DogAboutTown Premium Banner Advertising
For advertisers who wish to more effectively extend their marketing efforts to all the dog loving community visiting here or living on beautiful Vancouver Island, plus those living with access to cyberspace all over the world, we encourage you to contact us because we offer rates that will suit every budget.
For instance, you'll find incomparable value for your advertising dollar when you take advantage of reserving any of our limited, premium banner advertising spaces (30 day terms).
A DogAboutTown.ca premium banner ad space will ensure your business receives continuous, high level exposure, as it is displayed in strategic, high profile locations on the Home Page, Supporting Pages and/or throughout almost 70 separate Business Category Pages over a 1 month, 3 month, 6 month or 12 month term.
Advertising at DogAboutTown.ca helps to support research, travel, advertising, administration and ongoing maintenance of this website so that 100% of Individual and Business Memberships proceeds can be donated to help support homeless canines on Vancouver Island.
Note: All of our current (or future) DogAboutTown Business Members receive a 30% discount on all Premium Banner Advertising.
Note: All Banner Advertising is on a first come, first served basis, with 1st of the month billing. If you want to advertise in a specific location that is already taken, you can request to be next in line for this placement.
DogAboutTown Premium Ad Monthly Placement Fees:
The Home Page of DogAboutTown.ca will contain only 1 Premium Ad Banner called H1. The Home Page is where the majority of traffic enters our site, therefore this ad placement is located above the fold, where it will receive maximum visibility.
The Support Pages of DogAboutTown.ca, such as our About Us, Contact Us, etc., which includes 16 pages, will display only 3 Premium Ad Banners called S1, S2 and S3. The S1 Ad placement is located above the fold where it will receive maximum visibility, with S2 and S3 being located further down the sidebar. Therefore, your ad will be displayed on 16 pages and pricing per month is based on your desired location on the left side bar of each page.
The Category Pages of DogAboutTown.ca are high traffic pages which detail all the various Business Listings and includes over 70 separate pages. Each of these pages can feature 5 Premium Ad Banners called C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5. The C1 and C4 Ad placements are located above the fold where they will receive maximum visibility and C2 and C3 are located further down the sidebar with C4 being located at the top of the Paid Business Members' listings. Therefore, your ad will be displayed on 70 pages and pricing per month is based on your desired location on the left side bar of each page. C4 and C5 are larger banner sizes and are designated for individual Category Pages only based on your category of choice.
Banner Sizes Must be Supplied in the Following Configurations:
- 250 x 250 for H1, S1, S2, S3, C1, C2, C3
static banners or limited size animated banners
- 468 x 60 for C4, C5
static banners or limited size animated banners

Monthly Rates for Premium Banner Advertising:
Home Page Monthly Pricing: H1 Home Page Placement: |
Support Pages Monthly Pricing: S1 Support Page Placement:
S2 Support Page Placement:
S3 Support Page Placement: |
Category Pages Monthly Pricing Per Month for ALL Category Pages: C1 Category Placement:
C2 Category Placement:
C3 Category Placement: |
Individual Category Page Pricing Per Month for 1 Category Page: C4 Category Placement: Category pages containing Category pages containing Category pages containing
C5 Category Placement: Category pages containing Category pages containing Category pages containing |
There are advertising opportunities at DogAboutTown.ca to suit both large and small budgets. Below are a couple of examples based on a one year term with a 30% discount because you're already a DogAboutTown.ca Business Member:
1. H1 Home Page and C1 All Category Pages for a 12-month term, with a 30% Business Member Discount: H1 Ad $200 per month x 12 = $2400, plus C1 Ad $200 per month x 12 = $2400 equals $4800 (less 30%) = $3360 for a year, or $9.20 a day (compared to monthly H1 rental $250, plus monthly C1 rental $250 x 12 = $6000, with no Member Discount, you saved $2640).
2. One C4 Placement (with 51 or more listings) for a 12-month term, with a 30% Business Member Discount: $20 per month x 12 = $240 (less 30%) = $168. for a year, or .46 cents a day (compared to monthly rental $50 x 12 = $600, with no Member discount, you saved $432).
If you need assistance determining the best location for YOUR Premium Banner Ad, or would like to discuss length of terms, please contact us for further information.
Those who are already DogAboutTown.ca Business Members will receive a 30% DISCOUNT on all Premium Banner Advertising.
We look forward to hearing from you!








































