# Advertising on the home page **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 11, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-on-the-home-page/108411 "2002-05-11T01:29:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-on-the-home-page/108411/1 "2002-05-11T01:29:14Z")
Let’s say I wanted to buy the ad space that appears at the top of the home page for The Straight Dope. Do I have to advertise a product or service? Could I just buy an ad that says: “I Like Pie” or “Nothing to see here, please move along”? Does the ad banner HAVE to link to something? ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-on-the-home-page/108411/2 "2002-05-12T15:23:23Z")
We had one once that said “Nothing to click here, nothing to see, brought to you by a friend of the SDMB” or something like that. As long as you fork over the money I assume they’re not too picky about it. I have an actual product that I keep meaning to advertise, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. (BTW, I’m so pleased with the way “I like pie” is catching on!) ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-on-the-home-page/108411/3 "2002-05-12T15:41:05Z")
I can’t remember if the one purchased by “friends of the SDMB” linked to something or not. The Chicago Reader advertising department could probably answer that question.