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Advertising on Latvians Online

If you have a product, service or information that you would like to reach a worldwide Latvian audience, then here is how you can quickly and cost effectively use Latvians Online to spread the word. We have an average 80,000 visitors to our site every month (mainly from the United States, Canada, Latvia, the United Kingdom and Australia) and 10,000 subscribers to our monthly Latvians Online Update e-mail newsletter. The majority of our readers are of Latvian origin, but not all. We are often the first port of call for those who are looking to find information on Latvia on the Web. Tourists, journalists, people who have Latvian acquaintances and the average Web surfer with an interest in Latvia are also our audience. Have a look at our reader profile (PDF, 1.4 MB), based on an analysis of 300 respondents who completed our latest survey in May 2006.

Advertising options

We offer various advertising options:

1. Text ads

Text ads appear just below the main menu in the right hand column of our site. Text ads appear throughout our site. Your ad will go into rotation with other ads in this position. The cost is USD 75 per 100 characters for one month or USD 150 per 400 characters for one month. Characters include text, numerals and spaces. We offer considerable discounts for advertising for three months or more. If you would like to include a link to your Web site please send this to us together with the text.

Text ads will also automatically be included in the classifieds section of our monthly Latvians Online Update newsletter. Click here (PDF, 40 KB) for a sample of a Latvians Online Update newsletter.

2. Banner ads

This option is ideally suited for advertisers with their own Web site or for those who require the display of an image as part of the advertisement. If you do not have a banner ad we can organise a talented graphic designer to create one for you for USD 100. If you are new to promoting your Web site using banner ads, read our FAQ About Banner Ads.

We offer various sizes of banner ads.

a) Leaderboard banner ads

Leaderboard banner ads appear on all pages at the top of our Web site. Size: 728x90 pixels. Your ad would go into rotation with other ads in this position. The cost is USD 400 per month. We offer considerable discounts for advertising for three months or longer.

b) Small square banner ads

Small square banner ads appear on every page of our site in the far right hand column just below the Text ads section. Size: 160x160 pixels. Your ad would go into rotation with other ads in this position. The cost is USD 200 per month. We offer considerable discounts for advertising for three months or longer.

c) Large skyscraper banner ads

Large skyscraper banner ads appear on every page of our site in the far right hand column just below the Small square banner ads section. Size: 160x600 pixels. Your ad would go into rotation with other ads in this position. The cost is USD 400 per month. We offer considerable discounts for advertising for three months or longer.

With both text and banner advertising we provide you with an account so that you can track the success of your advertising campaign in real time.

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Marketplace business listings

Our new Marketplace section is the ideal place to advertise your product, service or organization. This section is meant as a virtual Latvian marketplace, bringing together the buyer and seller of Latvian products or services. You can place a free, basic listing by sending an e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). A free listing includes your name, address and phone number. An enhanced listing will add to the free listing your e-mail, a link to your Web site and a brief outline of your firm's activities. The cost is USD 60 for two months.

All payments are processed via PayPal.

If you have any further questions, please contact us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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