn Shop Directory
for the U.S. and Canada. It is the ONLY Yarn
Shop Directory with FREE Website listings and
maps.
- Over 46,000+ Yarn Shop Directory searches
were done from the SweaterBabe.com Directory
Search page in one month!
- Knitters and crocheters FREQUENTLY visit
the Yarn Shop Directory to search for shops
in their area, to find contact information on
the shops they visit, to visit the websites
of yarn shops, and much more!!!
- We are #1 in Google Search Results
when customers search for "Knitting
Shop Directory" and #2 on Google
Search Results when customers search for
"Yarn Shop Directory" or "Yarn
Store Directory."
- We regularly contact our 12,750+ knitting
and crocheting subscribers with our hugely
popular knitting and crochet newsletter, bringing
them back to the site regularly. AND our
list is growing FAST! We get 400-500 new knitters
and crocheters signing up EVERY MONTH.
- Our newsletters average a 48% open rate
and a 42% click-through rate (compared
to only 37% open and 9% click-through industry
averages).
- You can cost-effectively reach a targeted
audience of dedicated knitters and crocheters
for just pennies per day.
In
the Yarn Shop Directory
(Options
for yarn shops with physical locations ONLY)
Banner options for ANY knitting,
crochet, or fiber-related businesses listed
below
| Type of
Ad/Listing |
Placement |
Details/Banner
Size |
Cost |
BASIC Yarn
Shop Listing
(For shops with physical locations ONLY) |
Within the
Search Results (when a customer searches
by State, Zip Code, Area Code, etc.), you
are listed alphabetically by City Name, then
Shop Name. |
BASIC Text
Listing includes:
* Shop Name
* Address
* Phone Number
* City
* State/Province
* Zip/Postal Code
* Website URL listed
and linked
* AND a GOOGLE MAP! |
FREE!
-
just email directory@sweaterbabe.com
to be added
or for corrections/updates
|
Shop
Directory Upgrade A
Add email address, contact name, and shop
description
|
On the Yarn
Shop Directory Search Results page EVERY
TIME your shop comes up under ANY Search
AND
on the Google Map window, which is
often printed by a customer. |
In addition
to your BASIC Listing:
- one contact email address with contact
name
- a text description (maximum 250-characters
long)
|
$20/year
That's just $1.67 per month!
|
Shop
Directory Upgrade B
Add Star graphic to highlight your listing |
On the Yarn
Shop Directory Search Results page EVERY
TIME your shop comes up under ANY Search
AND
on the Google Map window, which is
often printed by a customer. |
A bright Red
Star graphic right next to your
listing.
For example:
Yarn Shop Name
Address
City, State Zip
http://www.yarnwebsite.com
Click to view map
|
$10/year
|
Shop
Directory Upgrade C
Add Store Logo to Yarn Shop Listing
|
On the Yarn
Shop Directory Search Results page EVERY
TIME your shop comes up under ANY Search
AND
on the Google Map window, which is
often printed by a customer. |
A 120 x 60
(or smaller) Pixel Banner Ad (less than
15K) right under your Shop Name. Links to
your website, if you have one.
For example:
Yarn Shop Name
Address
City, State Zip
http://www.yarnwebsite.com
Click to view map
|
$45/year
|
Options
for ANY knitting, crochet, or fiber-related
businesses:
| Type of
Ad/Listing |
Placement |
Details/Banner
Size |
Cost |
Shop
Directory Banner #1 -- Horizontal
(For ANY knitting, crochet, or fiber-related
businesses)
|
Prominently
displayed ON ALL YARN SHOP SEARCH RESULTS
PAGES - between the middle rows of
the search results. |
728 x 90 Pixel
Banner Ad (less than 35K) |
$100/quarter
ONLY 1 Horizontal Banner space available
each quarter
|
Shop
Directory Banner #2 -- Vertical
(For ANY knitting, crochet, or fiber-related
businesses)
|
Prominently
displayed ON ALL YARN SHOP SEARCH RESULTS
PAGES - in the right margin. |
120 x 240 Pixel
Banner Ad (less than 25K) |
$50/quarter
ONLY 4 Banner spaces available each
quarter
|
Interested in purchasing an Ad? Email us.
