Advertise with Us

The Dabbling Mum's network of sites is geared towards busy parents who want information on becoming better artists, cooks, crafters, parents, writers, and small business owners.

We offer great advertising rates. Ads may be purchased on a monthly or yearly basis. All ads are to be paid for in advance. We have a no-refund policy in place.

Direct Sales Directory

Place a single ad in the direct sales business directory.

$105 per year, complete with feature interview.
That's just $8.75 per month!
Minimum 1 year contract.
Renewals are just $85 per year.
Stay with us for more than 2 years, and your renewal on year 3 (and beyond) is just $65 per year!

The direct sales directory is a classified ads section; however, unlike other classified ads, we only list one company at a time.

Our direct sales interview pages receive hundreds of hits per day. In fact, they're the highest ranked pages in our business center!

Each listing includes a FREE search engine optimized interview and classified ad listing.

Your interview and classified ad stays up for an entire 12 months.
Your interview will be linked via the classified ad in the direct sales directory.
The directory page will be linked from the bottom, right sidebar of every page of the business center.

Company Policies

Because we do not give refunds on advertising it is imperative that you check your company policy regarding advertising on the Internet, on other websites, and/or having a listing found in the search engines.

Year Ads include interviews that can be found in the search engines and often placed above the company's main site itself.

If you can advertise on the Internet, please make sure your company also allows you to be found in the search engines.

Every interview we provide is optimized for the search engines; therefore, if your company does not allow you to be interviewed and have the "company name" appear in the search engines, we need to know so that you don't get into trouble. We can always HIDE your interview from the search engines, but still include it with your year ad.

DIRECT SALES AD TESTIMONY
I love your website and the [direct sales] interview is an awesome feature that I have not found on any other direct sales site. (7/9/05)
-- Evelyn
Update: I would just like to say that my interview with you has been a tremendous success! Since the ad first appeared I have grown my team from 40 to over 100! THANK YOU SO MUCH! (3/13/06)
-- Evelyn
Update: I would like to thank you for the great results that our interview has given to my business...the results have far exceeded my expectations and I again would like to thank you. And thanks for letting a member of my downline take the spot over. (3/18/06)
-- Evelyn

Anchor Text Ads

Ad rates and terms:

$45 per month, per article page.
Choose an article from the following centers: Arts & Crafts, Business, Parenting, Parties, Recipes, Reviews, or Writing

Place a single link on one (1) of the article pages in the centers listed above.

To better serve your ad, make sure you select an article page that fits your target audience.

Minimum 2 month contract is required.
You can request a specific keyword, or keyword phrase, be added and linked to your website as long as your link makes sense in the overall scheme of the article.
In order to comply with search engine policies regarding paid advertising, your link will include the no follow attribute (rel="nofollow").
Your link will open up in a new browser window.
We may allow up to 5 ad links per article page.
No anchor text ads are allowed on our product/sales pages.

Sidebar Button Ads

Ad rates and terms:

$45 per month, per magazine center.
Choose from the following centers: Arts & Crafts, Business, Parenting, Parties, Recipes, Reviews, or Writing
$250 per month for all 7 centers listed above, plus the Interview center.

Place a single ad button on the right sidebar of any one of the centers listed above.

To better serve your ad, make sure you select a center that fits your target audience.

Minimum 2 month contract is required.
Positioning of ads are based on a first come, first serve basis.
You can place a 125w x 125h pixel static banner or a 125w x 250h pixel static banner on the sidebar.
Your ad will appear above the Google Ads. However, we reserve the right to remove the Google Ads when we receive 6 or more paid ads in a given month, in a given center.
In order to comply with search engine policies regarding paid advertising, your button ad will include the no follow attribute (rel="nofollow").
Your button ad will open up in a new browser window.
We may allow up to 10 sidebar advertisers per center.
No sidebar ads are allowed on our product/sales pages.

Sidebar Widget Ads Or Large Banners

Ad rates and terms:

$65 per month, per magazine center.
Choose from the following centers: Arts & Crafts, Business, Parenting, Parties, Recipes, Reviews, or Writing
$350 per month for all 7 centers listed above, plus the Interview center.

Place a single ad widget on the right sidebar of any one of the centers listed above.

To better serve your ad, make sure you select a center that fits your target audience.

Minimum 2 month contract is required.
Positioning of ads are based on a first come, first serve basis.
Ads must be no larger than 125w by 600h pixels. Example sizes are: 120w x 600h, 125w x 400h, or 120w x 300h pixels.
Your ad will appear above the Google Ads. However, we reserve the right to remove the Google Ads when we receive 6 or more paid ads in a given month, in a given center.
In order to comply with search engine policies regarding paid advertising, your widget will include the no follow attribute (rel="nofollow").
Your widget will open up in a new browser window.
We will allow only one (1) widget per center.
No ad widgets are allowed on our product/sales pages.

Top Banner Ad

Ad rates and terms:

$100 per month, per magazine center.
Choose from the following centers: Arts & Crafts, Business, Parenting, Parties, Recipes, Reviews, or Writing

Place a single ad button or widget on the top of the page, just above the article title, in any one of the centers listed above.

To better serve your ad, make sure you select a center that fits your target audience.

