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ADS: Horses for Sale - Sales & Auctions
Stallion Service Ads - Services & Product Ads


Advertising shows your horse operation is a business to the IRS.



this cute little ad was featured in the
Western Livestock Reporter years ago



AD Policies & Prices:


What & Where:

Classified Ads (general ads) are posted on the classified ads page. These ads are anything other than stallions or banner ads - they include general horse ads (for sale, lease, wanted, stolen, etc.), ranch ads, ads for pets, announcements, want ads, products or services.

Horse Sale & Auction announcements - there is a separate segment at the bottom of the Classifieds Ad Page - devoted to Hancock Horse Sales & Auction announcements. This is a free listing service, so must pertain to sales featuring Hancock Horses.

Stallion Directory Listings, are restricted to stallion service ads, and breeding age stallions for sale or lease. (prospects & youngstock go on general classifieds page.)

Sponsorship Banner Ads. A little different deal, these ads are revolving banners that change at each page refresh or predetermined intervals, that appear as page headers on top of the 5 main pages (homepage directory, classifieds, stallions, articles & links pages.)

Ad Placement: Paid photo ads appear at the top of the page... free text ads are listed below the photo ads. Newest ads are always added to the top of their category for repeat visitors' convenience.

Ad Content: Paid ads have few restrictions (e.g. not restricted to Hancock bloodline horses, or even horses for that matter, but most prospective buyers on this website are more likely to be looking for those.) We reserve the right to favor Hancock Horse ads & content when we deem necessary. Free ads should pertain to Hancock Horses. Also, don't forget: LOCATION Please! always include your state or province in your ad; that is critical information to a prospective buyer. Do not send your ad text TYPED IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. (When online, that is considered "shouting or hollering" and can give the impression of being impolite.) Go here for more ad content suggestions: Horse Ad Tips. We reserve the right to edit, abridge, or refuse any submissions. We reserve the right to adminster our policies on a case by case basis.


Who:

Paid advertising and webdesign services are available to the general public. This is how we will support the free membership services we provide on this website.


How:

You have to send them to me. We do not have an automated uploading system yet, so you can't do it yourself. (maybe in the future!) The good thing about that is, you get the personal touch, and I resize & retouch photos as needed w/o additional charge. Send ads to me (Donna), and I will post them on this website for you. The best way to do that is to email both your ad text & photos to me at donna@hancockhorses.com. Upon receipt of payment we will make every effort to have your ad posted ASAP! But - at this time weblackey is working several jobs to make ends meet, and occasionally is not as timely as she would like to be! Harrassment by email is allowed & occasionally necessary! :o)
      Keep your text separated from the photos (i.e. it is time consuming to separate them if they are together in an attached MS Word .doc or Adobe .pdf for example). Include ad text plus photos in the same email. Photo format should be .jpgs.
      You can also (snail) mail your ad content & photos to me. I can scan your photos if you do not have a scanner. Mail me at Donna Vickery, 5555 Siewert Rd, Shepherd MT 59079.
      You can also call me on my cell phone at 406-861-6854 (lv msg). But the fastest, easiest & most reliable way to reach me is by email. I am slow checking messages on my cell.
      When you ask me to do an ad update, please tell me what DATE or code is at the end of your ad - it looks like this: (xDec07) so I can easily find your ad to update it! That saves me LOTS of time when we have a lot of ads online; thanks!
      Online payment: IS available. Scroll down page for details. All funds quoted in USD.


Prices: Ads come in 3 size/price options:

(1) TEXT ADS: FREE! (even includes a free email link)

(2) PHOTO & DISPLAY ADS: $25 for 4 months or $50 for 1 year - includes text + weblink + graphic (photo or logo). Larger display ads: contact us for custom pricing. Change/update existing ad: $5.

(3) SPONSORSHIP ADS: Revolving Banner ads posted at top of HancockHorses.com to appear on all 5 main webpages (homepage, classifieds, stallions, articles, links): $125/yr for ready copy, or $150 for banners designed from scratch. Banners are height = 98 pixels x width = 620 pixels:




STALLION AD Policies & Prices:


Update: For 2008 the Hancock Horses Stallion page is now set up in a directory format, where all stallion ads are the same size & design (no more custom ads on stallion page). This is because the stallion ads are becoming more numerous, and mare owners appreciate a uniform directory style approach when stallion shopping. It now also provides room for your stallion's pedigree.

Prices: Stallion ads come in 3 size/price options:

(1) STALLION TEXT ADS: FREE! Even includes a free email link.

