When I redesigned this site I had a number of intentions, one of which was to introduce some advertising. I’ve toyed with it before in the shape of Google ads and a few trial runs of other systems, but I was never really happy with them. The redesign was aimed at solving those problems.

These other advertising methods presented me with two main problems:

Firstly, I could not control what was offered. This site is just a hobby for me, but nonetheless I do still want it to be useful and so I want advertising that everyone that reads the site might genuinely find interesting.

Secondly, I didn’t really feel that there was any value either way. I want the advertiser to feel they are getting enough time to explain themselves and Google ads just don’t do that.

The Offer

I imagine most people assumed the nice big space at the top would be for advertising, and so it is.

My intention is to offer the space (700px X 150px ) for an entire calendar month ( December 1st to December 31st) to the person that has met the conditions below, and offered me the highest rate by Midnight (UK Time) on the 20th November. This isn’t an auction, there will be no re-bids, just tell me what you think is fair, and if it proves to be the best offer then I will accept it (subject to a minimum of