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Hauntworld.com is OFFICIALLY the #1 haunted house website in the World!  According to alexa.com Hauntworld.com is the #1 rated haunted house website on the net.  Hauntworld.com is rated more than 100,000 website more popular than Hauntedhouse.com November through September and passed their peak traffic in October.  

Our only magazine competitor (HauntedAttraction) was listed over 100,000 sites behind Hauntworld.com November through September and over 200,000 behind Hauntworld.com in October.  In fact the Hauntworld Network has THREE sites with higher traffic than Hauntedattraction.com including www.findhauntedhouses.com ranked 199,000 and www.Hauntedhouses.us ranked 125,000 on the web according to Alexa.com  Hauntworld Magazine has over 1,200 haunted professionals as subscribers.

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CHART:  Shows Hauntworld.com in Blue and Hauntedattraction.com in red traffic June through November 2005. 

FAST FACTS:  Hauntworld.com Traffic Counts (Past 6 Months)

Month
Unique Visits    
Average Per Day
Hits
June 05  
90,892 
3,029
1.5 Million
July ‘05  
111,039
3,581
1.6 Million
August ‘05
133,860
4,318 
1.8 Million
September ‘05
233,854
7,795
3 Million
October ‘05
702,382
20,065
10.6 Million
November ‘05
204,000
6,812
2 Million
December ‘05
132,798
4,283
1.1 million

When you advertise with Hauntworld Magazine your banners are listed throughout our network including Hauntworld.com / Hauntedhousemagazine.com / Hauntedhousetradeshows.com and Hauntedhousesupplies.com.

 The power of this network is UN-MATCHED!

OFFICIAL HAUNT MAGAZINE OF TRANSWORLD HALLOWEEN AND HAUNTED HOUSE SHOW AND HAUNTED HOUSE SEMINARS

FINALLY we’re more fully utilizing the websites traffic to marketing your business.  Additionally the printed magazine has nearly doubled subscriber ship over the past 12 months.  Now more people than ever are reading Hauntworld Magazine.  Lastly www.hauntedhousemagazine.com has quadrupled its web traffic to an average of over 3,000 visits per day and over 100,000 in October alone.  

We’re now offering marketing packages that will expand your presence within our system. We’re now offering haunted supplier profiles on the FRONT page of Hauntworld.com.  These profiles are articles about your company that include photos, contact information and much more. All profiles are paid for by the vendor and last for one year and include additional product profiles you supply us.  For a limited amount of advertisers (EIGHT) you can sponsor whole entire pages with your header on top of a page.  In other words you create an 1118 x 101 header that includes your logo and message and we place it on top of a page on our site like the forums page.  This header will include a message that reads “Hauntworld.com’s Yellow Pages is sponsored by (Your Company).  Additionally this header will be hot linked back to your website.

Listed below you will find several marketing packages to give you exclusive sponsorship of certain parts of the site and much more. You do NOT have to purchase a marketing package.  You can still simply buy simple ads but marketing packages are          limited and available on a first come first serve basis. 

NOTE:  All marketing packages cover two Hauntworld Magazines and one full year placement on the website system.

Supreme Marketing Package One:   SOLD UNIT 70
  • 2 Full Page Spreads (Issue #13 and #14)

  • First Choice on Sponsorship Header (February ’06 to ’07)

  • 1 Company Profile and 2 Product Profiles (listed first)

  • Banners throughout the Hauntworld Network
Cost:  $3,200.00 (only one package available)

Supreme Marketing Package Two: SOLD SCAREFACTORY

  • 2 Back Cover Full Color Ads (Issue #13 and #14)

  • Second Choice on Sponsorship Header

  • 1 Company Profile and 2 Product Profiles (listed second)

  • Banners throughout the Hauntworld Network
Cost:  $3,000.00 (only one package available)

Supreme Marketing Package Three:

  • 2 Inside Front or Back Covers Full Color Ads (Issue #13 and #14)

  • 3rd or 4th Choice on Sponsorship Header

  • 1 Company Profile and 2 Product Profiles (listed third or forth)

  • Banners throughout the Hauntworld Network
Cost: $2,500.00 (only two packages available, first to sign gets choice)

Supreme Marketing Package Four:  (TWO SOLD:  TRANSWORLD AND HAUNTED MEMORIES)

  • 2 Full Color Ads (Issue #13 and #14)

  • 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Choice on Sponsorship Header

  • 1 Company Profile and 2 Product Profiles (listed 4th through 8th)

  • Banners throughout the Hauntworld Network
Cost: $2,300.00 (only 5 packages available, first to sign gets choice)

Header Choices:  Chosen from Hauntworld’s TOP visited pages in no certain order.
Supreme Marketing Package Four:  (TWO SOLD:  TRANSWORLD AND HAUNTED MEMORIES)

  • 2 Full Color Ads (Issue #13 and #14)

  • 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Choice on Sponsorship Header

  • 1 Company Profile and 2 Product Profiles (listed 4th through 8th)

  • Banners throughout the Hauntworld Network
Cost: $2,300.00 (only 5 packages available, first to sign gets choice)

          • Hauntworld Forums (SOLD UNIT 70)

          • Hauntworld Yellow Pages

          • Hauntworld Search Engine

          • Hauntworld Magazine Site

          • Haunted House Supplies

          • Haunted House Tradeshows  (SOLD TRANSWORLD)

          • Haunted House Photo Gallery (Coming Soon)

          • Hauntworld Blog

 

Rates for Advertisement per Issue (Rate Same for Issue #13 and #14) 

NOTE:  Hauntworld Magazine Issue #13 will release February ’06 w/bonus distribution at Transworld Halloween and Haunted House Show.

