Advertising

ADS ARE NOT BEING ACCEPTED NOW

Here are the places ads can appear in this magazine.

Main Page (Small Ads)
Feature Articles (Small Ads)
Columns (Small Ads)
Classified Ads (Large Ads)

Advertising Philosophy
A primary goal of this magazine is to present material that is so interesting that many readers will constantly come here every month to see what is new and enjoy the articles. A secondary goal is to provide other magic businesses a place to successfully advertise and sell their goods. In the beginning, of course, there will be no advertisers. If the ads available in the magazine fill up, the publisher will focus on presenting interesting material to attract readers and less on selling merchandise. The focus will become building business for the advertisers.

An important factor is the time your ad will be available for viewing.

Once an ad is placed it remains with that issue in the past issue folder. There are no plans to clear past issue folders. This means that an ad once purchased will remain viable until the demise of this web site. For example, suppose a new reader starts viewing this magazine in the 10th issue. He finds a great card trick in the Card Tricks column. He goes to past issues and finds that column was started in the 4th issue. He is happy to find that he now has 6 new tricks to read about. The ads that appeared in each column when they were the present issue of the day, are still there.
So, the new reader will not only get the old stuff, he will also see those ads.

Ad Organization
The organization of ads in the pages is presently as follows:

Main Page
The main page displays three ads vertically on the right side of the page

Feature Articles and Columns
Displays nine ads each.
These are three ads vertically on right of page.
Nine ads are rotated 3 ads per page through the article
Page 1 displays ads 1,2,3
Page 2 displays ads 4,5,6
Page 3 displays ads 7,8,9
Page 4 displays ads 1,2,3
Page 5 displays ads 4,5,6
Page 6 displays ads 7,8,9
And so on.

Classified Ads
Classified ads are very large. Only three fit on a page. As of this writing, there are 13 categories.

Ad Sizes
There are two ad sizes.
Large ads are 1500 wide X 200 hi pix
Small ads are 275 wide X 175 hi pix

Ad Cost
Cost depends on where the ad is to appear.
Ads on the main page are most expensive.
Article ads are in the middle costwise.
Classified ads are now $5 each.
This is detailed in the Ad Map below.
Prices are subject to change.

Ordering
A page map of the next issue is displayed using the Ad Map link below. Click on the spot you wish to place an ad. This will take you to Paypal where you can pay for the ad. When the World Magic Center gets the information from Paypal, that spot is reserved for you.

If you do not want to use the automatic ad placement procedure, you can request the webmaster to build an ad for you for a $30 charge. When you order this, the webmaster will contact you via email, get the information you want in the ad and build it for you. The ad will consist of an image displayed in a location you desire (if not taken). Such ads will normally contain information on what you wish to say and a phone number or email to contact the ad holder.

Submitting Your Ad
Purchasing an ad is automated. When you click on an ad in the Ad Map you are taken to a page where you can enter a URL to your web site and a URL that displays an ad you have created and resides on your server. A page is displayed to verify your links work. When you accept your input, you are sent to Paypal to pay for the ad. When that is completed, the ad is automatically installed. The process can take less than 2 minutes.

Small ads must be formatted 275 wide X 175 hi pixels. (.jpeg prefered)
Classified ads are 800 wide X 150 hi pixels. (.jpeg prefered)


Ad Map