How to Start Advertising

If you have an employers account you already have access to the various kinds of advertising. From your employers home page you can select which kind of advertising you want to sign up for and follow the instructions. If you do not have an employers account and you want to become an advertiser you need to register an advertiser account which will give you access to the advertising feature sign up pages. From these pages you can choose which types of advertising you want to pay for.

With banner advertising you get to upload 5 different advertisements into the ad rotation on the website.  Your banners will be displayed at random times when users navigate throughout the site.  You can change the images or remove them at any time through the Banner Ads section in your members area.  The monthly fee keeps your banners in the database for 30 days (from the date you pay).  If you want your banners up for additional months you can renew them and the expiration dates will be extended.  For example, if you pay $5 for advertising on May 1st and you choose to extend it on May 3rd your advertisements will remain in the rotation for 60 days.  Every $5 payment adds 30 days to your banner advertising.

Banner Screening Information:
When banners are uploaded, they are screened for appropriateness.  Banners which violate the terms and conditions of ECC or are deemed inappropriate will be removed without notice.  The approval process is usually completed within 24 hours, at which time your banners will begin showing up in the rotation.

Notes:
- Advertisements must be an image (jpg, jpeg or gif)
- Banners remain in the rotation for the number of months you pay for (can prepay for up to 6 months)
 

Gain maximum exposure to the users of this website by having your company/organization logo fixed on the home page! For a monthly fee of $20, your logo remains on the home page for the number of months you pay for. You logo can also linked to your company profile page, if you have created one, or to your company/organizations website. Currently there are 9 slots on the homepage for branding logos.  Note that there is limited availability.  Slots are allocated on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Logo Screening Information:
When logos are uploaded, they are screened for appropriateness.  Logos which violate the terms and conditions of ECC or are deemed inappropriate are removed without notice.  This approval process is completed before payment.

The logo upload procedure is as follows:
1. You upload your logo and specify what it will link to
2. We view it and approve or disapprove it (usually done within 24 hours of upload)
3. If approved, you return and complete the payment process

Your logo will appear immediately on the main page of ECC when you complete the payment process.

Notes:
- Branding logo dimensions must not exceed 85 x 85 pixels
- Branding logos remain on the home page for 30 days and can be renewed