Corporate Channel Sponsorship 
With well over 600,000 visitors per month FreeIndex.co.uk is now offering 9 corporate sponsorship opportunities which span every category within the entire business directory.
There will be only one sponsorship position available for each of the site's 9 main vertical channels, and sponsors will be selected on a first come first serve basis.
Sponsoring a FreeIndex channel will propel your brand and deliver your key messages directly to your target audience.
Ads will be tightly integrated into the site in prime positions using non-standard creative sizes to ensure that the site retains its clean look and feel, and ads don't appear to be tacked on. Our design team will work with you
to ensure that your brand and key message is professionally advertised on every page within your target channel. For this reason sponsors must commit to a
minimum sponsorship period of six months.
FreeIndex Channels
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# Registered Businesses |
Key Sub-Categories |
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Business Services |
12,000 |
Advertising, Marketing, Consultants, Human Resources, Office Services, Events and Conferences |
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Computers & Internet |
8,800 |
Web Design, Web Development, Computer Services, Software Applications, Computer Hardware |
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Entertainment & Lifestyle |
19,000 |
Healthcare, Parties and Events, Photography, Weddings, Sports, Food & Drink, Beauty, Music |
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Financial & Legal |
3,100 |
Personal Finance, Accounting, Legal, Insurance, Business Finance |
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Industry |
3,700 |
Industrial Services, Manufacturing, Industrial Supplies, Engineering, Catering |
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Property & Tradesmen |
12,400 |
Tradesmen, Building and Construction, Property Maintenance, Estate Agents, Property Consultants |
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Shopping |
5,400 |
Gifts, Clothes, Home and Garden, Kids, Electricals, Camping and Outdoors |
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Transport & Auto |
5,700 |
Vehicle Hire, Driving Schools, Couriers, Vehicle Services, Car Parts and Accessories |
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Travel & Tourism |
2,800 |
Accommodation, Taxis, Travel Agents, Activities, Flights |
Channel Statistics
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Overall Stats
- In May 2008 FreeIndex received over 600,000 visitors.
- There are currently 74,000 businesses live on the site.
- 5000+ new businesses sign up every month.
- FreeIndex has over 2,500 business categories.
Key Points
- Some channels get a lot more traffic than others, and sponsorship rates will vary accordingly.
- Sponsorship rates will be loosely based on a CPM (Cost per 1000 Impressions) model.
- Not all of FreeIndex's traffic comes through the channels.
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Ad Positions
Sponsors Messages will be displayed in dedicated 'above the fold' ad positions within each channel. Each sponsor will be featured on every page
within their selected channel. There are 3 key types of page which will carry sponsors messages within a channel.
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The Channel Homepage
The 9 channel homepages are all one click away from every other page in the directory, and the channel sponsors message will feature as part of the main graphic at the top of the page.
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Category Pages
Each channel has a considerable number of 2nd and 3rd tier sub categories which break down the channel into specific niches. The channel sponsors message will feature at the top of every category page within the channel.
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Profile Pages
Every business within the channel has their own optimised pages which contain details and content about their business. The channel sponsors message will be displayed on all of these pages.
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Sponsorship Rates and Conditions
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Sponsorship rates are based on the average number of page views a channel has received over the previous 3 months, with a standard CPM (Cost per 1000 Impressions) of £20. FreeIndex's traffic has grown month on month for the past 3 years so the reality is that you will get more impressions than quoted.
Example : If a channel has had average impressions of 200,000 over the last 3 months then : 200,000 / 1000 * 20 = £4000 per month.
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Please note that sponsors must commit to a minimum sponsorship period of 3 months.
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Live statistics of impressions and clicks will be provided to channel sponsors via a dedicated login area.
Further Information
If you would like some more information about channel sponsorship, or would like to chat about sponsoring a channel, please email
more-info@freeindex.co.uk, and a member of our sponsorship team will phone you back immediately. (During normal working hours).
