UpgradeYourLifestyle.com has been designed from the ground up to serve both it’s visitors and it’s advertisers. With a scope encompassing all the ways you can “upgrade your lifestyle,” a growing amount of timely content, special offers and helpful services, UpgradeYourLifestyle.com is among the highest trafficked local web sites.

UpgradeYourLifestyle.com offers registered users access to special offers, locally produced content, and a directory service for local businesses, all wrapped in an interactive experience. Users can subscribe via e-mail or RSS feeds to individual categories of interest and receive the latest updates.

Right about now you’re thinking, “As a business owner, what’s in this for me?” 

High Traffic Area

Those yellow pages in the phone book just aren’t effective in this new digital world. Consumers overwhelmingly research their decisions online, and it’s the first place they’ll begin looking for who to call.

Get Your Message Delivered

Advertisers and sponsors will be encouraged to produce branded content for the site. Take as much space as you need! Locally produced content “lives” permanently on the site. Sponsor a category and present your business as the local experts. 

Cost Effective

Highly Targeted Response

Business Directory

Be sure to have your business listed in the directory of Central Illinois’s guide for local resources.  Studies have shown that there is decreased use of the phone book, so why not take advantage of an opportunity to list your business online?   You can customize your listing with your company logo, photos, website link and a map of your location.

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Sponsorships

Sponsor one of our categories and extend your online presence!  Wouldn't it be great if you could get your ads in before any of your competitors? Every visitor to your sponsored category will know exactly who brought this content to them, you! By sponsoring a category, you will have a banner heading at the top of the main category page.
You can extend you sponsorship by 'buying out' the category, with an agreement to produce timely content. Lock your competitors out of your sponsored category and corner the market!

Articles & features

Take advantage of the opportunity to produce branded articles for UpgrageYourLifestyle!  There are several opportunities for participation – you can provide an article for a single category, you can be featured as an article on the home page, or you can ‘buy-out’ a section and provide the articles for 52 weeks.  This is a great opportunity to present yourself as an ‘expert’ in a given category! 

E-Blast

Be sure get in on our monthly e-blast that goes out to all of our registered users!  This is your opportunity to give them special offers or coupons – that can only be found through our site.  What a great way to track where your customers are coming from!slide

Special Offers

If you participate in our monthly e-blast, your special offers will also be listed in a ‘registered users only’ area of the website. 

Banner Ads 

We have a multitude of banner ads, all at great prices!  You can be the only business listed on the home page feature banners or be one of three businesses listed in the menu rotators.  Or, if you have a special sale or event coming up, be sure to post it on the header ribbon – where everyone is sure to see it!

Main Page Feature Header

 

The Main Page Feature Header Is the prime advertising position for maximum impact and return. Displayed each and every time the home page is loaded. Feature ads are available in 2 flavors: 1 Column and 2 Column and are not shared with other advertisers, so schedule your ads early and reserve your slot! 1 Column Size: 296px X 150px Number of Advertisers: 1 Rotation: None Minimum Commitment: 4 weeks

Main Page Banner

 

The Main Page Banner Ad is right in the thick of things. Displayed each and every time the home page is loaded, just underneath the featured content. Size: 710px X 100px Number of Advertisers: 4 Rotation: one ad at a time Minimum Commitment: 4 weeks

Mini Banner

 

The Mini Banner Ad is small yet powerful. Displayed on each and every page on the site, right above the categories menu. Size: 190px X 75px Number of Advertisers: 4 Rotation: one ad at a time Minimum Commitment: 4 weeks

Main Page Menu

 

The Main Page Menu Ad is displayed each time the home page is loaded, just under the categories menu. This ad is a static location, ensuring your ad is seen by every visitor to the site during it's run.  Size: 190px X 190px Number of Advertisers: 1 Rotation: none Minimum Commitment: 4 weeks

Menu Rotator

 

The Menu Rotator Ad is a cluster of 3 ads, at the bottom of the left column. This location is the best value for maximum page impressions.  Size: 190px X 190px Number of Advertisers: 12 Rotation: 3 at a time  Minimum Commitment: 12 weeks

Header Ribbon

 

The header ribbon is a unique way to bring attention to your special event or timely promotion. Size: Custom Number of Advertisers: 1 Rotation: one ad at a time Minimum Commitment: 1 week

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