Advertise with Muscle and Brawn

Muscle and Brawn is a fast growing website that reaches an audience interested in gaining muscle and strength, eating healthier, losing fat, and refining their training. Muscle and Brawn also receives heavy traffic due to its wallpaper and gallery content. Traffic has increased by well over an average of 50-100% from month to month, and there are no signs that growth is slowing.

As of November, 2009, Muscle and Brawn's Alexa ranking is 87,419. This ranking has continued to climb over the last 14 months, and it showing no signs of slowing. By the end of the year, 2010, it is projected that Muscle and Brawn will serve over 1,000,000 pages per month.

Advertising guidelines. Advertisements must adhere to following guidelines…

1. Ads must is some way be related to Muscle and Brawn’s targeted audience.
2. Flash formatted ads are not allowed at this time. Animated ads ARE allowed, but annoying flashing advertisements are prohibited.
3. All ads must be less than 15k in file size. Muscle and Brawn can assist you in compressing your image if it is too large.
4. All payments for advertising will be via Paypal. No exceptions.
5. There is a one month minimum commitment for all approved ads.

Banner Ads. Muscle and Brawn features three 468×60 banner advertisement opportunities.

• Front Page 468×60 Banner Ad. This is a static banner, meaning it belongs solely to a single advertiser, and is not shown on a rotating system. This banner advertisement is currently sold out through September 4th, 2009. If you are interested in securing this spot, please act fast. Muscle and Brawn receives numerous inquiries each day. The current rate for this spot is as follows: 1 Month = $500, 2 Months = $900, 3 Months = $1,200, 6 Months = $2,000.

• Bottom Page Rotating System 468×60 Banner Ad. Rotating banner ads appear at the bottom of nearly every page on Muscle and Brawn. Currently there are approximately 40 banners in rotation, and growing. This equates to 10,000 banner displays per month. The current rate for this banner spot is as follows: 1 Month = $5, 3 Months = $12, 6 Months = $20.

• Forum 468×60 Banner Ad. This is a static, non-rotated banner which appears close to the forum’s Shout Box. It is high exposure. The current rate for this banner spot is as follows: 1 Month = $200, 3 Months = $500, 6 Months = $800.

• Directory Banner Ad. This is a static, non-rotating banner. 3 positions available. Top banner is $25 per month. 2 banner slots below directory are $10 per month each.

270 x 140 Ad. Muscle and Brawn features a single 270×140 advertisement opportunity.

• Front Page 270×140 Ad. This is a static ad, meaning it belongs solely to a single advertiser, and is not shown on a rotating system. The 270×140 ad is a HOT advertisement opportunity, as it is shown on nearly every page, and appears “above the fold.” This advertisement is currently sold out through August 30th, 2009. If you are interested in securing this spot, please act fast. Muscle and Brawn receives numerous inquiries each day. The current rate for this spot is as follows: 1 Month = $600, 2 Months = $1,000, 3 Months = $1,400, 6 Months = $2,500

125×125 Ad. Muscle and Brawn features 125×125 rotating advertisement opportunities.

• 125×125 Ad. This is a rotating ad which is shown on every page of Muscle and Brawn. At any given time, 4 125×125 ads appear on a page. You advertisement would go into a random pool, and will be displayed at minimum 100,000 times per month. Though these ads are smaller then a 468×60, they do get more impressions. The current rate for this spot is as follows: 1 Month = $10, 3 Months = $25, 6 Months = $40.

Paid Reviews.Muscle and Brawn offers a review service. Paid reviews are a promotional tool that help create a buzz about your product, website or service. All paid reviews will be honest commentary about your product or service. A paid review will remain as permanent content of this website, and will also be “stickied” on the forum, in a post with other paid reviews.Cost for a paid reviews is $50. Muscle and Brawn will review supplements, books, websites, e-books, and anything else that relates in content to weight lifting and fitness.

Contact. To advertise with Muscle and Brawn, please send your advertising inquiries and questions to…contact (@) muscleandbrawn (dot) com