Tampa Bay Online Advertising Rates


Banner Advertising Rates
Production Advertising Rates

Marketplace Directory Advertising Rates
Marketplace Directory Special Packages


Website Banner Advertising Rates
Monthly Cost Per Thousand Impressions

Top of Page Position This banner offers the highest visibility on the page. It is a 468x60 pixel image (392x72 on framed pages) positioned above the main content area.


Monthly
Impressions

0 - 9,999
10,000 - 24,999
25,000 - 49,999
50,000 - 74,999
75,000 - 99,999
100,000+


Open Rate
40.00
38.00
36.00
34.00
32.00
30.00

__________
3 month

38.00
36.10
34.20
32.30
30.40
28.50

Contract
6 month

36.00
34.20
32.40
30.60
28.80
27.00

__________
12 month

32.00
30.40
28.80
27.20
25.60
24.00


Primary Position This banner offers the second highest visibility on the page. It is a 125x125 pixel image positioned at the top of the advertising column located to the right of the main content area. It appears on the initial screen view of the page on most computer monitors.



Monthly
Impressions

0 - 9,999
10,000 - 24,999
25,000 - 49,999
50,000 - 74,999
75,000 - 99,999
100,000+


Open Rate
30.00
28.00
26.00
24.00
22.00
20.00

__________
3 month

28.50
26.60
24.70
22.80
20.90
19.00

Contract
6 month

27.00
25.20
23.40
21.60
19.80
18.00

__________
12 month

24.00
22.40
20.80
19.20
17.60
16.00


Best Available Position This banner offers visibility on the page at the most economical rate. It is a 125x125 pixel image positioned below the Primary Position banner.


Monthly
Impressions

0 - 9,999
10,000 - 24,999
25,000 - 49,999
50,000 - 74,999
75,000 - 99,999
100,000+


Open Rate
25.00
23.00
21.00
19.00
17.00
15.00

__________
3 month

23.75
21.85
19.95
18.05
16.15
14.25

Contract
6 month

22.50
20.70
18.90
17.10
15.30
13.50

__________
12 month

20.00
18.40
16.80
15.20
13.60
12.00


RATE POLICY: An impression is recorded each time the banner loads on a Tampa Bay Online website page. Reporting of impressions and click-throughs are provided upon request.
Banner Advertising Rates are commissionable at 15% to recognized advertising agencies. All advertising on Tampa Bay Online websites is subject to the terms and conditions found on the reverse of the Tampa Bay Online Advertising Contract.
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Marketplace Directory Online Yellow Pages
Monthly Advertising Rates

Premium Listing
A Premium Listing appears to the right of the free Basic Listings in a large highlighted area and includes a logo or graphic. The listing order is determined by monthly investment and length of contract then by alphabet. The listing is linked to pages in the Marketplace Directory or an existing website. Rates below are for single location listings in up to six business categories.


Number of
Web Pages

Website link only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12


Open Rate*
70.00
90.00
110.00
130.00
150.00
170.00
190.00
210.00
230.00
250.00
270.00
290.00
310.00

————
3 month*

66.50
85.50
104.50
123.50
142.50
161.50
180.50
199.50
218.50
237.50
256.50
275.50
294.50

Contracts
6 month

63.00
81.00
99.00
117.00
135.00
153.00
171.00
189.00
207.00
225.00
243.00
261.00
279.00

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12 month

56.00
72.00
88.00
104.00
120.00
136.00
152.00
168.00
184.00
200.00
216.00
232.00
248.00

*Open Rate and 3 month contract Marketplace Directory advertising requires a $50 per page one time set up and creative fee. This fee is waived for 6 and 12 month contracts.


Additional Web Pages
For advertisers desiring more than 12 web pages, the following monthly rates apply.


Per page
per month

Open Rate
20.00
————
3 month

19.00
Contracts
6 month

18.00
————
12 month

16.00

Additional Business Category Listing
For listing in business categories above the number allotted by the Premium or Enhanced listing..


Per page
per month

Open Rate
10.00
————
3 month

9.50
Contracts
6 month

9.00
————
12 month

8.00

Multiple Location Listing Discounts
Discounts are available for Premium or Enhanced listings for multiple locations. The total monthly rate is determined by multiplying the number of locations by the appropriate listing rate and then by the following discounts.



Number of locations
Discount

2 - 5
5%

6 - 9
10%

10 or more
20%

Directory Banner Advertising
Banner advertising is available in the Marketplace Directory. Banners are linked to pages within the directory or to existing websites. Three banner locations are available: Home Page banners are 120x60 pixel images on the directory’s home page. These banners are non-rotating.

Main Category banners are 468x60 pixel images at the top of the nine category grouping pages listed on the front of the directory. These banners rotate in a six position slot. Specific Category banners are 468x60 pixel images at the top of specific business categories. These banners rotate in a six position slot. Following are the monthly rates for the Marketplace Directory banner locations. Creative is not included. Please refer to Production Rates for fees.


