# Suggestion for raising money. Buy ads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-raising-money-buy-ads/60231>\
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**Created:** [March 31, 2001, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-raising-money-buy-ads/60231 "2001-03-31T08:27:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![coming\_up\_for\_air](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@coming\_up\_for\_air](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coming_up_for_air)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2001, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-raising-money-buy-ads/60231/1 "2001-03-31T08:27:09Z")

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I put this on **Astro** ’s thread, but it seems like a separable topic to me now, so I’m repeating it in a fresh thread.

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> \*Originally posted by coming up for air \*  
> \*\*Can’t you just ask the people who want contribute to buy an ad on the top of the page. I think it’s about $30 for a day’s glory, and the Reader supplies a simple banner. You’d just need a way to identify that it was a poster, since you won’t have your username on your credit card 😉 \*\*

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**Author:** ![FormerlyKnownAsBlank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@FormerlyKnownAsBlank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerlyKnownAsBlank)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestion-for-raising-money-buy-ads/60231/2 "2001-03-31T21:27:32Z")

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What good is an ad for someone with nothing to sell?  
I like the buy-a-book idea better.