Interested in sponsoring my blogs?

Background information:
If I were to blog for money, I would have gone broke a long time ago :-), but I do accept ads for the different sites I manage.
They pay for the costs of hosting the sites, subscriptions to different Internet services and for the tools I use. Whatever is left over, I invest in microfinance projects for the developing world.
I take blogging seriously and with pride, trying to serve my readers' community. Since we started the blog projects in January 2007, our readership steadily increased. All sites together get about 40,000-50,000 unique visits per month. The Road to the Horizon, my main blog, is the most popular with 12,000-15,000 visitors/month excluding the 700 subscriptions via RSS and Email.

What ads do I take?
I take any ads as long as they are not advertising adult, illegal or clearly dubious content.

Which sites do I manage?
Here are the different sites I manage, indicating their Google Page Rank (PR) as of July 1, 2010:

Group 1:

• The Road to the Horizon (PR4) the main blog

Group 2:

• Have Impact! (PR4): Our social project
• Humanitarian News (PR4): Mega nonprofit news aggregator
  
• The Signs Along the Road (PR4): my clips
• The Other World News (PR4): Aid News aggregator
• AidBlogs (PR4): aidworker blogs
• AidNews (awaiting reranking): aid news
• Change Thru Info (PR4): aid aggregator
• BlogTips (PR3): blogging tips
• Addicted to the Horizon (awaiting reranking): eBook in Dutch
• De Weg naar de Horizon (PR3): Random clips in Dutch
• Ander Nieuws (PR3): Aid News aggregator in Dutch
• Scribbles (PR4): my notorious writings
• My Home on the Road (PR4): my home page
  
• You and Us and Me (PR4): Green News aggregator
• The NonProfit Blogs (PR4): NonProfit Blogs aggregator
• The Weird Bit (PR4): odd news aggregator
• Shot from the Hip (PR4): Pictures from "life around me"
  
• News on Green (new domain - expect PR4):environmental news
• The Nonprofit Blogs (new domain - expect PR4): latest nonprofit blogs' headlines.
• The World of NonProfit (new domain - expect PR4): latest nonprofit news
• The NonProfit Press (new domain - expect PR3): nonprofit press releases
• Blogging Today (PR4): latest articles about "blogging"

Group 3:

• www.1x1.ms (PR1)
• www.1x1.vg (PR1)
• www.dee.ms (PR1)
• www.dowh.at (PR1)
• www.repri.me (PR1)
• www.transu.me (PR1)
• www.unb.ag (PR1)
• www.ung.ag (PR2)
• www.undivi.de (PR2)
• www.bit.gs (PR2)
• www.mous.me (PR1)
• www.oxyso.me (PR1)
• www.whowh.at (PR2)
  

Group 4:

• The Road's Forum (awaiting reranking): Our discussion forum
• The Road Daily (PR4): news clips
• International Aid Workers Today (PR4): news clips

Which sites are open for sponsorship?

• The sites in Groups 1, 2 and 3 are open for short ads.
• The sites in Group 3 are domains for sale, fed with aid news articles. They go all together for one bulk sponsor price with the understanding individual domains can be sold during the year (of which the sponsor is advised).
• The sites in Group 4 are not open for ads
  

Where are the ads placed?
Dependent on the blog layouts, the ads are either put in the side column or at the bottom.

I don't use pop-ups, Flash, animated GIFs or other intrusive methods of advertising. Ads are clearly marked with a "Site Supporter" header. To separate ads from the blogs' contents, I don't embed ads within the blogposts, and don't write pseudo reviews about advertised products or services.

How long do the ads run?
The ads are prepaid and run for one year minimum, after which they can be renewed.

What are the rates?
The rates have remained the same in the past years. They differ dependent on the number of sites you advertise on. Contact me via peter (at) theroadtothehorizon (dot) org for the current price list.

How does this normally work?

• a potential sponsor contacts me, we agree the rates (dependent on the formula the sponsor wants).
• the sponsor sends me a text, with the links.
• I edit these into an ad, and put them up on the site, as a "draft".
• the sponsor pays via my Paypal account
• The sponsor can always change the ad during a running year.
• When the advertisement period is about to expire, I contact the sponsor for renewal. Every sponsor is free to extend or terminate their ads after a year.
  

Any questions? Feel free to contact me via peter(a)theroadtothehorizon(dot)org