How to Advertise on PoetrySoup

Advertise on PoetrySoup by writing a guest post with backlinks, posting backlinks on specific poem pages, or via classified ads. Display ads are handled only through Google Adsense. 

Guest Posts with Permanent Do-follow Links

You can provide a unique guest post article to PoetrySoup with direct backlinks (permanent do-follow links) to another website that stays on PoetrySoup forever. PoetrySoup has proven to be one of the MOST POWERFUL resources for guest posts, especially in the writing-related industry. PoetrySoup has had over 317,000 users and over 1.1 million page views in the past 30 days. We post all guest posts to our Facebook page, which has over 11,000 followers. Now, that's exposure!

NOTE: 

• The article's content must be related to poetry, writing, or education. 
• You cannot link the following Grey Niches: casino, betting, gambling, adult, dating, downloadable utilities, astrology & esoteric, religion, psychics, and cryptocurrency.

The Cost

• $75 for articles with a maximum of 3 backlinks (1 link for accepted grey niche areas like drugs and CBD).
• $50 for articles with 1 backlink

The Process

1. Submit the article idea to PoetrySoup.
2. After approval, submit the article in a Microsoft Word document to PoetrySoup.
3. PoetrySoup will create a PayPal Invoice.
4. Pay the PayPal invoice.
5. PoetrySoup will post the article on the PoetrySoup.com website and the PoetrySoup Facebook page.
6. We will submit the article for indexing to Google, Bing, and other IndexNow search engines.
7. We will email you a link to the article once it has been posted.

All of this will be completed within 24hrs of receiving the payment.

Guest Post Terms and Conditions

• The guest post (article) will remain on PoetrySoup forever as long as the backlinks within the article remain valid.
• The guest post article must be a minimum of 500 words.
• The guest post article's content must be about poetry or a writing-related topic.
• The guest post will be published in the main domain.  
• The guest post will be published with the exact approved anchor and URL sent by you.
• The backlinks will be a do-follow with direct links (without any redirects).   
• The targeted website may not contain malicious software (The backlink will be removed, and the advertising fee forfeited if malicious software is found on the targeted website). 

Permanent Backlink Insertion in Articles or Other Pages

Many of PoetrySoup's articles and other pages are high-ranking pages. Permanent backlinks can be inserted into specific pages, but the page's text cannot be changed since that can impact page rank. PoetrySoup will determine the link's location within the article.

Prices range from $200 to $500, depending on the page.

1-Year Backlinks Based on Poem Keywords or Poem Pages

A backlink is a link created when one website links to another website. Backlinks are vital to SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

PoetrySoup allows backlinks on our high-authority poem topic pages based on a specific poem keyword like marriage, haiku, elephant, biomolecule, political, wine, healthcare, etc. For example, an approved publisher can place a backlink to their website on our "haiku" poem page. We charge a fee of $100 per keyword for backlinks that stay on PoetrySoup for one year.

To submit a backlink request, please do the following.

1. Submit the following information for approval:
   • The poem page or keyword you where you want to display your backlink.
   • Backlink text no longer than 48 characters
   • URL of the backlink
   • email address of the contact person
   • name of the contact person
2. Once approved, pay the balance due via PayPal to  Email us after the payment has been made. Contact PoetrySoup.
3. PoetrySoup will post the backlink within 24hrs of receiving the fee
4. We will notify you once the backlink has been posted. It may take up to 24hrs for the backlink to display on the page since pages are cached. 

Backlink Terms and Conditions

• The backlink will display on the PoetrySoup website for one year unless renewed.
• The backlink will display on your page of choice (associated with your keyword) within the first level of the /poems/ directory. For example:
  • /poems/classical_music
  • /poems/wine
  • /poems/hockey
  • /poems/wedding
• The targeted website may not contain malicious software (The backlink will be removed, and the advertising fee forfeited if malicious software is found on the targeted website). 

NOTE: The following are sensitive categories you cannot link: pornographic sites, downloadable utilities, references to sex, religion, and gambling & betting.

Classified Ads

Post classified ads for anthologies, books, magazines, websites, calls for manuscripts, poets, writers, etc. Promote your blog, personal website, client, book, university, poetry workshop, retreat, etc. Ads are FREE for PoetrySoup Premium Members.

• $39 a year (1 ad)
• $159 for LIFE (2 ads - forever)