Here is the hard sell on why you should advertise with us. We are landscape professionals serving landscape professionals. If you want to get your company in front of the people making design and installation recommendations, our audience is your audience.

Right now, we experiencing an explosion in growth as a result of our iPhone-ready landscape reference. This has generated quite a bit of media buzz and is driving a lot of new members and visitors. Our pageviews are rising by about 50% per month, and in April 2008, we ended the month with over 40,000 pageviews. But it's not just about pageviews and visitors. There are other websites that can boast bigger numbers. We get your products and services in front of designers and other professionals. These people make repeated purchasing decisions where a normal visitor will buy only a few times. Plus, if you pay for an entire year, you get a list of all members who have requested additional information from vendors.

Ads sizes are a 250px wide by 250px. This size is far more generous than other sites. We also don't drown the page in ads, meaning your ad will actually stand out.

We review all ads prior to posting them. By reviewing ads, we ensure that ads on our site match viewer expectations. Alright, the truth is, we want to make sure that no one slips anything horribly offensive up while we aren't looking. Contact us, and we'll get it posted for you.

Once your ad is posted to your 'My Ads' page, you can add a credit to that ad. Our preferred method of payment is credit card, since your account can be more quickly credited. All credit card transactions are processed through the secure Paypal website. We do not have access to your credit card information in anyway, so you can feel secure knowing that your information is safe in an internationally reputable company. You are not required to have or sign up for a PayPal account.

If you wish to pay by check or money order, please contact us. We will give you instructions from there. Your account will be credited once your payment has cleared the bank, typically 2-3 days after receipt.

Unlike a lot of other websites, we sell our ads by the two time periods, month and year, not by ad views or referrals. This means you can lock in our current rate, pay once, and forget about it. Our ad program is specifically designed for a range of businesses. We want to make sure anyone who wants to participate can. As a small business, we understand thin profit margins.

Local Ads - Local ads run for members who are signed into the site. These ads are selected by the postal zone of the member (for example, if your postal zone is 71270, then you will receive all ads targeted for anyone in the 712 postal zone). Yearly bookings get a directory of members in that area who have requested information from vendors. The cost for this ad is $35/mo or $350/year.

State/Province Ads - State and Province ads run for members who are signed into the site. These ads are selected by the location of the member. Yearly bookings get a directory of members in that area who have requested information from vendors. The cost for this ad is $100/mo or $1,000/year.

National Ads - National ads run for members who are signed into the site. These ads are selected by location of the member. Yearly bookings get a directory of members in that area who have requested information from vendors. The cost for this ad is $300/mo or $3,000/year.

Global Ads - Sitewide ads run for all visitors regardless of their location. Yearly bookings get a directory of all members who have requested information from vendors. The cost for this ad is $500/mo or $5,000/year.

Since each city gets different amounts of traffic, we can't give you specific numbers. Also, ads perform differently depending their design. You can expect anywhere from 3-5% of impressions to generate a lead. In the time we've been keeping statistics, we notice that some ads turn as high as 15% of their impressions into leads. While that is not typical, it shows what a well designed ad can do for you.

We always suggest that you watch your account over a few weeks. If your ad is performing poorly, then we suggest redesigning your ad. We know good freelance grahic designers who will work with you to build a great ad. Contact us, with new ads or for referrals to a designer.