Featured Sponsor: The Chop Shop
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I’m sure by now, many of you have notices the spiffy new banner ad running on for the past week or so. The ad is for The Chop Shop – a novelty t-shirt company specializing in some pretty awesome (and geeky) t-shirt designs.
This month I’m testing out a new program where I feature a monthly site sponsor. As mentioned above, this month’s featured sponsor is The Chop Shop. I chose The Chop Shop for a few reasons. One, I like their shirts, especially their badass “space exploration” shirts. Secondly, The Chop Shop donates a portion of the proceeds from some of their shirts to The Planetary Society.
Basically, if you are looking for a geek gift this holiday season, I encourage you to visit http://chopshopstore.com/ and check out The Chop Shop’s offerings.
With regards to advertising and site sponsors, rather than throw random ads on the site, with the hopes of covering costs ( site hosting, telescope giveaways, etc.) I’ve been a bit more selective about the ads ran on the site. Instead of seeing ads for online casinos or mortgage refinancing, you see ads for telescopes, think geek gadgets, etc. Also of note is that the ad placement is rather inobtrusive and I don’t resort to pop-ups, interstitials, or any of the other annoying ad techniques. While I do have site costs (and expenses) to cover, keep in mind that my plan will always be to do so in the least obtrusive manner possible.
Thank you all for continuing to read “Dear Astronomer”
Ray Sanders is a Sci-Fi geek, astronomer and blogger. Currently researching variable stars at Arizona State University, he writes for Universe Today, The Planetary Society blog, and his own blog, Dear Astronomer
2012-12-04 08:07:01
Source: http://www.dearastronomer.com/2011/12/12/featured-sponsor-the-chop-shop/
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