"'I slept with a guy once because I was lonely and pretended he was Alec Baldwin'- Amanda By Night, Pretty/Scary"


Need member advice on advertising on PS...

40 replies [Last post]
This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

kay guys.

Anchor Bay has offered PS some money, enough to make it worth our while, to advertise on the site.

They want to buy a 365 days a year spot on our site to advertise their new horror film releases. It would look like this:

I am pretty down with that. they'd pay about 4000 dollars a year just to have that little box with a horror movie ad in it. They'd be responsible for remotely changing the ad from their own site, so there'd be no extra work for me. I am definitely saying yes to this.

However, they offered me other stuff, like this:

A Navigation Bar, which looks like this...

and a complete re-skin:

Now, I find these forms of selling out rather intense and distracting. I don't want to lose the integrity of the site. But they are willing to pay $300 a week for a reskin, and 200 dollars a week for a nav bar. any nav bars and reskins would require work on my part to change the code on the site. Whic is complicated but I'd be getting paid for it.

Help! it's a lot of money, what should I do? would people be turned off by advertising like that?

I need input. All nav bars and skins would be horror-related, so we'd have no Altoids shit. But.. still....... Help. Input. needed.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

does not have a status.
User offline. Last seen 3 years 20 weeks ago. Offline
Joined: 03/09/2006

Would it be other random companies? Or just Anchor Bay? (which I personally think is a fine company)

The bottom one seems a bit too invasive to me... but the others aren't much different than any other website.... just PLEASE don't let them do that crap that makes every other word in the articles a link to something.

Back in the bosom
User offline. Last seen 41 weeks 17 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 03/12/2006

Are they also expecting you to be exclusive, I am frantically trying to make a banner so I can promote my little weird world. Would this over shadow it??
I'm with Brian, the bottom one is mega full on. Its one thing to say they like Pretty Scary stuff, its another to slap a completely different look on it, the way it is now is special.

My two pence.

PS: how can I shrink my bloody banner to 15k? Messages in words of non-techno babble please, I'm british.

__________________

www.lulu.com/jackiecoupe

Member since 2004
andrew_shearer's picture
User offline. Last seen 3 days 12 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 10/19/2004

i can deal with anything as long as it doesn't interfere with my ability to read and click on things. if i click someplace and anything besides what i'm expecting pops up, that'll suck. CHUD.COM is like that.

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

The first one is fine, the second two are annoying as hell.

now i has a status
User offline. Last seen 4 hours 59 min ago. Offline
Joined: 10/19/2004

"Steve Grainger" wrote:

The first one is fine, the second two are annoying as hell.

Ditto.

Plus I would think that a giant navigation bar or a skin would scare away other potential advertisers.

Jessica

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

okay.... thanks!

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

is finally making a zombie-themed game.
Morrigel's picture
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 03/01/2005

I'm glad that PS is finding some advertisers, and I will be far more likely to pay attention to Anchor Bay releases if they advertise them here, regardless of what ad package you choose to go with. The same is true for anyone else who cares to release a horror film, or a product of interest to women. Companies, businesses and artists who support this site will receive my support and a much greater share of my attention than they would ever otherwise receive. This is true of the actors/directors who serve as "Stud of the Month", the studios that provide us with interviews and promotions, and the films and companies that advertise here.

This site is one of the very few which I regularly visit and read content from, no matter how busy my school and work day becomes. And this is the only horror site that I am willing to write for at present (although I must admit, it has been too long since I turned in an article. Damn you Ilse!).

--Arinn

does not have a status.
User offline. Last seen 1 year 35 weeks ago. Offline
Joined: 02/17/2006

Gor for it, Heidi! Make money - as much as you can! The navi bar might make the site look a little neater?

What's best for you is also best for PS. The only way the site would lose integrity is if we all lost integrity! Which we haven't!

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

I'd like to draw everyone's attention to the new Anchor Bay perma-ad we have on the front page of the site. It'll be there all year, and will rotate Anchor bay horror releases.

Yay! we have REAL advertising on the site!!!!

Sorry if the movies in there suck at times.

That's why they call it Selling Out!

But the main point is that now PS will officially, not only pay for its own upkeep, but will actually make some extra dough that will go towards promoting the site and whatever makes PS better. YAY!

And the more people visit the site, the more we can charge the advertisers, so lets keep trying to make people come here.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

Way to go!

Any opinions about gorilla nation?

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

"Superheidi" wrote:

But the main point is that now PS will officially, not only pay for its own upkeep, but will actually make some extra dough that will go towards promoting the site and whatever makes PS better.

That is super news. 8O

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

Mike, has Gorilla Nation approached you, too?
I find them really easy to work with, very nice and efficient, and they don't make you put up any ads you don't like. You always have the option to veto a potential ad before it goes up, at your discretion. They pay a decided amount per click, and a decided amount for every time the ad is reloaded on the site. I think these amounts depend on how much traffic you get, etc., and are negotiable. At least, ours were.

They have a great tech support team, as well, that helps you if you have any code issues.

If you get the chance, and don't mind the way the ads look (you'll have the same type of ads that you see here), I say go for it.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

I'm calling him in about half an hour to set BumsCorner up in their network.

Hell, I'm giddy about the site not eating my pocket for a change!

Thanks for the positive vote though...is that who you're using now?

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

Gorilla nation is in charge of the ads that appear in the header, and on the left hand side of our site, at the moment.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

Cool - I think it went well - they're just running through our numbers again to make sure we're big enough and we're in.

I just have to make a few minor adjustments to the site and I think we're gold. Times like these I'm glad we have nuke!

