Banner Advertising on Web Sites

We have arranged for advertising on some of the web sites we manage and have been asked by some other sites. For most situations a discount website broker may be a better fit, however for our own sites and for those we consult for have requested such services. The information on this web page that has evolved over the last decade is useful for scope, but not intended as quotation or guarantee of services rendered.

Examples:

hazard.com [1]
This website has a lot of traffic from persons who need information from material safety data sheets. The website is clean with advertising using a rotating half size banner ad with hyperlink on the main pages. It is a simple quick web site adhering to the "kiss" principle and used regularly by many businesses and government agencies.

cocoavillage.com [2]
This website is a niche web site specializing in directory and locality information for downtown Cocoa Florida.

Sizes and Pricing Guides

The content, sizes, and pricing of web site banner advertising are negotiated and limited by the the location and usage. Some of the factors that effect the nominal pricing are:

Banner Ad with hyperlink on a main page or page of equivalent interest.
Random or Rotating Banner Ad with hyperlink on main page or page of equivalent interest.
Banner Ad with hyperlink on section or start of category or results page.
Random or Rotating Banner Ad with hyperlink on section or start of category or results page.
Banner Ad on a back page.
The size relative to content and other ads.

The table below is made available as a guideline for nominal pricing suggested by size but with the understanding that other conditions like location will apply. For example if the page in question was not layed out by designer to support a type of ad, like microbanners, then the microbanner pricing would not apply. Note the suggested price by size is a guide and not binding. Contact us about pricing by location and verification of prices. Prices are subject to change.

160 x 600 Pixels Wide Skyscraper Banner (96,000 pixels) nominal suggested price: 190% of full banner size fee.	120 x 600 Pixels Skyscraper Banner (72,000 pixels) nominal suggested price: 170% of full banner size fee.
240 X 400 Pixels Fat Skyscraper Banner (96,000 pixels) nominal suggested price: 190% of full banner size fee.
336 X 280 Pixels Large Rectangle Banner (94,080 pixels) nominal suggested price: 180% of full banner size fee.	300 X 250 Pixels Medium Rectangle Banner (75,000 pixels) nominal suggested price: 160% of full banner size fee.
728 X 90 Pixels Leader Board Banner (65,520 pixels) nominal suggested price: 140% of full banner size fee.
250 X 250 Pixels Square 250pixel Banner (62,500 pixels) nominal suggested price: 130% of full banner size fee.
468 X 60 Pixels Full Banner (28,080 pixels) nominal suggested price: 100% of full banner size fee.
392 x 72 Pixels Full Banner with Vertical Navigation Bar (28,584 pixels) nominal suggested price: 100% of full banner size fee.
120 x 240 Pixels Vertical Banner / Small Skyscraper (28,800 pixels) nominal suggested price: 100% of full banner size fee.	180 x 150 Pixels Rectangle180x150 (27,000 pixels) nominal suggested price: 90% of full banner size fee.
	234 x 60 Pixels Half Banner (14,040 pixels) nominal suggested price: 70% of full banner size fee.
125 x 125 Pixels Square Button (15,625 pixels) nominal suggested price: 70% of full banner size fee.	120 x 90 Pixels Button 1 (10,800 pixels) nominal suggested price: 50% of full banner size fee.
120 x 60 Pixels Button 2 (7,200 pixels) nominal suggested price: 40% of full banner size fee.	88 x 31 Pixels Micro Button (2,728 pixels) nominal suggested price: 30% of full banner size fee.

Cocoa Florida

// Enter your longitude and latitude, // (use negative longitude value for WEST), // (use negative latitude value for SOUTH) // example for Cocoa Florida $lat = 28.36; // North $long = -80.78; // West // note for date_sunrise function, // Because of daylight savings, the offset changes, so rather than static value... // set the offset to zero, then use default for date to convert final answer to your timezone // instead of SUNFUNCS_RET_STRING use SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP and take resulting $offset = 0; date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York'); // Note that twilight is a different zenith variable: //`Zenith' is the angle that the centre of the Sun makes to a line perpendicular to the Earth's surface. // The best Overall figure for zenith is 90+(50/60) degrees for true sunrise/sunset // Civil twilight 96 degrees - Conventionally used to signify twilight // Nautical twilight 102 degrees - the point at which the horizon stops being visible at sea. // Astronical twilight at 108 degrees - the point when Sun stops being a source of any illumination. $zenith=90+50/60; $twilightzenith=96; // today time $nowTime=time(); // tomorrow time $tomorrowTime=strtotime(date("Y-m-d", $nowTime) . " +1 day"); $sunStartTimeStamp=date_sunrise($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset); $sunStartTime=date("h:i", date_sunrise($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset) ); $sunEndTimeStamp=date_sunset($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset) ; $sunEndTime=date("h:i", date_sunset($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset) ); $darkEndTimeStamp=date_sunrise($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $twilightzenith, $offset); $darkEndTime=date("h:i", date_sunrise($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $twilightzenith, $offset) ); $darkStartTimeStamp=date_sunset($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $twilightzenith, $offset); $darkStartTime=date("h:i", date_sunset($nowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $twilightzenith, $offset) ); // now calculate for next day... //$time2=strtotime(date("Y-m-d", time()) . " +1 day"); $sunStartTime2=date("h:i", date_sunrise($tomorrowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset) ); $sunEndTime2=date("h:i", date_sunset($tomorrowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $zenith, $offset) ); $darkEndTime2=date("h:i", date_sunrise($tomorrowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $twilightzenith, $offset) ); $darkStartTime2=date("h:i", date_sunset($tomorrowTime, SUNFUNCS_RET_TIMESTAMP, $lat, $long, $twilightzenith, $offset) ); echo ""; // Determine time and if case today or tomorrow for display // if now is before sunrise, then show all today // if now is after sunrise but before sunset, then show sunset/dark today, dawn/sunrise tomorrow // if now is after darkhour, then show all tomorrow if ($nowTime < $sunStartTimeStamp){ // show all today not tomorrow echo "

Today, ".date("F j, Y")." - "; echo "Dawn: $darkEndTime A.M."; echo " "; echo "Sunrise: $sunStartTime A.M."; echo " "; echo "Sunset: $sunEndTime P.M."; echo " "; echo "Dark: $darkStartTime P.M."; echo "

"; } elseif ($nowTime >= $darkStartTimeStamp) { // show all tomorrow echo "

Tomorrow, ".date("F j, Y",$tomorrowTime)." - "; echo "Dawn: $darkEndTime2 A.M."; echo " "; echo "Sunrise: $sunStartTime2 A.M."; echo " "; echo "Sunset: $sunEndTime2 P.M."; echo " "; echo "Dark: $darkStartTime2 P.M."; echo "

"; } else { // show sunset/dusk for today and dawn/sunrise for tomorrow echo "

Today, ".date("F j, Y")." - "; echo "Sunset: $sunEndTime P.M."; echo " "; echo "Dark: $darkStartTime P.M."; echo "
"; echo "Tomorrow, ".date("F j, Y",$tomorrowTime)." - "; echo " "; echo "Dawn: $darkEndTime2 A.M."; echo " "; echo "Sunrise: $sunStartTime2 A.M."; echo "

"; } echo "";