Advertising Rates - Connections Online

Connections Online features advertisements from a number of mission agencies, publishers, individuals, churches, and denominational groups.  Our rates for ads depends on the size, location, and specifications as follows:

Format:
Connections Online is an electronic/print hybrid of four pages. In it, readers will find:
• Essay: Written by a pastor or teacher in the style of articles in the Connections magazine.
• Mini-Study: Perfect for a circle meeting or breakfast group, each featuring a psalm.
• Partner Focus: A narrative from a Sola ministry partner, such as an introduction, description of its current work, or press release.
• The Back Page: A game or puzzle plus a focus on resources for the parish.
• Advertisements: Small interactive ads from Sola’s ministry partners.

Distribution
Sola Publishing will distribute Connections Online via Constant Contact. Subscriptions are free. Anyone can sign up to receive subscriber emails by clicking the button at the bottom of the homepage at www.solapublishing.com. The distribution schedule is monthly, with anticipated email delivery in the first week of each month.

Reproduction
Recipients are encouraged to share online or by printing. Each issue is designed to be printed on both sides of a sheet of 11x17 paper to make a four-page booklet to pass out. The booklet can also be folded in such a way that the image on the front page provides space for a mailing label and stamp without loss of content or the need for an envelope.

Ad Rate and Specs
• Small Advertisements are $35
• Ads are 1.7 inches wide by 1.5 inches tall.  300 dpi CMYK as a PSD, PDF, or PNG file.
• Advertisers may design their own ad or request that an ad be designed at no additional cost.
• Ads are due the 20th of the month prior to publication.
• An organization that submits a Ministry Partner Focus narrative receives a free ad in the issue in which it is printed.
• Ad cost of $35 per issue is billed after publication.
• When the issue is viewed online, ads are clickable to the destination link of the advertiser’s choosing.
• Advertiser contacts will receive each issue by email from the editor as well as through Constant Contact.

Reach
There is no cost for Connections Online for readers and congregations. Copies of the PDF may be freely downloaded, printed and distributed by individuals or congreations for simply the cost of paper, ink and time (and, if mailed to others, the cost of a first-class stamp). The first issue of Connections Online will be emailed to more than 2,500 addresses. Each recipient is encouraged to read the issue as well as print it and freely distribute it to others.

Ad rates are subject to change based on changes in circulation. With the exception of the back cover, ad position cannot be guaranteed. Connections Online and Sola Publishing do not specifically endorse or recommend the service and product of advertisers, nor does the publication of an ad imply endorsement by any denominational body. The editors reserve the right to decline advertising deemed inappropriate or not in harmony with the mission of the magazine.