All Marketing Packages are paid in two payments prior to each magazines release.

THIS JUST IN…HAUNTWORLD HAS A NEW SECTION CALLED HAUNTED DOWNLOADS.  DO YOU HAVE A PROMO VIDEO FOR YOUR COMPANY?  SEND US A COPY OF YOUR PROMO VIDEO AND WE’LL ADD THIS TO HAUNTED DOWNLOADS.  PLUS WE’LL PLACE A LINK TO YOUR PROMO NEXT TO YOUR COMPANY PROFILE. ACT FAST!

 

Advertising Rates 2006

Color Measures

1 Time

2 Times

Full Page Ad 8 1/2 x 11

$900

$750

Three Quarter Vert 5 1/4 x 9 3/4

$750

$650

Three Quarter Horz

$750

$650

Half Page 7 ¾ x 4 3/4

$650

$550

Quarter Page 5 ¼  x 3 ½

$450

$370

Business Display 4 7/8 x 2 3/8

$275

$250

2 page spread full pages

$1,400

 

4 pages back to back to back

$2,400

 

Black and White Measures

1 Time

2 Times

Full Page Ad 8-1/2 x 11

$650

$550

Three Quarter Vert 5 1/4 x 9 3/4

$500

$450

Three Quarter Horz

$500

$450

Half Page 7 3/4 x 4-3/4

$400

$350

Quarter Page 5 ¼ x 3 1/2

$350

$250

Business Display 4 7/8 x 2 3/8

$175

$150

2 page spread full pages

$1,000

 

4 pages back to back to back

$1,800

 

 

 

 

 

     

    Inside Back Cover (Full Page) COLOR $1000.00

    Inside Front Cover (Full Page) COLOR $1000.00

    Back Cover (Full Page) COLOR $1250.00 SOLD LIFETIME TO SCAREFACTORY

    Inserts into the Magazine (such as a flyer) $750.00

    Company Profile added to Hauntoworld.com Front Page $500.00

  • Sponsor with /perm banner the following sections:  Safety Section, etc. Customer must specify exact page where they’d like a permanent banner add $350.00 6 months.

  • Terms:  All first time advertisers must pay in advance. All existing accounts are net 30 from the time the magazine is released. We take checks and credit cards. 5% discount for payments in advance by credit card or company check. 

  • HAUNTWORLD MAGAZINE AD DEADLINE:  JANUARY 30, 2006

    HAUNTWORLD MAGAZINE RELEASE DATE:  FEBRUARY 21, 2006

    TRANSWORLD HALLOWEEN/HAUNT SHOW:  MARCH 10-13, 2006

To Order Please Use our Form Here and Fax or send us your order

  • Banner Ad Sizes

    The following sizes are the only ones acceptable for the side bars:

    • 120 x 90
    • 120 x 60
    • 120 x 240
    • 120 x 600
    • 125 x 90
    • 125 x 60*
    • 125 x 125*
    • 125 x 240*
    • 125 x 600*

      * indicates the sizes that are in use at this time. The other sizes will be added at a later date.

    File Format: .GIF or .JPG ONLY (animated banners accepted)  

    ALL BANNERS MUST BE EMAILED TO: LARRY KIRCHNER (darkrides@sbcglobal.net)

Acceptable Ad Formats

All ads must be in electronic format and open in PC ONLY!  Ads must be openable in Photo Shop and 300dpi or resolution or 600 for line art.  Please send your ads via email to darkrides@sbcglobal.net or mail ads to Jim Kelly c/o Hauntworld Magazine, 1525 South 8th Street, Saint Louis, Mo. 63104 (hpimail@sbcglobal.net or 314 504 3849).

We also request when mailing ads to send a proof of ad in actual size.  

YOU DO NOT HAVE AN AD…WHAT CAN YOU DO?

If you do NOT have an ad or need one made.  We refer ad creation to www.brainstormstudios.com , production@brainstormstudios.com  c/o Chuck Rains at 303- 450-9111 or Rogues Hollow can also create ads for Hauntworld Magazine at www.rogueshollow.com or 614-408-3137.

Ads can be Email to Larry Kirchner

Magazine Fast Facts

Subscribers: 1,200 Industry Professionals
Who Subscribes?:  Professional haunted house owner/operators and amusement parks like Universal Studios, Six Flags and more.
Hauntworld Forums:  2,500 Registered Users
Hauntworld Network Unique Visits:  3 Million

To Order Please Use our Form Here and Fax or send us your order