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News Magazine

The Homeschool Update is a free quarterly publication of Christian Home Educators of Colorado. It is designed to keep homeschooling families in touch by covering upcoming events, legislative issues, resources and other articles of interest. By advertising in the Homeschool Update, you can showcase your products all year round! The Homeschool Update provides the best opportunity to tell Colorado homeschool families about your product or service. CHEC also mails a number of magazines to churches and support groups. Circulation is 7,000 or more with the spring issue (Q2) distribution of more than 10,000.

*Pre-Conference Issue-Circulation increases

**10% discount for 4 consecutive issues

Ad Approval & Payment Deadlines:

1st Quarter: December 15
Delivered early February

2nd Quarter (Pre-Conference Issue): March 15
Delivered early May

3rd Quarter: June 20
Delivered early August

4th Quarter: September 15
Delivered early November

All ads must be camera ready and exact dimensions listed, including border.

Minimum resolution accepted is 300 dpi.

Submit full color or black & white ads in one of the following electronic formats: tif, jpg, or high resolution pdf.

(Please DO NOT submit ads in Word or Publisher files.)

Please submit an Ad Application Form and send your ad to admanager@chec.org for approval before the deadline.

We reserve the right to refuse any ad submitted. Payment must be made by the deadline to reserve your ad space.

Online Banner Ad

Get your event, product, or service exposed to 15,000 - 20,000 hits per month on the CHEC website. A Banner Ad on any of the top level directory pages is $100 per month (three month minimum), excluding front page. Ads should be 400 x 100 pixels and a minimum resolution of 72 dpi. Please submit an Ad Application Form and send your ad to admanager@chec.org

New! Online Resource Ads 

An inexpensive way to advertise your products or services. This option is especially suitable for family businesses, music teachers, sports programs, tutors, or enrichment programs.  click here to see an example

$60 for 6 months
$100 for 12 months

Please submit an Ad Application Form to place an online resource ad.

Please note: ads are published 1 week after ad is submitted & payment is recieved

Conference Advertising

State Conference
Tremendous opportunities await your business to promote your products and services at Colorado's annual Home Educators Conference, with about 4,000 homeschoolers attending. You may apply to be one of the many vendors in the exhibit hall or advertise in the conference program or welcome bags.

Vendor Application

Conference Program

Please note: The Conference Program ad approval & payment deadline has been extended to Friday, May 15th.

Every registered adult will receive a copy of the conference program when they arrive at the conference. The program contains complete information about the conference workshops, speakers, as well as maps of the exhibit hall and hotel. Many attendees keep their program during the year as a handy reference tool.

Submission Guidelines

All ads must be camera ready and exact dimensions listed, including border.

Minimum resolution accepted is 300 dpi.
Submit black & white ads in one of the following electronic formats: eps, tif, jpg or pdf.

We reserve the right to refuse any ad submitted. Payment must be made by the deadline to reserve your ad space.

Conference Program Ad Rates
(8 1/2 in. X 11 in. finished size, approx. 3500 pieces)

HORIZ. VERT. COST PAGE SIZE
3 5/8 in. 2 1/4 in $75 (1/8 page)
3 5/8 in. 4 3/4 in. $140 (1/4 page)
3 5/8 in. 9 3/4 in. $250 (1/2 page)
7 1/2 in. 4 3/4 in. $250 (1/2 page)
7 1/2 in. 9 3/4 in. $400 (full page)

Please submit an Ad Application Form and send your ad to admanager@chec.org for approval before the deadline.

Welcome Bags

Please note: The material approval & payment deadline is May 30.

Welcome Bags of fliers, catalogs and brochures will be given to attendees as they arrive at the conference each day. These 1,500 bags represent an excellent opportunity to get your advertising right into the hands of interested parents over a 3 day period. Any Welcome Bags that are not given out during the conference are handed out at Introductory Seminars throughout the year.

Please submit an Ad Application Form and send an electronic copy of your insert to admanager@chec.org for approval.

Approved applicants will be notified where inserts should be sent. Your inserts must arrive at our stuffing location in boxes between June 8th-June 16th. Do not deliver inserts to the CHEC office.

Final verification of receipt of shipment is the responsibility of the vendor. Inserts received after the bags are stuffed may be placed on a table, but this is not guaranteed. There will be no refunds issued for inserts that arrive after the bag stuffing.

Payment must be made by the deadline to reserve your ad space. We reserve the right to refuse any material submitted.   

Please pre-fold literature to an 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. size or smaller.

Welcome Bag Fees

Please note: Non-Profit organizations receive a 25% discount.

$175:

-Tri-fold

-Single Page Flyer (can be printed double-sided)

-Bookmark

-Business card

-Small Promotional Item (pen, magnet, etc.)

$175 plus 1 cent ($.01) per page:

Please note: Maximum fee of $925 for any advertising piece

-Magazine

-Catalog

-Brochure

-Large Promotional Item (calendar, etc.)

Example: a 32 page magazine costs the base price of $175, plus 1 cent per page

(32 pages per piece x 1500 pieces x $ .01 = $480 for 1500 pieces)

Total: $175 (base price) + $480 (per page fee) = $655 for your 32 page magazine to be included in the CHEC Conference Welcome Bags.

That comes out to less than $ .44 per piece!