Advertising
Indie Fixx offers affordable advertising to members of the independent design community, other businesses that support and offer services to indie businesses and those businesses that share and practice the ideals of the indie community. To sign up, just send me an EMAIL.
Traffic & Readership
Indie Fixx receives 65,000 unique monthly visitors (Stats from awstats).
From a recent survey, readers are 99% women and 60% read Indie Fixx every day to several times a week. 37% have purchased a product featured on or advertised on Indie Fixx and 61% have clicked on banner ads on Indie Fixx.
Advertising opportunities available:
Special Offer ::: BOGO Offer! Buy a BTF banner for March & get one for April for 1/2 off. Must mention this offer to be eligible.
1. Banner ads
- Premium ATF (Above the fold) Ads - Featured Sponsors -
150 x 200 pixels - $85 per month
Only 3 spots available at any given time. These ads will appear at the very top of the page. Ads will rotate on the page within this category.
- BTF (Below the fold) Ads - Gallery Sponsors
150 x 200 - $50 per month
150 x 150 - $40 per month
These ads will appear just under the very top 3 ATF ads. Ads will rotate on the page within this category. Limited spots available.
Reserve 6 months or more to receive a 20% discount. Banners are reserved on a first paid, first reserved basis.
Specs: Ads must be in jpg or gif format. Either static or animated is okay. File size should be no more than 60kb. If you need a banner, I also offer banner creation services as well. See below for the details.
The Indie Fixx Galleria is a showcase of handmade & indie (independently-made) goods. Think of it as an ‘indie mall’ featuring a juried mix of indie designers, crafters, artists & indie boutiques that carry indie-made goods. And now vintage goods too! Periodically throughout the year, I put together a new Galleria around a theme to provide a curated shopping experience, just like at ‘the mall’, but only featuring hand-made, independently made and vintage goods.
To apply to be a part of the Galleria: Just email your url or 2-3 product images. There are a limited number of spots open each go round.
Scheduled Gallerias include:
- Green Galleria - March 5th - April 23rd. Apply now! All types of goods will be considered including handmade & vintage, but there will be a focus on green goods (both eco green & color greeen) as well as goods for St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, April Fool’s Day and Earth Day. All artists, designers, crafters and indie boutiques that create or carry handmade, vintage and/or indie made goods are welcome to apply. The cost is $20. Currently accepting applications! The deadline to apply is: March 2nd.
- Spring Galleria - April 30th - June 4th. Apply now! All types of goods will be considered including handmade & vintage that fit with the spring theme as well as good gifts for Moms & Grads. All artists, designers, crafters and indie boutiques that create or carry handmade, vintage and/or indie made goods are welcome to apply. The cost is $20. Currently accepting applications! The deadline to apply is: April 26th.
When applying, please specify which Galleria you are applying for (or if you are applying for both scheduled Gallerias).
Criteria used in judging applicants include: product originality, quality of product, quality of photography, type of products, shopping experience and shop & product appeal among other attributes.
The goal of the Galleria is promote the individual participating shops and indie shopping in general. I aim to provide a new venue for shops to publicize their products while encouraging shoppers to expand their shopping horizons and support small independent businesses as opposed to big mega-chains. There are no actual products available for sale at the Galleria; instead it is only a showcase of goods offered by the participating shops.
Currently, I am taking reservations for banner ads & sponsored posts. I am also accepting applications for the Galleria. If you want to reserve a banner spot or apply for the Galleria, send me an email with the following info:
Name:
Biz Name:
Email:
Biz url:
Biz description:
Type of advertising you are interested in:
If you have any questions, just send me an email and I’d be happy to work with you.
Testimonials
“Shortly after placing an ad with Indie Fixx, we were contacted by multiple boutiques to see if we would be interested in having our products in their stores. We were thrilled!!! When asked how they found us, they responded…on Indie Fixx.” Sue from Sweet As You Please
“I love your blog. I subscribe to it and look at it every day for ideas about what to carry for my store Magpie. You have great taste Jen!” Leah from Magpie and Craftster.
“I was very flattered to be featured on Indie Fixx last September. In addition to being grouped with so many awesome designers and crafts people, the story was included in USA Today. I received a great deal of hits to my website, and sales too. Thanks Jen” Julianna Holowka
“I’ve been continuously getting traffics and sales from your write-up and your recent press. Congrats, your great works are really showing off.” Mimie from miSPA
“Thank you so much for featuring me in your spring guide. That was very nice! I will now have to make a bunch more cases since over the last couple of days my supply was depleted….Actually I now owe you a double thanks since I just got an inquiry to feature my glasses cases in a bridal magazine. They found my cases through your website.“ Momi from space+moderne
“I referred a friend of mine to advertise her jewelry on Indie Fixx. I told her that I get lots of great traffic from Indie Fixx and that it’s definitely worth it to advertise with you guys…Your site is so helpful and important for small, indie businesses and artists who are trying to get their stuff out there.“ Colleen from Punk Rock Dogg
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Product features are never paid for advertising, but are editorial. I only feature those products I like, I think my readers will like or products I have actually reviewed. All ads & sponsored posts will be clearly marked.
Advertising on Indie Fixx does not increase or decrease your chances of being featured on Indie Fixx.
With the exception of bath and body products, samples are not required in order to be featured and do not guarantee a feature. I do require samples of bath and body products before review to test the quality. If you do choose to send samples, I cannot return them. If you want to send me a sample, just send me an email.
All ads are subject to approval. Please note that it is the advertiser’s responsibility to make sure that we receive your banner in time for your advertising campaign. Individual results may vary and cannot be guaranteed, although we make every effort to make sure that your campaign is successful. Refunds are not possible.
Banner Creation
Need a banner? I can create one for you. Prices are $25 for static banners and start at $35 for animated (depends on how many frames you would like) I also offer packages if you need several different sizes. Your banners can be used to advertise on Indie Fixx or used wherever you want to use them. Email for details and rates. See some examples below.
