Advertise on Sacred Destinations
Thank you for your interest in advertising on Sacred Destinations.
Sacred Destinations Basics
- Founded in 2005
- Original, high-quality content
- Responsive design
- 1.4 million page views per month
- Home page has PageRank (PR) of 6; internal pages typically range from PR 3 to PR 5
- Top 5 ranking in Google for popular terms such as "sacred sites", "cathedrals", "catholic shrines", "buddhist temples" and "notre dame cathedral"
Advertising Basics
- simple flat monthly or annual rates
- all ads are subject to approval based on relevance, ad design, and perceived quality of product/service
- ads may be modified at any time after purchase
- ad creative can be JPG, GIF or PNG
- animation permitted if subtle
- max file size 40KB
- max description length of 2000 characters for directory listings
- generous discounts are available for large advertising packages - contact us with your ad plans for details
- ads must be prepaid, either on a monthly or annual basis
- payment can be made by PayPal, Google Wallet, check (USA only), or wire transfer
- purchases are nonrefundable, except in the case of technical problems that prevent display of ads
- please contact us at sacred.destinations@gmail.com with questions and advertising orders
Banner Placements
| Name | Placement | Size(s) | Slots Per Page | Ads Per Slot | Est. Impressions | SEO? | Monthly Rate | Annual Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROS Top Banner | Run of Site. Your banner rotates with only 9 others at the top of every page on the website, above the main navigation. | 728x90 or 468x60 | 1 | 10 | 140,000 | no | $140 | $1580 save $100! |
| ROS Top of Content | Run of Site. Your rectangle or square banner rotates with only 9 others in a very prominent position at top of content on article pages throughout the website. This placement receives our highest click-through rates. | 300x250 or 250x250 | 1 | 10 | 60,000 | no | $240 | $2730 save $150! |
| Page Sponsor Button | Reach a highly targeted audience by sponsoring a specific site, city, category, or travel page. Your square button appears prominently in the left sidebar, usually above the fold. Your ad will appear on every page view; there is no rotation. Bonus: If you sponsor a site page (e.g. a church or temple), your ad will display on all its photo pages too! | 125x125 | 4 | 1 | up to 10,000 | no | $20 | $0 save 20%! |
| Page Sponsor Button Premium | Reach a large and highly targeted audience by sponsoring a premium site article (list below). Your ad will appear on every page view; no rotation. Bonus: Your ad will display on all the site's photo pages too! | 125x125 | 4 | 1 | 10,000-30,000 | no | $30 | $0 save 20%! |
| City Sponsor Button | Like a page sponsor, but appears on city pages (overview, map, books, etc.) for the city of your choice, PLUS rotation in available slots on site articles for that city. For example, a Paris sponsor will always appear on the Paris, Paris Map, and Paris Photos pages, and will rotate in available slots on the articles on Notre Dame Cathedral, Sainte Chapelle, etc. ***There is currently no extra charge for premium cities, so snap up the top destinations while they're available!*** | 125x125 | 4 | 1 | 3,000-170,000 depending on city | no | $75 | $0 save 15%! |
| Country or Category Sponsor Button | Like a page sponsor, but appears on all pages for a country or category, plus rotation in any available slots on site articles and photo pages in that country or category. (Note: England, Scotland, Wales and the entire island of Ireland are considered separate countries for this purpose.) | 125x125 | 4 | 1 | 20,000-250,000 depending on country or category | no | $100 | $0 save 15%! |
Text Placements
| Name | Placement | Format | Slots Per Page | Ads Per Slot | Est. Impressions | SEO? | Monthly Rate | Annual Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom Text Link | Your link appears at the bottom of almost any page of your choice. This area is a directory of useful resources and therefore must be relevant to the page and approved for quality. In addition to targeted traffic, your link will receive the "vote" of our PR 3-5 pages, potentially improving your page's ranking in search engines. | Text link with optional short description (up to 200 characters). | 5 | 1 | up to 10,000 | yes | $10 | $60 save 50%! |
| Tour Directory Listing | Your tour is listed in all relevant destinations and categories in our Spiritual Tour Directory (typically around five pages) PLUS in a prominent sidebar link on all relevant country, city and site articles! (Up to 5 tours shown per article sidebar.) In addition to targeted traffic, your link will receive the "vote" of our PR 3-5 pages, potentially improving your ranking in search engines. | Linked title, short description (up to 2,000 characters), and tour details presented in table format. | 50 | 1 | depends on relevant destinations and categories | yes | $15 | $50 save 72%! |
| Featured Directory Listing | All of the features of a regular directory listing PLUS display under "Featured Listings" on main tour/lodging page (up to 5 shown at any time), a "featured" symbol on all other listing pages to draw the eye, and priority of appearance on relevant article pages outside of the directory (since only 5 are allowed per page). | Linked title, short description (up to 2,000 characters), and tour details presented in table format. | 5 | 1 | hundreds more than with standard listing | yes | $30 | $150 save 58%! |
List of Premium Pages
Premium pages are our most popular pages. They are top-ranked in Google Search, get tons of traffic, and represent some of the most popular travel destinations and sights.
- St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (9,000 page views in March 2013)
- Basilica of St. Mark, Venice
- Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
- Chartres Cathedral
- Mont-St-Michel, France
- Parthenon, Athens
- Stonehenge, England
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
- Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
- Holy Mosque, Mecca