Banner
Location

Home Page
Main Category
Specific Category

Open Rate
200.00
100.00
50.00
————
3 month

190.00
95.00
47.50
Contracts
6 month

180.00
90.00
45.00
————
12 month

160.00
80.00
40.00

Two-Way Faxing
Advertisers without e-mail access have the ability to communicate with visitors to the directory through a unique two-way faxing system. The customer’s message is delivered to the advertiser’s fax machine and the advertiser’s faxed reply is received by the customer as an e-mail message. Two-way Faxing Fee: $25 per month for 20 faxes sent or received. $1.00 per fax thereafter.

RATE POLICY: Marketplace Directory Advertising Rates are NET and non-commissionable. Changes to directory pages are permitted but may be subject to design and creative fees found under Production Rates. All advertising in the Marketplace Directory is subject to the terms and conditions found on the reverse of the Tampa Bay Online Advertising Contract.
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Marketplace Directory
Special Advertising Packages


Platinum Package
  • Premium Listing with a 7 page Website
  • One Main Category Directory Banner Ad
  • Two Specific Category Directory Banner Ads
  • 2,500 Impression Top of Page Banner Ad on one of Tampa Bay Online’s Websites
  • Listing in Tampa Bay Online’s Advertiser List
  • Two-Way Faxing

$325.00 per month
Total Value $435.00 per month


Gold Package
  • Premium Listing with a 5 page Website
  • One Specific Category Directory Banner Ad
  • 2,500 Impression Primary Position Banner Ad on one of Tampa Bay Online’s Websites
  • Listing in Tampa Bay Online’s Advertiser List
  • Two-Way Faxing

$250.00 per month
Total Value $340.00 per month


Silver Package
  • Premium Listing with a 5 page Website
  • One Specific Category Directory Banner Ad
  • 2,000 Impression Best Available Position Banner Ad on one of Tampa Bay Online’s Websites
  • Listing in Tampa Bay Online’s Advertiser List
  • Two-Way Faxing

$175.00 per month
Total Value $240.00 per month

Bronze Package
  • Premium Listing with a 3 page Website
  • Choice of One Specific Category Directory Banner Ad or a
  • 2,000 Impression Best Available Position Banner Ad on one of Tampa Bay Online’s Websites
  • Listing in Tampa Bay Online’s Advertiser List
  • Two-Way Faxing

$110.00 per month
Total Value $150.00 per month

Website Link Package
  • Premium Listing with a Link to an existing Website
  • One Specific Directory Category Banner Ad
  • 2,000 Impression Best Available Position Banner Ad on one of Tampa Bay Online’s Websites
  • Listing in Tampa Bay Online’s Advertiser List

$100.00 per month
Total Value $135.00 per month


RATE POLICY: 12 MONTH CONTRACT REQUIRED. Marketplace Directory Advertising Rates are NET and non-commissionable. Changes to directory pages are permitted but may be subject to design and creative fees found on the Tampa Bay Online Rate Card under Production Rates. All advertising in the Marketplace Directory is subject to the terms and conditions found on the reverse of the Tampa Bay Online Advertising Contract.
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Production Rates

DESIGN AND CREATIVE FEES

Web Page Design
Hourly Rate: $ 30 per hour
Estimated costs per page including correction time (Copy supplied by the client):
Basic Layout: $ 50 per page
Tabled Layout: $100 per page
Frames Layout: $100 setup and $ 50 per page

Creative Fees
Banner Ads: $ 40 per banner (Art, logo and copy supplied by the client. Non-animated.)
Original Art: $ 40 per hour (Includes enhancement of art and photo preparation)
Animation: $ 40 per hour (Art, photos or video supplied by the client)
Copywriting: $ 30 per hour

Technical Fees
Hourly Rate: $ 60 per hour
(Includes CGI, Java, Javascript, Mouseovers and any elements requiring programming)

HOSTING FEES
$50 per month for storage of up to 5 megabytes. Additional charges may apply. (Fees waived for banner advertising clients investing $250 or more per month.)

DOMAIN REGISTRATION
$200 - includes setup, administration and two year InterNIC registration fee.

FILE FORMAT GUIDELINES

Copy: Plain text format (.txt) preferred. Can also accept Microsoft Word document format (.doc) or rich text format (.rtf). Desktop publishing formats such as PageMaker or Quark Express cannot be accepted.

Logos/Graphics: Original Freehand or Illustrator files if available. The text within the logo should be converted to paths (or outlines) unless the font is supplied with the file - no Corel or EPS files. Line art or halftone at minimum.

Photos: Can be supplied in any format on disk. Slides or original photos are also acceptable. Slides will need additional time to process through our photo department.

Maps: Freehand and Illustrator files accepted - no Corel or EPS files. Line art or halftone at minimum.

Video: VHS tape format only - no Hi-8.

DELIVERY METHODS
3.5” floppy disk (PC or Mac formatted)
1 Gb JAZZ removable hard drive
4 Mb Syquest disk
CD-ROM
E-mail attachments under 2 Mb total file size

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