The Handcrafted SoapMaker - Advertising

The Handcrafted SoapMaker is the HSMG Journal. It is scheduled to go out quarterly. Three issues per year are slated to be black & white and sent to members only (about 900 readership). One issue will be larger, color and sent to members, expired members and soapmakers who have asked onto our mailing list. That issue goes to about 5000 individuals.

Ad Rates:

Advertising is available for a single issue (black & white or color) or for a package of 4 ads, which generally covers 3 black and white issues and one color issue the package price is a better deal).

Vendor, Dual, Corporate and Benefactor members get a discount on journal advertising as part of their member benefits.

Full prices are shown in the table below. Use the button below the chart to go to the shopping cart to purchase your ad or package. Members can select the appropriate discount in the shopping cart.

Purchase Journal Advertising

Publication Schedule

The Journal is published quarterly, generally going to the printer in the last 2-3 weeks of the quarter (mid-March, mid-June, mid-September and mid-December). The 2nd Quarter issue (published in June) is the color issue.

Ad copy and images must be received by the middle of the quarter (February 15th, May 15th, August 15th and November 15th).

All ad packages must be paid in advance (when the order is placed). Space is assigned on a first come, first serve basis.

Ad Specifications

Ad sizes are noted in the table above.

Ads must be submitted in .ai or .pdf format. Images may be submitted in .psd or .tif format, but must be in CMYK colors and at least 200 dpi resolution (suitable for print). Assistance in file conversion may be possible, depending on time available. The HSMG reserves the right to reject ads that do not meet publication quality standards.

Contact

For questions or to submit an ad, email Journal@soapguild.org.