Back in 2004 a man named Steve Hardinger e-mailed me and asked me to advertise on his website. Well, since I didn’t do ANY other advertising and Steve’s option was just $100, I took him up on his offer and we started advertising our mineral sales sites on The-Vug.com.
After a couple years, I saw the results of advertising on The-Vug, as people would often tell me they found me from this site. So, when the time came for Steve to turn the site over to someone else, we knew the site was already a powerful tool. Since then we have increased the daily traffic sevenfold! Not only does The-Vug provide a great show calendar, links to educational sites and free articles and videos, but it also directs the buying public to sites they want to see. People who like to buy minerals love The-Vug for showing them EXACTLY who has updated their websites recently. For people just looking over all of the options of dealers to shop with, having a featured ad can convince people to check out your website.
The basic function of The-Vug is to list EVERY mineral dealer on the internet, so that people can find them and see when the last updates to the site were made. As we have to include EVERYONE to make this work, listing and update announcements are FREE.
Paid advertisements are inexpensive and highly effective. Not only do they get seen first in order on the list of dealers, they also include a featured item, ad updates, and a logo banner at the top of your ad.
When you update your website, simply send me an emailand you will be placed on the front page of the site, seen by over 10,000 unique visitors per month!
This is the basic paid advertisement for the all categories in Retail Sales (Includes Mineral Dealers), Wholesale Suppliers, and Auction Websites.
Annual price: $100
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See the Example Ad Chart below
There are also two types of paid advertisments for the Ebay Sellers Directory
See the Example Ad Chart above
Annual Price: $100
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Annual Price: $20
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Update Countdown Banners for the "Most Frequently Updated Websites" page are given free of charge to both "Free" and "Suggested" websites once they have submitted 100 updates to The-Vug. However, we do offer the oppurtunity for "Suggested Websites" that have not yet reached 100 updates sent to The-Vug, to purchase a banner for only $20 (or one rock for Justin) annually.
We also have certain pages that are available for Large Page Sponsor Banner Ads. Contact the Justin a Justin@The-Vug.com for price and availability.
One of the benefits I’ve enjoyed from The-Vug is the name recognition it gives you. Repeated exposure to your business name tends to make an impact on customers. I don’t know about you, but when I go to a mineral show I know who I’m going to spend my money with, for the most part. Getting your name stuck into everyone’s heads is what advertising is all about, so I think that a high profile ad on The-Vug is a great idea for nearly EVERYONE!
Beyond the obvious benefits of having your banner ad and a sample of your wares showcased on our website, you get this interactive service for a mere cents a day! A weekly featured ad is only $1.92 a WEEK or $0.27 a DAY! That’s an update for less than the cost of your double latte mocachino at Starbucks!
We accept PayPal, Credit Cards, Checks & Money Orders as payment for advertising. PayPal payments should be sent to Justin@the-vug.com. Credit Card payments will show up on your monthly statement as ZzyzxMinerals.
Trades (Specimens, Advertising Space, etc.) may be accepted in place of part or all of the advertising fees. Please feel free to ask.
To have your website listed for free in the The-Vug or to become a Vug Suggested Websited, send an email to Justin@the-vug.com.
In exchange for listing your website, we ask for a reciprocal link from your site to http://www.the-vug.com or for you to post one of our banner ads available at the bottom of the About the Vug page.
| One Year Featured Website/eBay Sellers Directory $100.00 | One Year Banner on Most Updated Website Page $20.00 |
| Misc Payment Button for Variable Payments | Page Sponsor $80.00 |
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