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• Ad Specs: General, Graphic, HTML, Text
• Additional Notes
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1. Payment must be made via the PayPal link on the auction site within three days of auction close. 

2. Submit your final ad within one week of auction close per the specifications and options on this page.  Email your ad to marc@dallasblue.com

• Title: Use a title like "January Display Ad Auction Submission" with the appropriate month or closing date of the auction.
• Attachment: Submit graphic or HTML ads as a separate file.
• Body: If your ad is text, just put it clearly in the body of your email. 

We recommend that you submit the ad within three days so there is time for any questions, changes, or customizations.

Make it simple with a Basic Ad (see ad 3)!

• A Basic Ad is like using your business card or email signature for your ad. 
• Write "Basic Ad" at the top of your ad submission email.
• That's it!  We'll get your name, title, email, phone, address, company, web site, and slogan as available from your email signature.
• Or you can append the contact info you'd like us to use.

• Be clear and direct.
• Qualify the reader, such as "Are you a small business owner?"  Even better, appeal to the pain, i.e. the problem you're solving, such as "Are you losing leads and potential sales?"
• Always include your web site or contact info.
• Finish by telling the read what to do and place your web link there, such as "Buy now", "Call to reserve your seat", or "Register at our web site."

• Ads are a maximum 250x250 pixel size, including borders and spacing.
• All ads are automatically centered both vertically and horizontally.
• URLs cannot use a URL shortener like bit.ly.
• For any changes beyond these specifications, we provide custom services for ad customization or original design, including Internet, creative, and marketing copy for a fee of $95 per hour, one hour minimum. To order, prepay one hour.

• Text font will be sized to the provided copy at our discretion.
• We provide a 10 pixel border, center and bold the title, and simulate any line breaks
• You may use only limited CAPITALIZED WORDS. Do not use tabs.
• We provide no other formatting and changes.  See above for ad customization.
• You may provide one URL.  Indicate the word or short phrase that you want to URL to be linked to.

• Graphics must be in GIF or JPG format. JPG must be in compressed format with a setting of 80 or less.
• Graphics should be 250x250 pixels.  If they are not, they will be proportionally resized at our option by the browser to a height or width of 250 pixels (ads 8 and 9).  Be aware that if you provide a graphic that is significantly larger or smaller, the resizing may render text unreadable or create artifacts like pixelation.

• CSS , Javascript, and Flash are not allowed. Use basic font tags.
• Graphics must be stored on your server
• All link and graphic URLs must be absolute and external.
• HTML must be clean and not generated by Microsoft Word or other programs that generate artifacts.

• DallasBlue is not reponsible for any errors or omissions. DallasBlue reserves the right to edit ads in any way at its discretion.
• A person or company may submit multiple bids or even win all 9 ads slots.  In such cases DallasBlue will work with the bidder to arrange larger ad sizes.
• If your ad is not received on time or in an acceptable format, you will forfeit your ad with no refund.