Thanks for your interest in advertising with Siliconera. Our site receives over 50,000 unique visitors a month and this number is increasing every month. Siliconera is part of Gamerankings, Metacritic and has been featured on Yahoo! as a hot new site. Siliconera also retains the top position for reviews of many popular import and domestic titles as soon on Google's search engine. How do we do it? First of all quality reviews and information on video games before large sites even know they exist. We're first on the scene and many times the only ones on the scene for a long time.

Siliconera provides advertising options to generate product exposure and increase sales. We offer a number of plans, which have been proven to generate traffic to your web site.

Option 1 - Top Banner Advertising:
Our top banner is the fastest and easiest way to gain exposure for a product or a web site. The top banner is seen on every page at Siliconera and has the ability to change itself when a new page is loaded. The banner's specifications are dimensions of 468x60 and to be under 15 K. We can provide hosting for the advertisement or it can be remotely hosted.

Option 2 - Side Shopper
On the right hand side of all of our review pages we have a variety of products related to and not related to video games. Product placement is randomly assigned and constantly changes to keep viewers' attention. Normally, products placed here are special deals or popular products. This is a fast way to increase sales for a great special that your site is promoting. There are many options for the side shopper, you can purchase one or more slots. We have seen that side shopper option generates the most sales from the site.

Option 3 - Product Review
At Siliconera we are always looking for new games and gaming accessories to review. If you choose to send us a product we will promptly review it. A review always sparks target consumer interest. We can also do a conjunction package of a review and ad placements, which will dramatically increase product exposure.

Option 4 - Contest Sponsor
Currently, Siliconera is seeking a contest sponsor. We are planning to place a new panel on the main page, first look page and retro page with contest information. Sponsors of the contest will get a direct link to their website of their choosing on the contest panel. Enthusiasm from the contest will spread to your website. The contest is also a great way to promote a new product. You'll get a lot of exposure at a low cost. All that we ask for a contest sponsor is donation of an item(s) to give away and another copy of the same item(s) to review.

Why advertise at Siliconera?

Siliconera is a video game site at heart, but a video game site that has the potential to reach thousands of internet users. First of all, Siliconera covers most games before other video game sites. Since the average gamer wants the latest video game reviews and news, our site provides readers with that information. Readers of Siliconera are from a broad demographic, a study done by the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) shows that:

• The average age of video game player is 29 years old
• Forty three percent of game players are women
• Ninety-two percent of all games are purchased by adults over the age of 18
• In 2002, more than 221 million computer and video games were sold, or almost two games for every household in America
• Fifty percent of all Americans play computer and video games

Of course the video game market is still growing and so is the audience of Siliconera. Siliconera offers competitive rates compared to other video game sites. We also personally tailor and price advertising plans. For further information please contact us by email at: staff @ siliconera.com.