{Posted for Peg}
Thus far, things have been progressing nicely here on CnH, and we're all very pleased to see such a great turn out (I was very grateful to get off that 666!). But, we have run into a bit of a snag with our chat program. Apparently it is draining the resources of our chat server. Because of this, at times it is limited, and at other times it just shuts down for no reason. We have made some decisions regarding changing our chat program.
With this in mind, we have searched for and found what we feel will be a much better chat that will integrate wonderfully with our forum. The monthly hosting fee is not an issue for us, however, the initial outlay is. With this in mind, we have decided to offer advertising for our CnQ members in the form of a tasteful banner that will be displayed at the top of the forum, underneath our forum logo. These will NOT be blinky, flashy, huge, obnoxious banners. They will fade in and out, so as to not annoy our members. The banners will constantly rotate on a timer, so everyone's banners will be seen for an equal amount of time.
If you are interested in advertising, and I have already had many people ask about it, please submit a banner that is "standard banner size" at 468 x 60, in .gif format (See Example Below) to Kalandra or email it to her at
[email protected] with "CnH Advertising" in the subject line. She will be the one putting the banners up for display. If you need help with a banner, please let Kalandra know. You are welcome to use your site logo, your name, or whatever you like in your banner, as long as it is family friendly, and adheres to the no blinky, flashy, huge, or obnoxious guidelines. If you need to ask if it is obnoxious, it probably is.
You are welcome to advertise your store, your website (hobbyists, breeders, etc.), or your rescue. Pricing is as below:
Stores, breeder sites: $5.00 per month, paid a year in advance ($60.00 per year)
Rescues: $2.50 a month, paid a year in advance, with 501c information provided. ($30.00 per year)
We are offering a discounted rate to rescues, because they generally have limited resources, but are a vital part of our forum community in their placement of unwanted animals; however, that discounted rate will only be offered to proven, legitimate, approved rescues.
This advertising does not entitle you to a piece of the pie, so to speak. It will not get you special privileges or mean that you own a part of chat. It is strictly a business relationship, where we provide you an opportunity to get your name/product/rescue out there to a fairly large and constantly growing audience.
If you have any questions, please post them here as I'm sure others will have them as well.
EXAMPLE -
468 wide x 60 tall
EDITED TO ADD: We have had several requests to do a half yearly payment (which I can understand right about now in our economy), and that is fine. So the breakdown would be:
Regular advertising, full year, $60.00/half year $30.00
Rescue advertising, full year, $30.00/half year $15.00
