Advertise on Stark Insider

Boost your Marketing ROI and Brand Awareness

Ads start from $240, with competitive CPM rates available from $8. Packages include banner ads, sponsorships, featured listings, links and other placements.

Reach

Each year, over 500,000 readers visit Stark Insider for the latest in film and the arts, food & wine, tech and travel.

West Coast and Silicon Valley

Readers are concentrated along the West Coast, with the majority based in the Bay Area including San Francisco, San Jose, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Napa, Cupertino and Central California.

A Premium Brand with Affluent Readership

Stark Insider is one of the fastest growing online brands focused on the West Coast lifestyle and can get your products and services in front of thousands of consumers, decision makers and potential buyers.

Place your Ad Now

Placing an ad on Stark Insider is an easy 3-step process.

Orders are processed via Google Checkout or PayPal. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover are accepted. Billing will appear as “Blue Lizard Group LLC / Stark Insider”. Once payment is verified, please submit additional ad information to Monica Turner (monica@starkinsider.com) as specified below.

1. Choose Ad Type and Make Payment

TL1. Text Link $240
1 year
Text link at the top of 1 Stark Insider article for one year. Article URL required after payment confirmed.

TL3. Text Link (3-pack), $576 (20% discount per link)
1 year
Text links at the top of 3 Stark Insider articles of your choice for one year each. Article URLs required after payment confirmed.

MR. Medium Rectangle (300×250), $300
1 month
One third of total site impressions. Run of site. $300/month. Minimum 3 months. Effective CPM ~ $12.

LB. Leaderboard Banner (728×90), $450
1 month
One third of total site impressions. Run of site. $450/month. Minimum 3 months. Effective CPM ~$18.

Pay via Google Checkout

Pay via PayPal


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2. Email Us Your Ad Information

Once payment is made, email Monica Turner (monica@starkinsider.com) your ad information.

Text Link:
* Ad description – text only, up to 35 words
* URL for clickthrough

Leader Banner Ad:
* 729 x 90 image (jpg, png, gif) with preferred overall size less than 40k
* URL for clickthrough

Medium Rectangle Ad:
* 300 x 250 image (jpg, png, gif) with preferred overall size less than 40k
* URL for clickthrough

3. Approve Ad

You will receive an ad markup within 24 hours of the order. Upon your approval, the ad will be placed into our ad server, and set to run within a few hours.

For Questions and Support

Please contact Monica Turner for any questions or support: monica@starkinsider.com, (415) 729-5444.

Traffic and Demographics

For more information on traffic and demographics please visit Quantcast for a qualified profile of the BLG Media network of sites including Stark Insider.