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Advertise in The Portable Business™
The Portable Business™ is sent out weekly to more than
5,500+ business owners and entrepreneurs. Plus, your ad will get additional,
permanent exposure in our archived newsletter pages.
According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), the number of microbusinesses
operating in the U.S. hit 20 million in 2007. Microbusiness receipts rose
to $887 billion in 2004 (the most recent data available) and is on track
for $1 trillion in sales in 2007.
The Portable
Business™ is a weekly ezine produced by the Virtual
Assistance Chamber of Commerce to reach this microbusiness sector. Let
us help you get your product or service in front of this audience.
| Target
Market: |
Virtual Assistants,
small business owners, micropreneurs and independent/solo professionals.
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Current Circulation: |
8,850+ small business subscribers, predominately
women. |
| Additional
Exposure: |
Your ad will get additional, permanent exposure and backlinking
in our archived issue pages from our high-ranking, high-traffic site. |
| Whitelisting: |
We use Aweber
to distribute our ezine, which uses a double opt-in subscription process
ensuring only those who wish to receive our publication will get it,
are more likely to read it on a regular basis, and thereby create
conditions to improve your ad response rates. The service automatically
keeps our lists scrubbed clean of all undeliverable or outdated email
addresses, it ensures our broadcasts comply with all current CAN-SPAM
requirements, and it allows subscribers to easily manage or opt-out
of subscriptions. |
 Get
approval first by submitting the form below.
Before you may place an ad, it must be approved by the editorial
department. Give us a clear and detailed description of the product
or service you intend to advertise. Once submitted, an associate
will contact you.
NOTE: All ads are subject to editorial
discretion. We reserve the right to reject any advertiser or advertising.
Terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
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 Once
you receive approval, choose your ad package, submit payment and
send us your ad.
Once you have received advertising approval, you will need to submit
payment by selecting one of the advertising options below. Keep
in mind that it takes at least 7-10 repeat "touches" for
advertising to be effective so we highly recommend a package option
of several consecutive weeks rather than a single placement.
IMPORTANT: 1) Ad rates are for
single campaigns only, and do not include edits or substitutions.
If you have another ad you want to place or want to change your
ad text or graphic in any way, a separate package must be purchased.
2) Rate options are for either a graphic sidebar, inline text or
inline banner ad only, not all three or any other combination. You
must choose one; if you want both a text ad AND a graphic ad (or
any other combination), separate packages must be purchased for
each. 3) If you wish your text ad to include a graphic, the same
package must be purchased twice. |
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The Portable Business™ Advertising
Rates |
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Week — $25
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5 Weeks — $100
(Buy 5 ads/Save $25)
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12 Weeks (3 Mos) — $225
(Buy 12 ads/Save $75)
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| 24
Weeks (6 Mos) — $400
(Buy 24 ads/Save $200)
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| 52
Weeks (1 Yr) — $900
(Buy 52 ads/Save $400)
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 Submit
your advertisement
Once you have received advertising approval, you will need to submit
payment by selecting one of the advertising options below. Keep
in mind that it takes at least 7-10 repeat "touches" for
advertising to be effective so we highly recommend a package option
of several consecutive weeks rather than a single placement.
IMPORTANT: 1) Ad rates are for
single campaigns only, and do not include edits or substitutions.
If you have another ad you want to place or want to change your
ad text or graphic in any way, a separate package must be purchased.
2) Rate options are for an individual right sidebar graphic, inline
text or inline banner ad only, not all three or any other combination.
If want a text ad AND a graphic ad (or any other combination), separate
packages must be purchased for each. 3) If you wish your text ad
to include a graphic, the same package must be purchased twice.
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| Right
Sidebar Graphic Ad Specifications: As shown,
right sidebar graphic ads are placed in the right sidebar of the newsletter.
Images may be no more than 15 0x 150 pixels, up to 150 dpi. Acceptable
formats are .gif, .jpeg, .jpg and .png. Be sure to indicate
the URL you want the graphic linked to. |
| Inline
Text-Only Ad Specifications. As illustrated above, text ads
are placed in the Markeplace section of newsletter. Text ads may be
no more than 50 words (including email addresses, phone numbers and
URLs) and may include one active link. Ads submitted that exceed the
word count will be edited at our discretion. |
| Inline
Banner Ad Specifications: As illustrated
above, Inline banner ads are placed in the Marketplace section of
the newsletter. Images may be no more than 370 x 60 pixels, up to
150 dpi. Acceptable formats are .gif, .jpeg, .jpg and .png.
Be sure to indicate the URL you want the banner linked to. |
| Submit Your Graphic,
Text or Banner Ad. Once your payment has been submitted, email
your text or graphic according to the specifications below. |
| Placement:
Positioning is first come, first served. However, advertisers who
have paid for yearly positioning will be given priority in most cases.
Placement is at our discretion. |
| Deadlines:
Due Thursdays by 5pm ET for following Monday's publication. Once your
ad is submitted, we'll automatically run your ad in the next available
issue, unless you specify otherwise. |
| We reserve editorial discretion.
We reserve the right to reject or edit any ad at our discretion. Please
note that ads sometimes need to be edited if they contain spam triggers,
which are words or phrases that may be red-flagged by spam filters. |
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