Minimum 2 month contract is required.
Banner ads are sold on a first come, first serve basis.
Your banner ad will replace the Google or Amazon Ad at the top of the page (if one is showcased) in the center of your choice.
Banner/Widget ads must be no larger than 468w by 65h pixels. Example sizes are: 400w x 65h, or 450w x 65h, or 468w x 60h pixels.
In order to comply with search engine policies regarding paid advertising, your banner ad will include the no follow attribute (rel="nofollow").
Your banner ad will open up in a new browser window.
Only one advertiser will be allowed to advertise in this spot at a time.
No banner ads are allowed on our product/sales pages.

Blog Advertising Rates

Place an ad on one of the following blogs:

DM Speaks
Receives 3,800 visitors per month.
Art Diary
Receives 800 visitors per month.
Zero Dollar Reprints
Receives 150 visitors per month.

Blog Sidebar Ad

$25 per month, per ad, on the DM Speaks Blog.
$10 per month, per ad, on the Zero Dollar Reprints or Art Diary blog.

Advertise on the sidebar of every page of a single blog.

Minimum 2 month contract is required.
Positioning of ads are based on a first come, first serve basis.
Your ad will appear above the Google Ads. However, we reserve the right to remove the Google Ads when we receive 10 or more paid ads in a given month, in a given center.
In order to comply with search engine policies regarding paid advertising, your button ad will include the no follow attribute (rel="nofollow").
You can place a 150w x 150h pixel static button or a 4 line advertisement, with each line containing up to 30 character spaces.
Your button ad will open up in a new browser window.
We may allow up to 20 sidebar advertisers per center.

Blog Post Ad

$55 per post, per advertisement.

Sponsor a blog post. This is the only ad that will show up when readers view the blog via email or RSS feeds.

This is a permanent advertisement.
Minimum 1 post contract is required.
Your ad will run for as long as the post and/or blog is active and live.
Only one advertiser will be allowed to advertise in this spot at a time.
In order to comply with search engine policies regarding paid advertising, your sponsored post ad will include the no follow attribute (rel="nofollow").
You can place a 400w x 125h pixel static banner, or 3 line text advertisement, with each line containing up to 80 character spaces at the bottom of the post.
Your ad will appear at the bottom of a single post on the DM Speaks blog. It will start out with "This post was sponsored by..."

Google Ads

Advertise on more than one page of our eMagazine or blogs by placing your ad with Google AdWords and specifying our website and/or blogs.

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How To Place An Ad On The Dabbling Mum

Decide which advertising option you are interested in, then email us with the option you are interested in. We'll take a look at your company and get back to you with the next available ad space, cost, and specifics.

Payments

We accept payments via Pay Pal, via credit card, cashier's check, or business check. If submitting a business check, the ad will go up when the check clears the bank.

Child-friendly Websites Only

This is a family-friendly, Christian publication. Many of our readers view this publication from the comfort of their homes; therefore, all advertisements must be child-friendly.

If your product, service, or company causes us to flinch in the slightest bit, we won't accept your advertisement.

If your website links to any company that we do not feel appropriate for our audience, we will not accept your advertisement.

Advertising Terms And Conditions:

Advertisements are sold on a flat-fee basis; not cost per thousand impressions (CPM).
Ads are sold on a monthly contract basis.
We do not guarantee downline, sales, or leads.
We do not guarantee a certain number of impressions per advertisement.
Will will only make one change to your ad, during your paid period, free of charge. Any changes after that will cost $25 per change.

Ad Liability Policy

We are not responsible for any errors in your advertisement.
We are not liable for anything that transpires between you and the consumer/client who contacts you due to the advertisement you place with The Dabbling Mum.

Ads We Do Not Accept

We will not knowingly promote the following: adult themes, alcohol, drugs, financial schemes, gambling, nudity, occult, profanity, sexual products, violence, or weapons.
If you mislead us and we discover your ad directs to one of the above, we will cancel your ad immediately and without refund.

Reserve Rights

We reserve the right to change our ad rates and/or the advertising policy at our discretion.
We reserve the right to decline advertisers, ad text, and/or ad designs.
We reserve the right to pull your advertisement without reimbursement should your company go out of business, be deemed illegal by the authorities, link to or carry content against our policy, or receive legitimate complaints.

Refund Policy

All ad sales are final.
There are NO refunds on paid advertising.
Once the advertisement is paid for, you are committed to placing your ad.

Ad Results Vary

As with any advertisement, results vary.

While The Dabbling Mum optimizes every page and receives several thousand overall views per month, we do not guarantee a certain number of page views per advertisement, nor do we guarantee any new downline, sales, or leads.

Make Your Ad Work For You

To get the best bang for your buck:

Create a landing page for your advertisment; a specific page on your website.
Address their needs and make it clearn what you're promoting.
Include a coupon code for a discount to your service or product.
Add credibility to your product or service by including testimonies/reviews.

Demographics

The average reader is both male and female, between the ages of 25 and 65 years of age.

Our readers are parents, grandparents, single men, single women, stay at home moms and dads, artists, crafters, writers, entrepreneurs, and hobby cooks.

They are often parents of children of all ages—young and adult.

80% of our readers are women. 20% are men.

75% of our site readership comes from the United States of America.

25% of our site readership comes from other countries (international readers).

The Dabbling Mum website receives between 20,000 and 40,000 visitors per month.

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Testimonies

Want to read what past advertisers had to say? More ad testimonies