SPONSOR: Learn about the benefits for sponsoring the site.


Sponsor benefits

Updated on 2016-mar-12.

Since 1996, the Cichlid Room Companion has, and continues to, provide a constantly increasing amount of quality information about cichlids supplied by top experts and skilled aquarists, photographers and writers. Day after day, the traffic of requested material has been steadily increasing, adding up to millions of files and hundreds of gigabytes of valuable information served every month. The Cichlid Room Companion's goal is to provide quality information, images and videos for all cichlid species. Presently the site is being hosted by a top commercial Internet Service Provider, and hundreds of hours of development and new material are put into it every month. The amount of information about cichlids is endless, and we constantly need to search for different approaches to meet the goals of the Cichlid Room Companion.

What do I get when I sponsor a cichlid species?

Sponsorship is devised by way of direct donations for support of the Cichlid Room Companion, in exchange of services active during the term of sponsorship. It is customized for three different type of sponsors;

  • Individuals: Individuals can sponsor a cichlid species for a year term and in return obtain:

    • Personal access to the Cichlid Room Companion members-only documents.
    • The species profile open for every visitor to see (no subscription necessary).
    • A web banner (468x60 pixels) placed in the page of each cichlid species sponsored. The banner can contain a link to the sponsor's personal home page.
    • Individuals get credited US $12.00 for pay-per-read PDF documents in the Cichlid Room Companion.
    • Cichlid breeders can advertise their cichlids for sell or wanted species with up to 50 simultaneous ads in the Cichlid Room Companion trade section.
    • Individuals get listed as Cichlid Room Companion sponsors.
    • Optionally, sponsors can get a cichlidae.com e-mail account.

  • Non-profit: Non-profit entities can sponsor a cichlid species for a year term and in return obtain:

    • A web banner (468x60 pixels) placed in the page of the each cichlid species sponsored. The banner can contain a link to the organization home page.
    • For each cichlid species sponsored, clubs get 100,000 printings of their banner in random Cichlid Room Companion pages.
    • Personal access to the Cichlid Room Companion members-only documents for one person.
    • The species profile open for every visitor to see (no subscription necessary).
    • Clubs get listed as Cichlid Room Companion sponsors.

  • Commercial: For profit entities can sponsor a cichlid species for a year term and in return obtain:

    • A web banner (468x60 pixels) placed in the page of the cichlid species. The banner can contain a link to a URL the donor provides.
    • For each cichlid species sponsored, companies get 100,000 printings of one or several banners in random Cichlid Room Companion pages, each banner links to its own URL provided by the sponsor.
    • The text of the species profile open for every visitor to see (no subscription necessary).
    • Cichlid breeders or wholesalers can advertise their cichlids for sell with up to 200 simultaneous ads in the Cichlid Room Companion trade section.
    • Companies get listed as Cichlid Room Companion sponsors.

Sponsor now a cichlid species!

Sponsor now a species and pay with PayPal! The price of sponsoring a cichlid species for one year is $250.00 USD for companies, $200.00 USD for non-profit entities and $100.00 US for individuals. After your sponsorship is received, the webmaster will be in contact with you to work out your banner

Species to sponsor For-profit entities Non-profit entities Individuals (No commercial)

Information: For more information or cost inquiries please contact us!.