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Why advertise your business on WindowsBBS.com?


WindowsBBS is a discussion community which has developed into a thriving online community. We provide a place for tech enthusiasts, corporate professionals, and novices to discuss their needs and problems when using Microsoft technologies.

WindowsBBS has been in existence on its current domain name since 2001; prior to that date it was located on another of our domains dating back to 1996.

Our members appreciate the professional nature of the community, and the opportunity they find to get help, advice, solutions, information for professional growth or just fun. Our variety of features mixes elements of social networking with a professional, industry-focused community.

Forum staff have helped develop WindowsBBS as a highly educational and highly regarded resource with strict membership policies and timely moderation.

Professional and dedicated forum administration and moderating staff ensure integrity of discussions and content.


Custom advertising opportunities with high visibility and affordable rates


WindowsBBS provides custom advertising opportunities that meet the needs and expectations of individual clients.

  • Over 175,000 monthly page-views a month.

  • Over 135,000 unique visitors a month.

  • Traffic sources: 40% from the United States; 9% from the United Kingdom; 5% from Canada; 5% from India; 3% from Australia; remaining mostly from Europe and Asia.

  • Continent breakdown: 49% Americas; 29% Europe; 16% Asia; 4% Oceania, 2% Africa.


  • Around 54% of our visitors are male, and over 60% is between the ages of 25 to 54.


  • Close to 40% of our visitors received a College Degree, 17% hold an advanced university degree.


  • Over 48% of our visitors earn an annual household income of $50,000 or more.


  • Some of the industry's most affordable advertising rates

Improve ROI with unique advertising opportunities


WindowsBBS provides marketers with unique advertising opportunities only available through our in-house advertising solution:

  • Target your advertisements to any country or continent of your choosing.
  • Limit the number of times your advertisement will be seen by a single visitor.
  • Target your ads to be shown during certain hours of the day, days of the week or specific dates.

Each campaign is custom-designed and best of all at no additional cost to the client; WindowsBBS will work hard to ensure each of our client's campaigns will be a success. WindowsBBS supports CPM (cost-per-thousand impressions) and flat-rate monthly options.

Site-wide campaigns

In order to experience the full marketing potential of WindowsBBS, site-wide campaigns can be launched across the entire site and include several ad formats.

Advertisers can launch site-wide campaigns that encompass the entire site, by requesting a customized advertising package or selecting from the available site-wide ad options listed below.

Benefits of site-wide campaigns

- Over 13s5,000 unique visitors per month
- Reach every visitor to WindowsBBS from any region and on any page, at any time of day.

Site-wide ad specifications:

  • 728x90 pixel "Leaderboard" advertisement displayed "above the fold" on all pages of WindowsBBS. Can also appear below the fold, depending on client's campaign requirements.
  • 336x280 or 300x250 pixel "Rectangle" advertisement displayed within the first posting on WindowsBBS shown to all visitors.
  • 160x600 pixel "Skyscraper" advertisement displayed on the right side-bar on WindowsBBS shown to all visitors.

All of these are available on a CPM or flat-rate basis. Cost will depend on the number of users you want to target and the length of your campaign.

Advertising Opportunities Available through our Partners


Google AdWords - CPM and CPC-based text & image campaigns

WindowsBBS has partnered with Google to offer text & image ads through the Google AdWords program. If you'd like to take a self-service approach to advertising on WindowsBBS, and have your campaign live within the hour, you can do so by setting up an AdWords Placement Targeted campaign. You'll be able to bid for placement on either a CPM or CPC basis across various channels on WindowsBBS.com. With only a $5 minimum, AdWords is optimal for advertisers with smaller budgets.

Tribal Fusion - CPM-based image campaigns

WindowsBBS has partnered with Tribal Fusion to offer image ads through the Tribal Fusion network. If you'd like to run larger campaigns across multiple sites that include WindowsBBS, Tribal Fusion channels make it easy for you to reach significant audiences with focused interests. WindowsBBS is part of Tribal Fusion's Technology Channel (sub channel Platforms > Windows).

A.mo.bee - In-text campaigns

WindowsBBS has partnered with A.mo.bee to be our exclusive provider of in-text contextual advertising.




Contact us to get your campaign started or learn more about opportunities available on WindowsBBS

If you're interested in learning more about advertising opportunities available through WindowsBBS or if you'd like a price quote, please fill out the form below and we will get in touch with you.

Please be as descriptive as possible to help us better prepare your quote and/or answer any questions or respond to any comments you may have.

Your Name:
E-mail:
Company Name:
Are you an agent acting on behalf of a 3rd party client?


Your marketing campaign information

Please describe the business, organization or products that you wish to market on WindowsBBS.




What sort of ad types are you looking for?

WindowsBBS supports "graphic banners," and "text ads." If you know the dimensions of your preferred ads, such as 728x90 pixel leaderboards, please include this information.




Which items are you looking for in your campaign?

A side-wide campaign





Geographical targeting

Time and/or Volume targeting

Please check all that apply.
 


Additional questions or comments?

Additional information such as preferred starting date, campaign duration and other.