Advertise With Us

Get More Exposure for Your Crafting Site

We have several advertising options to bring your website greater visibility on CraftyTips.com. This page explains our 3 advertising options and how you can use them to advertise your crafty website.

General Terms

• All paid advertising options are made available on a first come, first served basis.
• Advertisers will only be accepted if their websites meet all other submission requirements.
• If the site would not be accepted for a free listing in one of the categories, it will not be accepted for advertising - NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Current advertisers are given first right of refusal to continue their current advertising.
• Current advertisers who do not complete payment by the end of the advertising period will retain their regular links within the directory.
• Advertising rates and periods may be subject to change and renewals are charged the most current rates posted on CraftyTips.com.

Category Graphic Sponsorship

6 months for $15 for parent categories
6 months for $5 for interior categories with purchase of parent category
6 months for $10 for interior categories without sponsorship of parent category

A unique advertising option not found on other directories!

Have your product picture listed throughout the category that corresponds to your site.

Category Graphic Sponsorship Guidelines

1. Only one advertiser per category during sponsorship period.
2. Advertiser's website must be accepted for inclusion in the selected category.
3. Pictures will reside on CraftyTips.com.
4. Advertiser gives CraftyTips.com the right to display the image during the sponsorship period, but retains all other copyrights.
5. Picture may be no larger than 200 pixels by 200 pixels and may not be animated or banner-like.
6. Picture must accurately represent the category it is associated with.
7. All Category Graphics will be captioned with the text: Category picture courtesy of:
8. Sponsor's website/company name will be listed as an SEO-friendly link.
9. Sponsor may choose the link destination, but the destination must be a page is part of a website already accepted for inclusion in CraftyTips.com and must relate to the category being sponsored.
10. Should it be proven that the graphic provided is not owned by the advertiser and violates the copyrights of a third party, the graphic and all other references to the site will be removed from Crafty Tips and no monies will be refunded.
11. Interior category discount given to advertisers sponsoring that interior category's parent category. For example, someone who sponsors the Crochet parent category could purchase sponsorship for the Free Crochet Patterns interior category at the discounted rate, but will not get the discounted rate for sponsoring Free Knitting Patterns.

Our Favorite Tips Sponsorship

12 months for $60

A unique advertising option not found on other directories!

Plan Features

1. Favorite Tips are featured on the front page of CraftyTips.com
2. Favorite Tips include a graphic of the advertiser's choice.
3. Favorite Tips include the crafty tip submitted with the advertiser's site or may include a new crafty tip.
4. Favorite Tips include an SEO-friendly link to the advertiser's website or company name.

Favorite Tips Sponsorship Guidelines

1. Pictures will reside on CraftyTips.com and may be the same picture used for the regular listing or one of the advertiser's choice.
2. Advertiser gives CraftyTips.com the right to display the image during the sponsorship period, but retains all other copyrights.
3. Picture may be no larger than 200 pixels by 200 pixels and may not be animated.
4. Picture must accurately represent the category it is associated with.
5. Renewing Favorite Tips advertisers will be able to continue using the current graphic and tip or can supply new ones.
6. Sponsor may choose the link destination, but the destination must be a page that is part of a website already accepted for inclusion in CraftyTips.com and must relate to crafting.
7. Should it be proven that the graphic provided is not owned by the advertiser and violates the copyrights of a third party, the graphic and all other references to the site will be removed and no monies will be refunded.

Featured Listing

1 year $10

Plan Features

• Featured listing will appear at the top of the sites listed in that category.
• Listing will be displayed in a different format and include 2 pictures from the website.

Featured Listing Guidelines

• Featured listings must be first accepted as a regular listing and then upgraded.
• Pictures may be no larger than 150px wide and unanimated.
• Featured listings look the most attractive when both pictures are the same size.
• Expired Featured Listings will revert to a regular listing.

CraftyTips.com Advertising FAQ

May I advertise on CraftyTips.com if I do not have a craft-related site?
No.

How do I pay?
Once accepted, site owners will be given instructions via email on how to make payment.

Can I pre-pay for my advertising?
No.

My site is already accepted, how can I add advertising?
Please use the Contact Us page and let us know which program you would like to join.

My site is accepted, I am willing to pay, why was I not accepted as an advertiser?
The Category Graphic Sponsorship has space for only one advertiser per category and the Our Favorite Tips Sponsorship is limited to 10 advertisers.

Is there a waiting list?
Certain advertising options may have a waiting list.

Do I need to prepay to be put on the waiting list?
No. Since existing advertisers are given first right of refusal, the advertising option may not come available.

Additional Advertising Options for Crafters

We have two additional family-friendly craft-related websites where crafters can showcase their websites www.BlogAboutCrafts.com and www.TheCraftyTipster.com

Share your favorite crafty business or site promotion tips on Blog About Crafts through a guest post.

1. Post must be related to arts and crafts.
2. One link to your site may be included in the body of the post.
3. An Artist's "bio" box will be included with a link to your site.
4. Pictures are not mandatory but posts with pictures are preferred.
5. Should it be proven that any portion of the guest post is not owned by the advertiser and violates the copyrights of a third party, all other references to the site will be removed from both Blog About Crafts and Crafty Tips and if applicable, no monies will be refunded.

Free Advertising on The Crafty Tipster

The Crafty Tipster is a website that offers free and licensed patterns and project ideas for crafters of all skill levels. To keep the site interesting and to provide a wider array of crafts, we invite crafters to share their patterns and project ideas on our site. Crafters will be given full credit for the pattern or project with a short bio and link at the bottom of the page their pattern or project appears on. They will also be included on our Meet the Designers page which will include links to each of their projects appearing on The Crafty Tipster as well as a direct link to their own website or online shop. This is a great opportunity for Etsians and other shared site shop owners to promote their finished items and patterns for sale.

We do ask that all patterns and projects include complete instructions and a picture of the finished item. Pictures that further illustrate how to construct the item are also welcome. Pictures may be resized to fit available space and will also be used within the category(s) the item appears in as part of our menu structure.

All copyrights to the pattern or project and accompanying pictures will be retained by the designer with The Crafty Tipster having rights for their use. Please do not submit the same pattern or project to other websites as this can cause the search engines to inflict duplicate content penalties on all of the sites with the project, which will hurt the effectiveness of the advertising option The Crafty Tipster provides crafters.

If you do not see a category for the type of crafts that you make and are interested in becoming a Crafty Tipster, please let us know and we can create a new category to showcase your pattern or project.

All instructions must be complete and in English. Instructions must be clear and the project needs to be worth making - always keep in mind our sites are all family -friendly sites and we will maintain the same level of quality standards as we do on Crafty Tips. Should it be proven that any portion of the guest post is not owned by the advertiser and violates the copyrights of a third party, all other references to the site will be removed from both The Crafty Tipster and Crafty Tips and if applicable, no monies will be refunded.

Family friendly projects for adults and children are welcome as well as holiday and pet themed projects.