Banner Advertising Started for Qualified Businesses

[Jamey S.]

We have started banner advertising on the main page. All proceeds will go directly back into maintenance and/or expansion of GA, woohoo!   So, if you know any Vendors wanting, or you want one, come/send them on over.

Basically:
•Main banner top of page $5/mth unlimited rotations(468x60px or smaller).
•Smaller side banner block on lower right part of the website $3/mth unlimited rotations(125x125px or smaller).
•Footer banner $4/mth unlimited rotations(468x60px or smaller).
•All fees paid Quarterly or yearly. We can arrange monthly billing for an additional fee.
•Must pass GA approval, which means FTC Guidelines must be followed.
•Graphics/banner design services available for cheap as well if needed.
•We will only be accepting a limited amount of advertisers, that way all the advertisements get seen and none get buried due to overselling of space as most websites tend to do.
•Currently banners are only on the main Index Page and We have NO intentions of placing them anywhere else NOR on content/article pages at this time. This is only an attempt to help to expand this website, not to annoy our users/readers with ads everywhere.  
•Only Jewelery, Gemstone, Gemological, Metalsmithing, Lapidary, Rough, Precious Metals, Art Clay, Beading, Pearls, etc. type ads will be accepted(if they meet qualifications). We will NOT be accepting any non-Industry related ads, sorry, see above for reason why.  
•All advertisers will get a report emailed to them upon request of their monthly banner views and CTRs. All stats are recorded.

So please let us do our part and click through to their websites when you visit. Get them some hits and help raise their search engine rankings.  

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Can GA members buy a banner ad too?

[Jamey S.]

Anyone can. As long as it is Industry related and they of course adhere to the Guidelines, FTC will suffice.

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I would like to order a main banner ad but need to know:

1. Can I pay via PayPal?
2. What are the specific requirements re: size, pixel format etc?
3. How do I submit it?

[Jamey S.]

I would like to order a main banner ad but need to know:

1. Can I pay via PayPal?
2. What are the specific requirements re: size, pixel format etc?
3. How do I submit it?

1. Yes all Payments are via PayPal, sorry. Should Have specified that, lol.
2. 468x60px or smaller, png, jpeg, or gif, but png tends to work the best as for size vs. quality. No animations though.
3. Contact me @ jamey[at]gemaddicts[dot]com and I will give all necessary details/info.