[Consortium] Advertising Policy - linuxaudio.org

Easter Greetings to the list. I have been contacted by a reputable audio company who would like to sponsor the "audio quality howto" by placing an advertisement on the page for a one year period. http://lau.linuxaudio.org/audio_quality_howto.htm Do we have an advertising policy for Linuxaudio.org? If not can we come to some agreement on a rate for different spots across the linuxaudio.org domain? I am happy to put together some recommendations based on standard corporate advertising rates for digital media here in Australia. This will not be the only company who wants to be associated with Linux Audio so if we can come up with a working policy then we might be able to channel the funds into something useful further down the track. It is the general rule of thumb in digital advertising that you will make the most return by having targeted paid ads rather than generic ad placements and as LAO has a large web presence thanks to the ongoing efforts at SEO and keeping the content actively updated we are literally sitting on a goldmine for targeted sponsored advertising. If it is done tastefully and respectfully we can enhance the reputation of Linux Audio through brand association with premium Audio products. With some concerted effort LAO could also become a location for professional journalists/writers to publish their work. I know we already have a couple of those persons on this list who may be interested in contributing high quality content if the funding was available. ex. http://journal.linuxaudio.org Cheers -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd