Advertising
The paper sells advertising space for PCs, groups and organizations at the following rates:
| Size | Cost | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Standard size | 10c | A single-line notice—a shop’s hours, a lost-and-found, a “seeking apprentice” post. |
| Quarter page | 15c | A business-card-sized spot—a tavern’s weekly special, a tradesperson advertising their services. |
| Half page | 25c | A proper announcement—a grand opening, an engagement notice, a guild recruitment drive. |
| Three-quarter page | 30c | Room for a small illustration—a festival announcement, a big seasonal sale. |
| Full page | 40c | The whole back page—a wedding announcement, a business launch, a formal proclamation. |
This is payable to Poppy in game in person, via courier, or via deposit to The Bank of Abacus. You can also just pay Shauna out-of-game if that is easier.
Poppy will take consumables, favors, or information instead of coin, but the card rates are the rates and she is not haggling with you over a standard size ad.
Placing an Ad
An ad is space, not word count, so there is more back and forth with creating one. What the desk needs is:
- What’s being sold
- Who’s selling it
- The copy, or just the gist
- Any specific look or fonts you’re picturing
- Any wording that has to appear exactly as written
- Whether you have art or need something made
- The tone you’re after
Expect more back and forth than an article takes, since it’s a design job rather than an editing one, and expect a proof before it runs. Ads have the same two-week deadline as everything else.
Poppy has refused an ad on principle exactly once. It ran the following month; the principle is apparently negotiable.