Advertising on Thumbandhammer.com

Paid advertising (banners, text)

Advertising proposals are welcome and will be considered on a case by case basis, provided that the advertising is relevant to the content of the website. No "permanent" advertising will be accepted. Maximum length of any agreement shall not exceed 1 year but may be extended beyond the original term. I reserve the right to review all potential advertising and targeted sites before a final agreement is reached. Any paid advertisement will be identified as such. Ads designed to resemble the content of the website in such a way that they blend in with the rest of the site appearing as part of my own content will not be accepted.

Please submit your proposal via the form at http://thumbandhammer.com/contact.php only.  No other emails will be answered.

Reciprocal linking, 3-way linking, and other forms of link exchange

As a general rule, ThumbandHammer.com does not participate in link exchanges for the sole purpose of Search Engine Optimization. Link directories and link farms are no longer accepted forms of website promotion and are known to actually hurt the Page Rank of the websites they list.. However, if you have a website that you feel will be of interest or benefit to the visitors of ThumbandHammer.com, you may bring it to my attention and I will consider promoting it either on my blog or within the general content of my site. No back links are required, but a similar quality link back to my site would certainly be appreciated.

Three-way linking is the practice of providing a link to this site on Site #1 in exchange for this site providing a link to Site #2. The theory is that this creates what appear to be one-way links that carry more weight in the eyes of search engines, resulting in higher placement. Again, relevance is the key. I will not participate in such an arrangement solely for SEO purposes.

Please submit your proposal via the form at http://thumbandhammer.com/contact.php only.  No other emails will be answered.