Get online exposure ! With Martin's Marine Engineering Page

Advertising on the web site for Marine Engineers

Thank you for considering advertising your product or firm on Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net. The website was never created to make a profit. This will remain the attitude for a while to come.

But in order to provide a quality web space, there is a need to raise some funds. If you have a product, ideas, magazine or just want to increase your brand recognition, Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net is an excellent avenue to promote it.

Why use this site?

You can access a TARGET MARKET of professionals actively involved in worldwide commercial marine environment. Advertisements are colorful, attractive eye-catching graphics which rotate around the Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net site, providing hypertext links to a web site of your choice.

Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net's web pages are viewed tens of thousands of times every month (30,000 - 40,000 page views); our visitors are searching for information on YOUR company and OUR industry. With over 8,000 monthly visitors, Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net, is one of the most popular marine engineering web site on the Internet.

Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net is run by a marine engineer and is an INFORMATION site - not simply a promotional site. If your company is involved in the marine industry, Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net most likely contains information about it. Why not complement this information with your own advertising?

Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net has a long and reliable track record, we have been on the World Wide Web since 1999, and has extensive recognition worldwide, and especially in Canada.

Low cost. A basic linked text / logo of your company on Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net is free, and probably already exist on the "Directory Page". A 120x120 pixel button on the main page starts as low as $ 3.25 USD/cpm ! Advertising on Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net is a great value, at a fraction of the average cost ("Technical website" ads which run about 70$US/CPM - source: http://adres.internet.com/).

Some statistics

Currently (April 2008), we expect over 270 daily sessions (unique visitor for a specific time period). Since the site's inception in November 1999 to April 2008, we estimate having had over 800,000 visitors drop by the site.

Based on a survey we carried out in 2002...

53% of the visitors were shipboard engineers

86% of visitors were directly related to ships / shipping (engineers, students, administration), the other 14% were enthusiasts.

One of the most rewarding statistic is that 92% of visitors rated the site an 8 out of 10, with 18% saying there visit was a 10/10 (10 being "excellent on all account").

Right now, 56% of the visitors to the site come from North America (38% from Canada), 27% from Europe, and 11% from Asia.

What's available

Banners can be used to drive traffic, increase brand awareness or a blend of both. If the objective is to drive traffic, we recommend a frequently updated, "action-oriented" banner inspiring the viewer to "click through". If the objective is branding, then a long life banner featuring just your corporate logo would be appropriate. I would be pleased to advise you on these issues and provide the best option for you.

We can offer many solutions to your needs. Various sizes and styles of "buttons", "vertical banners", "box banners", etc. are available. Vertical banners and buttons are on the main frame, and therefore visible throughout the visitors stay. The dimensions are 120 pixels wide by any height up to 240 pixels.

We can also provide a "standard banners" which can carry a focused message offering direct exposure on one specific page. They are visible on a targeted page, and displayed only on that page, the dimensions are 468 pixels wide by 60 pixels high (standard size).

Advertising Rates

3 months introductory contract = $ 400 USD
($125/mth, ~ $4 US/CPM - cost per 1000 displays)

6 months introductory contract = $ 600 USD
($100/mth, $ 3.25 US/CPM)

You get: one "button" (120x120pixels - like the one to the right), displayed on Martin's Marine Engineering Page - www.dieselduck.net for the length of the contract. We can guarantee 30,000 views per month - but it will most likely get 40,000 views per month. These rates are not set in stone, nor are they expected to stay this low, they are meant for you to try it out. Why not !

As discussed above, we can offer smaller buttons and other banners, site wide campaigns, etc; contact us for further pricing information. Banner and Button ads are sold on a cost-per-thousand impressions. All Rates are net, and payment is due within 30 days from contract start.

Below are some example of sizes and looks; almost all are produced in house - one less thing to worry about...

These are primarily for the main page, and are called buttons. The standard is 120x120 pixels, but I have been know to make it bigger just for the heck of it, like the one for Safety at Sea International Magazine.

These are the standard full size banners. Available on targeted web pages.

This is a half banner.

These are smaller buttons, ideal for the main page. A quickie.

This is a special size for no particular reason, since I had room on the machinery page.

Don't want to pay cash?

That's ok with me; its just easier to pay the internet service provider with cash; but I can be happy with some other compensation that is mutually agreeable. Got some nifty magazine subscriptions, cool company merchandise, neat service, great tools, marine engineering content for the site... whatever; bartering is in my dictionary.

Production Requirements:

Total file size cannot exceed 40K and animation are OK

File format types: GIF or JPG

Your banner ad will be hyper linked to the web address of your choice. Please indicate the URL in the text area of your message. If you do not have a website, we could discuss other alternatives.

Send your banners by attaching them to an email addressed to sales@dieselduck.net

Contact us

We are open to new ideas and comments, so please feel free to mention them to us. I would be happy to discuss any of your concerns. Drop me an Email and we proceed from there.

Thank you,

Martin Leduc
Marine Engineer & Webmaster
Martin's Marine Engineering Page
www.dieselduck.net

	53% of the visitors were shipboard engineers
	86% of visitors were directly related to ships / shipping (engineers, students, administration), the other 14% were enthusiasts.
	One of the most rewarding statistic is that 92% of visitors rated the site an 8 out of 10, with 18% saying there visit was a 10/10 (10 being "excellent on all account").
	Right now, 56% of the visitors to the site come from North America (38% from Canada), 27% from Europe, and 11% from Asia.

These are primarily for the main page, and are called buttons. The standard is 120x120 pixels, but I have been know to make it bigger just for the heck of it, like the one for Safety at Sea International Magazine.
These are the standard full size banners. Available on targeted web pages.
This is a half banner.
These are smaller buttons, ideal for the main page. A quickie.
This is a special size for no particular reason, since I had room on the machinery page.