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L Spot Palm Springs offers the perfect way to contact a niche market that can be hard to reach. We are the only resource specifically targeting the large and growing lesbian community in the Palm Springs desert area. Thousands of lesbian women live in the desert, and many thousands more visit our area each year. Promote your business or service to this vital and expanding market with an ad on LSpotPalmSprings.com and reach out to women everywhere.
Scroll Down For Current Special Deals on L Spot Advertising!!!
Statistics:
(Current as of april 2008)
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The L Spot has excellent rankings with all major search engines. Type in "L Spot,""Lesbian Palm Springs" or "Palm Springs Lesbian Community" (or Directory / events, or more) and you will find us on the first page for Google, Yahoo, AOL, and MSN - just to name a few.
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Our mailing list has over 900 members. As a Banner Advertiser, your business name and link are included in our monthly newsletter. Each newsletter also links members back to the web site with photos and upcoming event information, so your ad receives more exposure every month.
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LSpotPalmSprings.com has had over 40,000 hits in the past two years, averaging over 1,000 hits each month and receiving more first time hits every day.
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We promote link exchange with dozens of local and national sites to bring attention to the L Spot site from all over the world
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Special events such as our monthly L Spot Professional Womens Mixers generate constant and consistent awareness of the site throughout the area.
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How do you advertise on the L Spot?
The L Spot offers Banner Ads in a range of sizes. Look through the information in the chart below for size and pricing, figure out what will work best for your needs, then contact sales@lspotpalmsprings.com to get started.
Business Directory Listings are also available for Businesses and Services, Restaurants, Bars, Hotels/Resorts and Rentals, Health and Fitness, Home and Garden, and Travel. (Rates for Directory Listings are included if you place a Banner Ad.) See information below.
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The "Where To Go" Directory -
Restaurants, Bars and Nightclubs, Hotels and Resorts, Rental Properties, Local Attractions, and a separate Travel page for Regional, National and Intl. travel info |
Listings include graphic logo and/or photo, up to 75 words of text including contact information, and a link to your web site.
- $60 ($20 per month) for three months prepaid or $90 ($15 per month) for six months prepaid
- Directory Listings are free when you buy a Banner Ad
- Graphics must be sent along with text in jpg or gif format, maximum 100 pixels wide or tall.
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| The Business, Events, Health and Fitness, and Home & Garden Directories |
Listings include up to 50 words of text including contact information, and link to your website and/or email address if requested.
- $10 per month for six months, text only
- $15 per month for six months, text plus graphic logo or photo and cloro bar. Send graphic in jpg or gif format, maximum 100 pixels wide or tall.
- Listings are free when you buy a Banner Ad
Non-Profit: Directory listings are free for non-profit events, teams, groups and clubs. Contact editor@lspotpalmsprings.com for information. |
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Spring 2008 Banner Advertising Rate Special
20% discount on six month pre-paid Banner Ad rates for first time advertisers
Logo Banner - $192 (regular price $240)
Square or Business Card Banner - $288 (regularly price $360)
Long/Tall Banner - $336 (regular price $420)
Super Size Banner - $480 (regular price $600)
Includes Home Page ad, Business Directory listing,and name and link in the monthly newsletter |
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SPRING 2008 BUSINESS DIRECTORY
LISTING SPECIAL
** $50 FOR 6 MONTHS **
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Includes business name and contact info, logo, link, and 50 words of text |
Contact Sales@lspotpalmsprings.com for more information |
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Three month minimum contract.
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Discount rates apply for six months pre-paid ads
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Feature Pages include: Business; Living; Events, Groups & Clubs Directory; Health & Fitness; Home & Garden; Travel
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Special Advertising Rates apply for Dinah Weekend Page (See below)
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Logo Banner
140 x 60
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Logo Banner Ad
Perfect for a simple business logo that links to your web site
140 pixels wide x 60 pixels tall
Home Page:
$50 per month for three months
$40 per month for six months
Feature Page:
$30 per month for three months
$20 per month for six months
Home + Feature Page
$60 per month for three months
$50 per month for six months |
Square Banner
140 x 140
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Square Banner Ad
Room for your logo and contact information with some graphic design
140 pixels wide x 140 pixels tall
Home Page:
$70 per month for three months
$60 per month for six months
Feature Page:
$40 per month for three months
$30 per month for six months
Home + Feature Page
$90 per month for three months
$75 per month for six months |
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Business Card Banner Ad
180 x 100 |
Business Card Banner Ad
Conventional business card style, rectangle ad - room for your logo, info or graphic and contact.
180 wide x 100 tall
Home Page:
$70 per month for three months
$60 per month for six months
Feature Page:
$40 per month for three months
$30 per month for six months
Home + Feature Page
$90 per month for three months
$75 per month for six months |
Long or Tall Banner
140 x 220
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Long or Tall Banner Ad
Space for all the necessities with room for some fun - more info, more attention!
