Well, I’ve decided to take the plunge and open my blog up to sponsors! So, if you like TheFlourishingAbode, and would like to advertise your own website here, now is your chance. :) My blog has been growing lately, I’ve been averaging 48,000+ page views per month. And as a special feature for those of you who might be interested in being the first sponsors of TheFlourishingAbode, I’m going to be offering half-price ads in the month of June. WooT!

So, if you’re interested in becoming a sponsor here on TheFlourishingAbode, here are the details:

–Location: Sponsor ads will be displayed in the sidebar, just below the gray “sponsors” bar.

–Sizes:

200×250 size ad: only one available each month, positioned at the top of all the sponsor ads.
Cost: $50 (Half off, so only $25 for June!)
*** UPDATE: The largest ad for has already been claimed for June – December ***


200×150 size ad: Ads of this size will be located directly below the 200×250 size, and the order of all ads this size will be rotated halfway through the month, to allow for fair distribution.
Cost: $35 (Half off special, so only $17.50 for June!)


200×100 size ad: Ads of this size will be located directly below the 200×150 size, and the order of all ads this size will be rotated halfway through the month, to allow for fair distribution.
Cost: $25 (Half off special, so only $12.50 for June!)

Stats:
In April, my blog had 47,000+ pageviews, and in May 50,000+ pageviews.
My blog readers are mostly women between the ages of 20-45, although there are also a sizeable number of men who read/comment on this blog as well.
My blog has over 500 subscribers by email and rss.
Between Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, I have 1,500+ followers.

Content:
My weekly blog features are:
Fridays: a how-to/crafty/challenge post
Wednesdays: a faith/religion based post
Mondays: general topics from food, to family, etc.
To keep my blog true to the way I have designed it to be, and to keep the reading experience of my subscribers as positive as possible, all ads need to fit the general feel and aesthetic of my blog. (For instance, all ads/sites advertised should be G-rated.)

Purchasing:
If you would be interested in purchasing an ad space on my blog, just drop me an email with the following information:
– your ad image (no animated/moving ads, please) If you need me to design an ad for you, I would be happy to do so for an additional $10, or $5 in June (half off again!)
– the address you want the ad to link to
– your email address to which I can send a PayPal invoice
I will review your ad to make sure it is a good fit for here on TheFlourishingAbode – this is in both of our interests, since your money is best spent advertising on a site that reaches your target market (for instance, if your niche is selling skull bandannas for bikers, sorry, but advertising on my site won’t do either of us much good!:)
If your ad is a good fit, I will send you a PayPal invoice. Then, once you’ve paid, your ad will go up on my blog beginning June 1st!

So be sure to grab this half off opportunity this week so your ad can start in June – June starts on Friday, and this half price deal is just for June.

I appreciate so much the comments, support and kind words so many of you have offered. I enjoy interacting with you here so much! And as I hope to continue blogging for some time, I felt now was the appropriate time to start taking sponsors to help support my growing blog and the time it takes to continue blogging. So thank you for helping my blog to grow to the point that it is at now, and I look forward to hosting ads for your own blogs/websites as well, and hopefully bring some traffic your way, too! :)

If you have any questions at all about advertising on my blog, you can always drop me a note: aprilstarr (at) flourishcafe (dot) com
Thanks! :D