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Psssst!….did you know that word of mouth is the most highly valued form of buzz for your business? When readers get the head’s up from a friend, and that friend sends the FYI to a friend, it becomes a trusted message among friends. And Dirt du jour is all about word of mouth among the garden community.

Think about this: While not every gardener in every age group is in to Twitter or text messaging, 85 percent of the planet read their email everyday.

Dirt du jour, the daily eletter of what is hot and happening in the garden community reaches thousands of Southern California gardeners every day. While reaching online audiences in other ways can be a wait for clicks paradigm, our devoted gardeners opt-in to the emails we send, read them every day and then pass their favorites on to friends.

Finally, there is an online opportunity that makes sense for garden related businesses and word of mouth is a large part of it.

Not only will you reach the right audience up front, your ad goes viral with endless possibilities to forward on. So while we might say that thousands of gardeners read our emails everyday, thousands more could be sending their favorite posts to friends.

And unlike magazines and newspapers your brand is always in the prime real estate section - above the fold and on the front page.

Ways to play:

Sponsor an email
New plant, new product, whiz-bang gadget, great event? Sponsoring an email is all about you! Sponsor an email devoted to your brand or product. You will get dedicated text written in our gardeny voice and space for 2 images to include in your message.  Click ad rates for:

Sponsor a link
Be the next thing readers read after the initial post. Sponsoring a link is easy and affordable. Click ad rates for: 

Du jour dollars
Move your merch! Dirt du jour provides a print and clip coupon of your latest and greatest deals that bring gardeners in to your store. Are you marking down the strawberry starts? Let our dedicated gardeners know. Is the alstroemeria half off? Offer an exclusive coupon that our readers can bring in to buy. Click ad rates for:

Sponsor a poll:
Find out stuff! Do you wonder what gardeners are planting these days? You can sponsor a reader poll and with our editorial help, ask our dedicated gardeners your pressing questions. Click ad rates for:

Display advertising:
All about branding here. Display advertising is in your face and on the front page and you can be as creative as you want. Click for display ad rates for:
Large Rectangle – 300 X 250 pixels positioned beside our daily emails
Small Square – 125 X 125 pixels positioned beside our daily emails.

Classifieds coming soon:
Standby for our low cost classified page to post lucrative links to your business. Categories include plants, mulch and amendments, fertilizers, organic supplies and services, furniture and accessories, California Friendly products and plants, tree trimming, landscape design, birds and bees, tools and gadgets, media and books, events, seeds and online catalog categories. And categories we haven’t thought of yet.

Contact us:
Dirt du jour
17602 17th Street, Suite 102, #142
Tustin, Ca. 92780-7915

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