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

Mike, lemme know if you have any trouble with the tags and your php code.. I have a neat template that will allow you to place javascript in any of your blocks/boxes and it workes really well. I had to come up with it on my own because the nuke people didn't have a template for that.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

"Superheidi" wrote:

Mike, lemme know if you have any trouble with the tags and your php code.. I have a neat template that will allow you to place javascript in any of your blocks/boxes and it workes really well. I had to come up with it on my own because the nuke people didn't have a template for that.

That sounds so dirty Cool

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

It's not just dirty, Steve, it's "Thai Hooker" dirty.

No offense to any Thai hookers on the board.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

"Superheidi" wrote:

it's "Thai Hooker" dirty.

So dirty and spicy. MMMMMM

50d7f3cc3a="Superheidi" wrote:

No offense to any Thai hookers on the board.

It's usually extra for the board. From what I've read, of course.

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

Don't worry, I read it as dirty. There's too many inuendos in there not to read it as dirty.

I had a reply stating that I wanted Heidi to tug my wiki while I lick her SCSI drive...but I got banned again. Smile

Actually, postnuke has php script as one of the options for building new blocks...so it shouldn't be an issue. I'm just waiting for the darned guy to contact me back (he had to verify we were busy enough to do business with).

He talked about running one across the top (my admin message block), one on the left (just a left php block) and across the bottom (my footer section) - so it should be pretty easy to inject their code.

Hehe...I said inject.

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

Mike, is that Good German poster you have up an individual ad sale you have in your standard banner rotation?

I have been thinking of adding a banner ad at the bottom of this site as well.. I am afraid it might be too distracting. What do you guys think?

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

That's just something I stuck in there on our own from WB.

I just liked it because it went with our colors and I'm a good German.

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

I'm a Baaaaaad German

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

Personally, I'd rather you not ad another banner if you are making enough to pay for the site and have some left over without it.

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

"Superheidi" wrote:

Mike, is that Good German poster you have up an individual ad sale you have in your standard banner rotation?

I have been thinking of adding a banner ad at the bottom of this site as well.. I am afraid it might be too distracting. What do you guys think?

I rarely see the bottom of the page...and it adds to your impression count. I say go for it.

does not have a status.
User offline. Last seen 1 year 35 weeks ago. Offline
Joined: 02/17/2006

Heidi, my opinion, as always, is make as much money out of the site as possible. You work hard for it. You deserve it. Smile

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

I don't know if we were too small for the gorilla nation, or I have a horrible phone voice, but the dude I was dealing with won't call me back!

Around New Year's he was all set to get his gurus to send me some code to start running their ads, then nothing. My emails and voice mails don't get returned.

Grrr! We didn't call it bums corner just to be witty! We need some scratch in our pockets to get some T-Bird!

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

That's freakin' weird!

Which guy were you talking to? I talk to a guy named Sean Yellen.

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

Ed something I think.

I have no problem if we just weren't hitting some min. number that they have, but damn man, that's poor business to act like everything's hunky dory.

I hate a cock tease!

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

"eshbums" wrote:

I hate a cock tease!

Don't pick on Heidi cause you can't get ads. Cool

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

LOL - Heidi can tease me all she wants.

It's the blowing smoke up my ass to get me off the phone mentality that people take that irk me.

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

"eshbums" wrote:

LOL - Heidi can tease me all she wants.

Don't worry, she will.

5467cc12cc="eshbums" wrote:

blowing smoke up my ass to get me off

That has got to be one of the strangest and most difficult kinks I have ever heard of.

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

"Steve Grainger" wrote:
063e7a6961="eshbums" wrote:

blowing smoke up my ass to get me off

That has got to be one of the strangest and most difficult kinks I have ever heard of.

Don't knock it until you try it.

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

No thanks. Butt cancer is not a result I'm willing to chance for freaky sex. There are so many safe ways to have freaky sex that don't involve smoke.
What was this thread about again?
Shock

is finally making a zombie-themed game.
Morrigel's picture
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 03/01/2005

What was this thread about? Rectal bong hits, of course! Duh...all the kids are doing it!

--Arinn

This whole site is my fault
Superheidi's picture
User offline. Last seen 1 day 13 hours ago. Offline
Joined: 12/30/2008

OMG I can't believe you've never done a rectal bong hit, steve.

It goes into your system MUCH faster.

Arinn and I were doing those back in gradeschool,
man.....

__________________

I'm the owner and editor of FanGirltastic. You can also find me at heidimartinuzzi.com

I've got yer status RIGHT HERE!
User offline. Last seen 44 weeks 2 days ago. Offline
Joined: 11/27/2004

"Superheidi" wrote:

OMG I can't believe you've never done a rectal bong hit, steve.

And this is why you ALWAYS bring your own equipment to parties.

Sprays actors with blood in Evil Dead Musical
User offline. Last seen 9 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 12/08/2004

"Superheidi" wrote:

OMG I can't believe you've never done a rectal bong hit, steve.

I don't know why you always seem to think about something involving me and some sort of bizarre ritual. Unless you want me or something. Nah, can't be that.

f0300216d9="Superheidi" wrote:

Arinn and I were doing those back in gradeschool,
man.....

That must have gotten you in trouble when they caught you smoking in class

does not have a status.
User offline. Last seen 16 weeks 6 days ago. Offline
Joined: 04/19/2007

I'm waaaay off topic here, but I dig your Mii icon. 8O

now i has a status
User offline. Last seen 4 hours 59 min ago. Offline
Joined: 10/19/2004

"Steve Grainger" wrote:

That must have gotten you in trouble when they caught you smoking in class

I think their principle would be greatly relieved if smoking in class were the only thing he caught them doing.

Jessica


Enter your email address:

Get FanGirlTastic news in your inbox!


Graphics created by ArtSkull
Pretty-Scary.net and FanGirlTastic © Copyright 2004-2010 Heidi Martinuzzi
Site layout, design, and code awesomeness by Tristan Sinns