In
the Marketplace
(for ANY knitting, crochet,
or fiber-related businesses)
| Type of
Ad |
Placement |
Details/Banner
Size |
Cost |
Option
F
MARKETPLACE
BANNER AD |
The Marketplace
page. Positioning on the page is sold strictly
on a first come, first served basis |
125 x 125 Pixel
Banner Ad (Less than 20K) |
$40/quarter
UNLIMITED Banner spaces available; first
come, first served on positioning
|
In
the SweaterBabe.com Newsletters
(for ANY knitting, crochet,
or fiber-related businesses)
SweaterBabe.com
Newsletters:
* Reach 11,600+ knitters and crocheters (and
increasing at 400-500 signups each month!)
* Average a 48% open rate and a 42% click-through
rate
* Are sent approximately 3-4 times per month
see
a sample newsletter
| Type of
Ad |
Placement |
Details/Banner
Size |
Cost |
| NEWSLETTER
Featured Sponsor |
A section
within the email newsletter, which receives
an average click-through rate of 42%! |
Up to 600-character
(including spaces) description, which can
include up to 2 links
AND up to 2 graphics, each less than 400 pixels
wide x 300 pixels tall (and less than 25K
in file size) |
$120/newsletter
|
Option
G1
NEWSLETTER BANNER AD Position #1
|
Prominently
displayed along the left margin of a newsletter.
Top Position. |
120 x 240 Pixel
Banner Ad (Less than 20K) |
$60/newsletter
|
Option
G2
NEWSLETTER BANNER AD Position #2
|
Prominently
displayed along the left margin of a newsletter.
Middle Position. |
120 x 120 Pixel
Banner Ad (Less than 20K) |
$50/newsletter
|
Option
G3
NEWSLETTER BANNER AD Position #3
|
Prominently
displayed along the left margin of a newsletter.
3rd Position. |
120 x 120 Pixel
Banner Ad (Less than 20K) |
$40/newsletter
|
Interested in purchasing an Ad? Email us.
SweaterBabe.com Advertising
FAQs:
1. Advertising
in positions are sold strictly on a first come,
first served basis. If you are interested in advertising
with us, please email
us to reserve your space and positioning.
2. All ads
must be paid in full when submitted. Payment can
be made through PayPal (which will allow easy
payment using your PayPal account, credit card,
or bank account). Ad space is not confirmed and
reserved until payment is received.
3. Advertising
timelines:
| Advertising
Deadline |
Advertisement
Will Appear |
| For yearly
placements (e.g. Yarn Shop Upgrades) |
Yearly Advertising
calendar restarts each September 1st.
Ads purchased between October and August will
be prorated. |
| For quarterly
placements (e.g. Yarn Shop Banners), banners
and ad details must be received by the beginning
of each quarter. |
1st Quarter:
January through March
2nd Quarter: April through June
3rd Quarter: July through September
4th Quarter: October through December |
If you wish,
you may email ads@sweaterbabe.com
to confirm availability and placement.
4. We welcome
any ads for knitting, crochet, and fiber-related
products and services. We reserve the right to
reject any ad and will not accept any ads that
at our discretion we consider inappropriate or
offensive. All advertisement sales are final.
We reserve the right to change prices and/or display
requirements at any time.
5. Please submit
all banner and button ads in the exact pixel size
in JPG or GIF format detailed in the above table.
All banner ads must be less than 25K and each
button ad graphic must be less than 15K in size,
or you will be asked to resubmit. Please, NO animated
GIFS, pop-ups, and pop-unders.
6. Banner and button ads can be hosted on your
server or ours. If you host on your server (suggested),
you have the option to update your ad as you wish.
This will also enable you to track your traffic
from your ad. We reserve the right to suspend
any ad that we consider offensive or otherwise
inappropriate until a new ad is submitted. We
can also host the ad on our servers, just let
us know.
7. Please provide the URL to where your ad should
link. We suggest creating a separate webpage on
your website that is only linked to through your
ad. That way, you can monitor how well your ad
is doing. We are unable to provide any reporting
to you, so we recommend hosting your own banner
or button ad.
Interested
in purchasing an Ad? Email us.
Thank you
for your interest in advertising on SweaterBabe.com
more questions? email ads@sweaterbabe.com.
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