World History Encyclopedia is one of the most-read history publications in the world, trusted by millions of monthly readers and recommended by prestigious institutions such as Oxford University and the School Library Journal. If you wish to put your brand in front of our audience with a strong history affinity, you've come to the right place!
Table of Contents
- Our Audience
- Banner Advertisements
- Newsletter Promotions
- Article Sponsorships
- YouTube Sponsorship
- Book Now
- Policies
Our Audience
All of our readers have some sort of interest in history and can be divided into the following core audience segments:
- History Enthusiasts
- Students
- Teachers
- Scholars
- Librarians
Banner Advertisements
We offer banner advertisements on our website, which we can target based on a variety of factors such as user country, audience type, interests, and much more. Our banners have a viewability measure of 79% ensuring that your ads are seen by human eyes. Below are our standard options for ad bookings and we are also happy to provide you with a custom quote.
Site-Wide Booking
Your banners will be shown to all visitors across the entire website for a month, in the most prominent banner placements that generate the highest click-through rates.
| Country | Est. Audience (monthly) |
Price USD (monthly) |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,300,000 readers | $7000 |
| Mexico | 178,000 readers | $400 |
| Canada | 112,000 readers | $350 |
| Australia | 108,000 readers | $200 |
| United Kingdom | 103,000 readers | $300 |
| Spain | 92,000 readers | $140 |
| France | 92,000 readers | $180 |
Prices for other countries available upon request.
Premium Audiences
Our premium audiences are highly engaged users that are known to us, which we have also verified as real humans. As such, we know more about them and can classify them as being part of one of our core audience segments.
| Country | Est. Audience (monthly) |
Price USD (monthly) |
|---|---|---|
| History Enthusiasts | 30,000 readers | $450 |
| Students | 29,000 readers | $400 |
| Teachers | 23,000 readers | $300 |
| Scholars | 4,000 readers | $60 |
| Librarians | 1,500 readers | $25 |
We can also provide other segments upon request, including non-history interest, estimated income, demographics and purchase intent data. Please get in touch!
Contextual Targeting
In addition to targeting users per country or by audience, we are also able to target banner advertisements based on the context of page content and user interest. For example, a travel ad for Greece could only be shown within the context of Greece on our website, making sure that the ad is relevant to the user. We offer a wide range of targeting options based on keywords, subject areas, geographic topics and even time periods. All targeting types can be combined and we are happy to provide you with a custom quote.
Testimonial “World History Encyclopedia is an incredible partner to work with to promote history books to an active and engaged audience. They have an exciting range of promotional options available and their team is always eager to collaborate for the success of the campaign.” — Sarah Butcher, Marketing Manager, Oxford University Press
Newsletter Promotions
We have multiple newsletters in English, Spanish and French. If your brand or product is directly relevant to history, we can promote it directly in our newsletter. We can offer either a separate individual email sent to subscribers (example), or an ad placement in the usual weekly newsletter. Prices are for a single promotional email sent to the selected audience.
| Newsletter Segment | Est. Audience | Price |
|---|---|---|
| English-Language Newsletter | 30,000 readers | $600 |
| ↳ United States Only | 11,000 readers | $330 |
| Spanish-Language Newsletter | 6,000 readers | $120 |
| French-Language Newsletter | 1,500 readers | $30 |
Article Sponsorships
If your product is relevant to an article on our website, you can sponsor the article. Sponsored articles (example) contain a custom banner that promotes your product with a permanent backlink to your website, which not only promotes your brand but it also good for search engine optimization. We only accept sponsorships for products that are directly related to our articles, for example:
- History book publishers
- Historical video games
- Travel companies to historic destinations
- Movies or TV shows about history
Sponsored articles cost $500 each as a one-time payment and the sponsorship will remain on that article in perpetuity. Many articles reach thousands of readers every month.
We do not accept sponsored articles in the form of guest posts; only existing articles or those produced in coordination with our editorial team can be sponsored.
YouTube Sponsorship
Our YouTube channel is continusouly growing, explaining history in an easy-to-understand video format. Presented by historian and archaeologist Kelly Macquire, our videos are popular with history enthusiasts around the world and they are also frequently used in schools. On average, our videos reach around 2300 views within 90 days of publication. For up-to-date subscriber numbers please visit our channel.
We charge $100 per sponsored video as a one-time payment. The sponsorship message will be presented by Kelly, along with any imagery you would like, and it will remain on the video in perpetuity.
Book Now
In order to book an advertisement, please send us an email at advertise@worldhistory.org and we will get back to you shortly.
Advertising Policies
World History Encyclopedia reserves the right to reject ad campaigns. We generally do not accept advertising in the following categories:
- Nothing illegal
- No adult content, must be family-friendly
- No alcohol, tobacco, drugs, religion or politics
- No essay writing services
- No guest or sponsored posts
- No paid link insertions
All prices on this page are indicative and may be subject to change.
