Would you like to reach thousands of moms and families interested in natural parenting?
Hobo Mama is offering graphic and text advertising and giveaways on www.HoboMama.com, as well as reviews, giveaways, and ad space on www.HoboMamaReviews.com.
ADVERTISING
I would love to promote your natural parenting products and companies.Prepaid pricing for a 125x125 graphic unit on www.HoboMama.com, in the sidebar below the fold within the top sponsorship section (ads are evenly rotated within the section):
- $20 per month
- $57 per three months ($19 per month)
Prepaid pricing for a "nofollow" text ad on www.HoboMama.com:
- $5 per month
- $12 per three months ($4 per month)
Prepaid pricing for a "follow" text ad on www.HoboMama.com:
- $15 per month
- $42 per three months ($14 per month)
Other sizes and placement available (see illustration of sizes here):
- 120x240 vertical banner ad in the sidebar
- 120x600 or 160x600 large skyscraper banner ad in the sidebar
- 300x250 medium rectangle prime banner ad below each post
See the one-site rate column on the NPN ad chart for other rates and sizes, or contact me at mail {at} hobomama.com for further information or for services designing a suitable ad.
Payment will be invoiced through PayPal. All prices are in U.S. dollars.
Advertising network
This is a fantastic opportunity to advertise across three popular parenting sites at a reduced rate. Our ad network consists of Hobo Mama, Code Name: Mama, and Natural Parents Network. See more about each site's reach at Natural Parents Network's advertising page, and see our full ad chart on NPN.Have your 125x125 graphic ad appear on two of the sites at these reduced rates:
- $36 per month ($18 per site, a 10% savings)
- $90 per three months ($15 per month per site, a 25% savings)
Have your 125x125 graphic ad appear on all three sites at these reduced rates:
- $45 per month ($15 per site, a 25% savings)
- $126 per three months ($14 per month per site, a 30% savings)
| Ad Type (Size in Pixels) | Running Time | One Site Per Month | One Site Total | Two Sites Per Site Per Month | Two Sites Total | Three Sites Per Site Per Month | Three Sites Total |
| 125x125 square button | |||||||
| One Month | $20 | $20 | $18 | $36 | $15 | $45 | |
| Three Months | $19 | $57 | $17 | $102 | $14 | $126 | |
| Six Months | $18 | $108 | $16 | $192 | $13 | $234 | |
| One Year | $17 | $204 | $15 | $360 | $12 | $432 | |
| "no-follow" text ad | |||||||
| One Month | $5 | $5 | $4.50 | $9 | $3.75 | $11 | |
| Three Months | $4 | $12 | $4.25 | $26 | $3.50 | $32 | |
| Six Months | $3 | $18 | $4.00 | $48 | $3.25 | $59 | |
| One Year | $2 | $24 | $3.75 | $90 | $3.00 | $108 | |
| "follow" text ad | |||||||
| One Month | $15 | $15 | $14 | $27 | $11.25 | $34 | |
| Three Months | $14 | $42 | $13 | $77 | $10.50 | $95 | |
| Six Months | $13 | $78 | $12 | $144 | $9.75 | $176 | |
| One Year | $12 | $144 | $11 | $270 | $9.00 | $324 | |
| Meet Our Sponsor post (with paid advertising contract) | |||||||
| $15 per site | |||||||
| Savings for ad network: | |||||||
| Savings for Two Sites From One Site/One Month Rate | Savings for Three Sites From One Site/One Month Rate | ||||||
| One Month | 10% | 25% | |||||
| Three Months | 15% | 30% | |||||
| Six Months | 20% | 35% | |||||
| One Year | 25% | 40% |
Contact me for other sizes and rates, or see our full ad chart on NPN.
We are also willing to put up a "Meet Our Sponsor" post on Hobo Mama Reviews, Code Name: Mama and Natural Parents Network for $15 per site if you have a current advertising contract with us.
Types of companies I'd love to promote include:
- Companies that offer products relevant to a natural parenting lifestyle — particularly any small or parent-run companies, eco-conscious businesses, baby boutiques, nursing boutiques, Etsy sellers, eBay sellers, and mom-and-pop businesses that cater to the natural parenting crowd
- Babywearing and baby carrier brands
- Elimination communication or gentle potty-learning companies
- Cosleeping product lines
- Cloth diaper sellers and manufacturers
- Companies that design or provide breastfeeding products that help promote breastfeeding as normal and natural while helping nursing mothers feel comfortable and confident
- Stores that sell or design baby, children's, or women's clothing that is organic, unique, and made with respect
- High-quality toy stores or toy designers, particularly those who sell wooden, hand-crafted, organic, or fair-trade toys
- Makers of books, games, DVDs, and bilingual or baby sign language items that would be well received by naturally minded parents
- Manufacturers or sellers of women's products, such as organic and natural health and beauty items
- Companies promoting organic or eco-conscious items for the home
- Authors or sellers of books and magazines on relevant parenting topics that share a common perspective with Hobo Mama readers
Once you tell me a little about your company and what you wish advertised, I'll be able to tell you whether it's a good fit for my readers. Please contact Lauren at mail {at} hobomama.com so we can start a conversation.
GIVEAWAYS, REVIEWS, & COUPONS
Hobo Mama Reviews offers giveaways, reviews, and deals on quality products of interest to parents living a natural lifestyle.Readers of Hobo Mama are primarily women and mothers of babies and young children. They do the shopping for their family needs, and they are looking for products that are relevant to their natural lifestyle, high quality, eco-friendly, and a good value.
I'm especially eager to hear from small companies, parent-run companies, and green companies. I'd love to hear from Etsy sellers and other unique business models.
Please contact me at mail {at} hobomama.com about your product to see if it would be a good fit for my readers.
Types of products I'd love to promote include:
- Babywearing baby carriers, such as slings, wraps, mei tais, and structured soft carriers
- Elimination communication or gentle potty-learning products, such as little potties or clothing to make pottying easier
- Cosleeping products, such as puddle pads, wool blankets, cosleeper structures, and cosleeping clothing
- Cloth diapers and diapering accessories, such as reusable cloth wipes, changing pads, diaper bags, wet bags, pail liners, and diaper covers
- Breastfeeding products that help promote breastfeeding as normal and natural while helping nursing mothers feel comfortable and confident, such as nursing pillows, washable nursing pads, nursing ointments, nursing clothes, breast pumps, or furniture such as gliders and nursing stools
- Baby and child clothing that is organic, unique, and made with respect
- High-quality toys, particularly wooden, hand-crafted, organic, or fair-trade
- Educational products that our wide range of unschooling, home-schooling, unconventionally schooling, or traditional schooling families would enjoy, including toys, books, DVDs, and bilingual or baby sign language items
- Natural women's products, such as cloth menstrual pads; natural makeup, haircare, or other beauty items; or organic clothing
- Organic or eco-conscious items for the home, such as green cleaning supplies, organic foods and snacks, or appliances and other products that help make a greener home
- Books on relevant parenting topics that share a common perspective with Hobo Mama readers
If your product doesn't fit into these categories but you believe it would be relevant, feel free to email me at mail {at} hobomama.com. Please understand if I decline any products I feel would not be a good fit for my readership.
GIVEAWAYS
Sponsoring a review and giveaway is a great way to spread the word about your natural parenting product. Everybody loves a chance to win, and contestants enjoy the opportunity to learn more about your product or company.No product is too small for me to consider, but I do want to help you make the best bang for your promotional buck. The most popular giveaways have at least one of these attractions in common, if not all three:
- Well-known product or name brand
- High dollar value
- Multiple winners
Gift certificates to online or brick-and-mortar stores are welcome, as long as the gift certificate value will cover at least one reasonably priced item plus shipping and handling.
To adequately review your product in order to recommend it for a giveaway, I need to receive a representative item of my own in advance to try out as thoroughly as I can. I will take photographs and possibly video of my use of the product. If my family and I can't adequately test the product, I might offer it to someone else who can provide feedback for me. If I feel I cannot recommend the product to my readers, I'll contact you privately.
Giveaways can now run on www.HoboMama.com, and I will cross-promote them on www.HoboMamaReviews.com. I will promote the giveaway avidly during its run, using a combination of contest listing sites, social media, and blogging.
Entries will require a visit to your website as well as bonus entries of your choice, such as signing up for a company newsletter, subscribing to a company blog, or following your business on Twitter or Facebook.
REVIEWS
I will consider conducting paid reviews of relevant products on www.HoboMamaReviews.com if you do not wish to offer a giveaway. I will disclose the fact that it is a paid review and will uphold my standards as to whether I can recommend your product to my readers.COUPON CODES & DEALS
In conjunction with a giveaway or review, feel free to offer exclusive coupon codes and discounts to Hobo Mama readers. It's a great way to leverage the effect of a giveaway or review promotion.CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
Talk to me at mail {at} hobomama.com for ways you could fully or partially sponsor my trip to a blogging conference, such as BlogHer or Blissdom, and receive special promotion in return.HOBO MAMA'S REACH
www.HoboMama.com is consistently in the Top 5 Family Blogs on Technorati and has a Google Page Rank of 3, drawing in tens of thousands of visitors each month. I have been featured on Eco Baby Steps, AttachmentParenting.org, Knickernappies blog, PhD in Parenting, NursingFreedom.org, Catapult Magazine, and Code Name: Mama. I co-host a monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting that draws dozens of participants and hundreds of readers. I am active on Facebook (over 1,500 fans) and Twitter (over 2,400 followers and on more than 180 lists). I have more than 460 Google Friend Connect public followers and 1,000 subscribers to my feed. I am an active member of the BlogHer Publishing Network of women bloggers and have been featured on the BlogHer front page. I am a cofounder of Natural Parents Network, founded in October 2010 to bring together attachment parents interested in a natural lifestyle.If you have questions at any time, please contact me at mail {at} hobomama.com.
Thank you!
Lauren, Hobo Mama
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