Printing the weekly newspaper costs money.

While the internet and this website provides a less expensive alternative to print publications, in order for us to provide quality content, we need to generate income from this site.

I’ve chosen to do this through voluntary sponsorships - subscriptions of sorts - and online advertising.

1) if you wish to sponsor our site, you may donate $1, $5, $10, $20 or whatever you can afford either one time or at periodic intervals.

We accept cash, check, Credit Cards direct or via PayPal.

Email me at :nencnews@yahoo.com for more details or to make donations.

You may also send, cash check or money order to:

The Independent
PO Box 752
Maple, NC 27956

2) Online Advertising

Another option of sponsorship is for you to purchase an online ad for your business or organization. Online ads will be available as top banners and side ads on the main and sectional pages, as well as side ads on the pages containing posts.

Pricing of banner and side ads is by one of two methods:

1) Sponsors may purchase a certain number of impressions or views and their ads will be displayed until those impressions are exhausted. Use of your budgetted impressions is directly related to the traffic on our website. Pricing per impression is as follows:

Top Banner – Main (Front)

impr       per imp   total
2500	0.0250	62.50
5000	0.0200	100.00
10000	0.0150	150.00
15000	0.0125	187.50
25000	0.0100	250.00
50000	0.0075	375.00
100000	0.0050	500.00

Top Banner – Section (interior)

impr       per imp   total
2500	0.01250	31.25
5000	0.01000	50.00
10000	0.00750	75.00
15000	0.00625	93.75
25000	0.00500	125.00
50000	0.00375	187.50
100000	0.00250	250.00

Side Bar – Posts

impr       per imp   total
2500	0.00800	20.00
5000	0.00700	35.00
10000	0.00500	50.00
15000	0.00400	60.00
25000	0.00300	75.00
50000	0.00200	100.00
100000	0.00150	150.00

2) Sponsors may purchase an ad placement for a certain period of time, during which their ad will be displayed in the specific area of the web site. Display of your ad is not rlated to the traffic on our website. Pricing per time period is as follows:

Top Banner – Main (Front)

weeks	total
1	$94
2	$150
4	$225
8	$281
13	$375
26	$563
52	$750

Top Banner – Section (interior)

weeks	total
1	$47
2	$75
4	$113
8	$141
13	$188
26	$281
52	$375

Side Bar – Posts

weeks	total
1	$30
2	$53
4	$75
8	$90
13	$113
26	$150
52	$225