(2) STALLION DIRECTORY ADS: $50 for 1st stallion, and $10 each additional stallion, for text + pedigree + weblink + graphic (photo or logo). Change/update photo in existing ad: $5. All stallion ads are run on an annual basis. Any paid ad received after breeding season ends (July 1st or later) will roll over and run for the entire following year.

(3) SPONSORSHIP ADS: Revolving Banner ads posted at top of HancockHorses.com to appear on all 5 main webpages (homepage, classifieds, stallions, articles, links): $125/yr for ready copy, or $150 for banners designed from scratch. Banners are height = 98 pixels x width = 620 pixels. Banner ads can be purchased for any product or service, including stallions.

Content: Paid stallion ads are not restricted to Hancock bloodline horses, but most prospective buyers on this website are more likely to be looking for those. We reserve the right to favor Hancock Horse ads & content when we deem necessary. Free ads should pertain only to Hancock Horses.



A note to stallion owners:
Internet advertising levels the playing field for all stallion owners: Here, your horse is found by more people, and is judged on his own merits, not your pocketbook. Instead of spending thousands of dollars targeting limited audiences in a printed magazine that has a 30 day shelf life - consider online advertising. With the internet, mare owners are no longer as likely to look through stacks of old magazines or breed newspapers to find outdated ads. Mare owners want to see current information on your stallion now. They want to see breeding animals tastefully presented with current photographs & detailed information. Get the best advertising value: For the lowest price possible, we will present your stallion to the widest audience possible - an audience that is already looking for your Hancock bloodline stallion.






Hancock Horse Breeders Group

AD SUBMISSION &
PAYMENT INFORMATION:



TO SUBMIT AN AD:   EMAIL Donna to submit your ad text and graphics (photos, logos etc.) for your ad. (or any questions!) If you have photos you want in an ad or website, and need to have them scanned, "snail mail" them to me at the address below.


TO PAY FOR AN AD: To pay for an ad, or to pay for my webdesign and updating services, it works out best for me, if you mail me a check. To pay for your domain name (URL) registration, and your annual webhosting, it works out best if you can pay that directly into the online paypal account, because then I can immediately transfer it to the webhost service. Many folks use their cancelled check, however, we can mail you a receipt upon request.


PAYMENT BY CHECK: To pay for an ad, or to pay for webdesign and updating, it works out best for me if you mail me a check. Please make check or money order payable to "Donna Vickery." You can mail a check or money order (and any pedigrees or photos that need scanning) to:

Donna Grace Vickery
830 Kelly Circle
Shepherd MT 59079

(406) 861-6854 cell

email is BEST way to contact



Making a PAYMENT ONLINE (using PayPal): You can use PayPal service by clicking on the credit-card/e-check button below; it will take you to my Bucking V Outfit payment page. It works well, you can use your checking account, debit or credit card, securely, quickly & simply. You can use this service once, or all the time. No strings attached, and you can change your mind any time during the payment process, so check it out if you want to consider paying online. It works out best if you can pay for your domain name (URL) registration, and your annual webhosting online, because then I can immediately transfer it to the webhost service.








Thank you for your interest and support in our services. Please email us with any questions, comments, suggestions or concerns at any time. Your satisfaction is our most important goal.





CAVEAT EMPTOR

General Honor System & Case by Case Approach. Donna Grace, site partner, weblackey This website is a family style project, and we do everything here with a personal touch. Michelle & I (Donna Grace) are the sole owners of this website and I am the sole weblackey of this site. We answer to no one other than you, our members, when it comes to our policies and how we administer them. Michelle, site partnerWe have a strong sense of fair play solidly in place, and we promise to always try to give more to our members than we ask in return. In order to do that effectively, as resident weblackey, I reserve the right to administer our policies here on our website, on a case by case basis. In certain situations, I may handle one case differently from another case. If I did not reserve the right to do that, I might succumb to a situation where those taking unlimited advantage of our generous policies would force me to change and restrict our policies for all those of you who happily enjoy, honor & benefit from, their underlying intent. So. Michelle and I will continue to administer our policies as we see fit, and to accept, edit, and/or refuse any ads or submissions. This is our way of honoring & appreciating our fantastic membership, and still keeping HancockHorses.com enjoyable & rewarding for everybody involved. All questions, accusations, complaints, whining, kudos, and other commentary are cheerfully accepted by emailing me.  

We are not responsible for any misrepresentation, etc. and do not represent any guarantees of any kind.



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