140 pixels x 220 pixels wide or tall
Home Page:
$90 per month for three months
$70 per month for six months
Feature Page:
$50 per month for three months
$40 per month for six months
Home + Feature Page
$115 per month for three months
$90 per month for six months
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Super Size Banner
140 x 330
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Super Size Banner Ad
Put it all out there…room for your logo, graphics, lots of information
140 pixels wide x 330 pixels tall
Home Page:
$120 per month for three months
$100 per month for six months
Feature Page:
$70 per month for three months
$50 per month for six months
Home + Feature Page
$155 per month for three months
$125 per month for six months |
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550 pixels wide x 40 pixels tall |
The Horizon Banner Ad
A new addition !!! A real attention grabber, with space for business contact, graphics and more.
Front and center on the Home Page. Limited space available.
550 pixels wide x 40 pixels tall.
Home Page
$90 per month for three months
$70 per month for six months
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Dinah Weekend Advertising |
Advertise your special event on the Dinah Weekend Page. Ads will be in two approximate sizes:
140 x 3oo pixels - $75 per month
280 x 600 pixels - $125 per month
Ad placement will be first come - first served, starting January 1st, 2008.
For information contact sales@lspotpalmsprings.com.
A full, daily "Dinah Event Schedule" will be posted on the Dinah Weekend page in March 2008. All events we are aware of related to the weekend that would be of interest to the lesbian community will be posted in this directory. |
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Submitting Digital Materials:
Submit your graphics in ad size specified, in jpg or gif format only. Include your web site hyperlink URL. If you do not have a web site, we can link your ad to a directory listing on one of the L Spot Directory pages. Please notify sales if you wish to request this.
Acceptable Digital File Sizes & types:
Only GIF or JPG format files will be accepted. Flash is accepted for aminimal amount of ads. 18k max, Flash - 23k maximum size. Animated gifs are accepted. Please arrange through sales.
Editorial Submissions:
All text must be delivered through the internet, and must be either in Microsoft Word files saved in plain text format, or ASCII format. (No bold, italic, colored text etc. - it doesnt transfer to the web.) Please submit all feature editorial copy to our editor at editor@lspotpalmsprings.com. L Spot's editor reserves the right to edit all material for grammar, appropriate content and length.
Media Release Submission:
If you have a Press/Media release that is relevent to the PalmSprings/Lesbian community, please email it to us at editor@lspotpalmsprings.com along with a request that it be posted on the L Spot site, and provide the run dates so it can be added to a directory. Web ready art (jpg or gif format) may also be accepted for special community non-profit events. Note: ads made for print do not usually work on the web.
Need help creating an ad?
If you need help creating your banner ad, we can refer you to a graphic artist to create a banner ad for you. Typical setup for a new Logo or Square Banner Ad runs $25-$50; the price goes up depending on size and detail, and amount of work involved. Ad set-up fees may vary depending on resources available from client, and designers rates. For more information or to arrange your banner design, please email sales@lspotpalmsprings.com.
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affiliate link sharing program |
Available only to non-profit organizations, groups and services. Email our editor at editor@lspotpalmsprings.com with your link exchange request. We will evaluate your site for compatibility (Lesbian/Gay or women related social, lifestyle, community or political sites only.) No pornographic sites need apply. Upon approval & confirmation of our exchange, we will post your site's url as well as logo, if provided. |
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Mail payment to:
L Spot Palm Springs
P.O. Box 801
Palm Springs, CA 92263
Credit card payment through Paypal:
Send to editor@lspotpalmsprings.com.
Please add an additional $3 per $100 when using PayPal, to cover their administrative fees.
Please don't hesitate to contact one of our sales representatives with questions.Send us an e-mail for further information or website and page selection/availability. |
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LSpotPalmSprings.com values your privacy. We do not sell our mailing lists, and all private information is kept in the strictest confidence. If payments are made using a credit card on Paypal, rest assured, your transactions are safe.(Lspot never sees your creditcard information.) |
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We are looking for ads with products and services that will enhance our site and provide valid information to our visitors. LSpotPalmSprings.com reserves the right to refuse, at its sole discretion, any advertiser or any particular banner or text from an advertiser. Our site is directed at the greater PalmSprings lesbian community and dedicated to the promotion of lesbian friendly events, businesses, projects, and products. Advertising from unrelated companies may be rejected, as will ads with excessive animation as it may cause undue download time for our members. We expect that any advertiser and their banners will reflect a positive professional image. We will not accept ads which we deem inappropriate.
Pornography or references to any illegal activity is strictly forbidden on LSpotPalmSprings.com. All ads will be screened for acceptable/appropriate content and L Spot's editor has the ultimate right to refuse/edit any ad if deemed inappropriate. |
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