GBO Advertising Plans and Pricing ** UPDATE

[GBO_Shop Keeper]

Thank you for your time and your interest in the GBO Network. Some may be wondering what the GBO network is. We are the outgrowth of one of the internets more popular hunting, shooting, fishing and outdoors related websites www.GraybeardOutdoors.com.

For those of you not familiar with us we opened in late 1996 as a personal website dedicated to information on handguns, hunting with handguns and reloading for handguns. We started our forums in 1997 and quickly became a contender in the online market for hunters and shooters alike. By 1999 we had grown into a powerful source of information on TC handguns and held an active repeat viewer base of over 10,000. This is also the same year we started the Graybeard Outdoors Product Tests and Reviews which is still very active today. We have since grown into one of the largest and most diverse Outdoors talk forum sites online today. And a popular information source for gun owners and outdoor enthusiasts.

GBO Quick stats:
Over 160 Talk Forums with over 580,000 posts by 19,000 registered members

Weekly Traffic/Stats:
Unique Hits: 70,000+
Page Views: 5.5 million
Visitors Average Time Online: 43min per visit
Visitors from over 60 countries
Average New Posts: 2,000
Average New Members: 150
85.7% repeat traffic average with new visitors.

Keywords Indexed and Referred by Search Engines (4,300+)
Top 10 Keywords searched - contender (15421 times), Remington (7932 times), encore (7870 times), Winchester (7387 times), Optics (7339 times), Taurus (6865 times), JDJ (6408 times), Reloading (6342 times) Bushnell (5783 times), Freedom Arms (5236 times).
Key Phrases Indexed and Referred by Search Engines (4,700+)
Top 5 Key Phrases searched - contender barrels (4822 times), Thompson contender (4771 times),
Remington 750 (4549 times), Bushnell elite scopes (4531 times), encore barrels (4219 times)

We could continue to quote you our stats all day long as they are impressive and we are proud of them. But we think that stats alone are nothing so we would also like to list a few of the companies that for years now have felt GBO benefited them enough to advertise with us and/or contribute to our Product Testing Program. A few of these companies include: Barnes, Burris, Buffalo Bore, Bushnell, Crimson Trace, Ed’s TCs, Freedom Arms, HHI, Hornady, Midsouth Shooters Supply, Motorola, Mueller Optics, SSK Industries, Taurus and many more.

Bottom line is if your customer base is comprised of hunters, shooters or outdoors enthusiast and you offer a quality product at a fair price your ROI by advertising with us will be impressive to say the least and can average 500% or more. Our members support those who support their online hangout and have now consistently for many years. 

GB NOTE: For those who do not need a banner but want to advertise on my classifieds or on the forums I have a special non banner plan priced at $200 per year. Contact me for full details. Graybeard.

To view our current advertising price list click here

Again thank you for your time.

Matt Graham
GBO Marketing Director

[irishman]

Hello, I'm a new to GBO and really excited about what I see here.  I have a small company, and  If I am understanding GBO  protocol correctly, I think I am looking to purchase GBO-AC-2.   I would like to be able to add a link to my website (brooks-USA.com) and to be able to refer to the cannons and tools I make in forum.  Would appreciate your guidance. Thank you, irishman

[GBO MGMT]

Yes I believe that is the correct advertising campaign for what you are wishing to do. That would allow you to post to the Classifieds as well as the Cannon Forum if that is the type items you make.

You can sent your check in the amount of $160 to me at:

W. S. Graham
%Graybeard Outdoor Enterprises
3015 Alabama Hwy. 204
Jacksonville, AL 36265-5506

Please make check payable to W. S. Graham

If you wish to contact me via e-mail you may do so at: graybeard @ go2gbo.com  Close up the spaces. or you may contact me via phone at: 256-435-1125 if you wish to discuss this.

[curdog]

not sure which one i would need. i think all i need is a link, do you have one that will put my logo or banner with myposts? each time i post something it would come up? thanks rick savage (curdog) havehogdogswilltravel

[Graybeard]

I sent you a PM on this.

[Matt]

Plans Updated 4-20-2006

Matt

[gypsyman]

Do you host web site's, or advertise them?  I am getting ready to get a site up and running, and am looking for a host, as well as advertise it. Thanks,Bill Boros

[Graybeard]

Do you host web site's, or advertise them?  I am getting ready to get a site up and running, and am looking for a host, as well as advertise it. Thanks,Bill Boros

We can do either or both. Call me at 256-435-1125 or e-mail me at graybeard@go2gbo.com to discuss the specifics if you'd like.

[Kahnke Gunworks]

Sorry:
Should we just send you check for $200.  Where do I post the information.

[Graybeard]

Sorry:
Should we just send you check for $200.  Where do I post the information.

If what you want to post are ads like the ones you did today then yes the price to do that is $200 per year. IF you want a banner we'll need to talk but if all you want to do is to post ads of that type then the price is $200 per year. And once I have the money those ads can be returned to where they were if you can jog my memory of where I removed them from. They are in the trash can at the moment but can be dusted off.

Send the check to me at:

W. S. Graham
3015 Alabama Hwy. 204
Jacksonville, AL 36265-5506

If you want a banner in the rotation or want to sponsor one of the muzzle loader forums then call me at 256-435-1125 and we'll discuss price for whatever you want.

[kdmcustom]

I would like to purchase the GBO Link Only Advertising Campaigns ACL-2. Please let me know how to proceed.

Thank you!

[Graybeard]

I'm sending you a PM with full information to answer your questions.

[BRL]

If I were to have a third party design my banner is there anything they need to know before designing it? Is it possible to see a sample of some of the banners that were created by your staff, if any?

[Graybeard]

They will need to know the size which is 468x60 for banners in the rotation and 468x80 for forum sponsorship banners. It's best to limit your banner to no more than 3 or 4 panels. We've allowed more in the past but it takes too long for them to completely load if you go more so we no longer allow more than four.

As to what has Matt designed quite a few really. The SSK banner, Ed's TCs banner, all the GBO stuff like our logo and our own domain banners. I'd really have to look at them to try to remember just which he has and hasn't. Most recently he did the Dednutz and Talley Rings banners.

We allow you to pick some images from your site you'd like to see incorporated and to select some words you'd like to have worked into them when we make them so you kinda determine what it looks like in that regard.

What advertising program are you interested in?

[BRL]

I'd be interested in ACRB-1 or ACRB-2. GB, we talked last year about this in brief. My website wasn't ready yet and I had just started another business. I have finally gotten things in order and am ready to start doing some advertising other than magazine ads. Matt's work looks more than sufficient.

[Graybeard]

I've sent you a PM with full details. Let's take the discussion to PM rather than on open forum.