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Cyber Monday Savings at kingsnake.com! We are having a HUGE Cyber Monday Advertising sale on kingsnake.com with more on advertising items on sale at once than ever before in our 15 year history. One time only savings of up to 50% off on some items! The sale ends at MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME!~ 50% OFF All Event Listings! "http://www.kingsnake.com/eventservices50.html Buy a Business Directory Listing Get a 6 Month Featured Listing FREE! http://www.kingsnake.com/breeder.html OR Buy a Business Directory Listing and SAVE $50.00! http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/services/businessdirectory100.html Leaderboard Banners - All Regions - 50% OFF http://www.kingsnake.com/bannersale50.html Classified Sponsorships 50% OFF - http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_classified50.html Forum Sponsorships 50% OFF - http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_fkingsnake50.html THIS IS A ONE TIME SALE THAT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME! Act now and stock up! Please contact jeffb@kingsnake.com if you have any pre-order/post-order questions ~ or contact him via facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kingsnakejeffb --

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We have just about completed the first stage of the upgraded kingsnake.com business directory with
specific breeders being listed in the appropriate classified advertising categories. We will be adding
these same new directory tabs to the forums later this week. If your business has a Storefront, Hosting, or
Business Directory account please review and update your directory listing keywords to make sure your
business is listed in the appropriate classified categories. This is a FREE upgrade to your existing
account so please take time and add the appropriate keywords to your listing as it will add your
link to potentially thousands of pages on kingsnake.com!

To update your listing please go to http://www.pethobbyist.com/myaccount/bus_dir.php

If you don't have a business listing on kingsnake.com you can purchase one at
http://www.kingsnake.com/breeder.html

Below is a listing of the keywords to make your listing appear in the appropriate
classified category (dry goods and supplies will be added later)

Also - please make sure to add your Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter links to your business listing
* Please note - this system is on a cache so your changes will not appear immediately, but usually appear within 2 hours

classified section name - key words

Pythons
Ball Pythons - ball python
Green Tree Pythons - green tree python
Carpet & Diamond Pythons - carpet
Burmese Pythons - burmese
Reticulated Pythons - retic
Blood & Short Tail Pythons - blood
Other Pythons - python

Boas
Albino Boa Constrictors & Morphs - boa constrictor
Locality & Subspecific Boas - boa constrictor
Hogg Island & Insular Boas - boa constrictor
Rosy, Sand, & Rubber Boas - sand boa
Tree Boas - tree boa
Rainbow & West Indian Boas - rainbow boa
Other Boas - boa

Colubrids
Kingsnakes - kingsnake
Milk Snakes - milk snake
Mexicana Complex Kings - thayer
Gray-Banded Kingsnakes - gray-banded
Mountain Kingsnakes - mountain king
New World Rat Snakes - rat snake
Old World Rat Snakes - rat snake
Corn Snake Varieties - corn snake
Bull, Pine, & Gopher Snakes
Hognose Snakes - hognose
Garter & Water Snakes - garter
Other Colubrid Snakes - colubrid
Hybrid & Intergrade Colubrids - hybrid

Venomous
Crotalids & Pit Vipers - venom
Cobras & Other Elapids - venom
Viperidae & True Vipers - venom
Rear-Fanged Snakes - venom
Venomoid - venom
Gilas & Beaded Lizards - heladerma
Spiders & Other Inverts

Geckos
Crested Geckos - gecko
Other Rhacodactylus Geckos - gecko
Day Geckos - gecko
Fat-tailed Geckos - gecko
Leaf-tailed & Other Uroplatus - gecko
Leopard Geckos - gecko
Tokay Geckos - gecko
Other Geckos - gecko

Other Lizards
Alligator & Glass Lizards - alligator lizard
Anoles - anole
Bearded Dragons - bearded dragon
Chameleons - chameleon
Iguanas - iguana
Monitors - monitor
Tegus - tegu
Skinks - skink
Uromastyx - uromastyx
Water, Frilled, & Sailfin Dragons - water dragon or frilled dragon
Other Lizards - lizard

Amphibians
Toads - toad
Dart & Mantella Frogs - dart frog
Horned, Pacman & Pixie Frogs - pacman
Tree Frogs - tree frog
Other Frogs - frog
Salamanders & Newts - newt

Tortoises
Sulcata, Leopard & African Tortoises - tortoise
Red Foot, Galap & American Tortoises - tortoise
Star, Manouria & Asian Tortoises - tortoise
Greek, Russian & European Tortoises - tortoise

Turtles
Box Turtles - turtle
Map Turtles - turtle
Sliders & Cooters - turtle
Mud & Musk Turtles - turtle
Painted Turtles - turtle
Side & Snake Necked Turtles - turtle
Snapping Turtles - turtle
Wood & Pond Turtles - turtle
Other Turtles - turtle

To update your listing please go to http://www.pethobbyist.com/myaccount/bus_dir.php

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Please Update Your Business Listing! / Ball Python Forum Sponsorships Now Available ~

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Please Update Your Business Directory/Storefront/Hosting Listing!

We are in the process of adding breeder directories to a number of our classified sections
this weekend. If you currently have a Business Directory/Storefront account OR a web hosting
account on kingsnake.com and want to make sure your listing appears in the correct classified
categories, please make sure to edit your business listing's key words to include the common
name of each species/subspecies you are working with.

Also, while you are in there make sure to add your Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube links
to your listing.

Update your listing at http://www.pethobbyist.com/myaccount/bus_dir.php

Not listed on kingsnake.com?
It only costs $150.00 per year and your link appears on every page of kingsnake.com ~
Order online at http://www.kingsnake.com/breeder.html

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Ball Python Forum Sponsorships Now Available

As of 4:00pm CST we have 2 forum sponsorships available in the Ball Python forum. Sponsorships
cost $100.00 per year and these will both probably sell before tonight so you need to act fast.

Order a Ball Python Forum Sponsorship online at
http://www.kingsnake.com/sponsor_forum_ballpython.html

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New Features on kingsnake.com!

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While it may seem that this email is all about new ball python features,
in fact these new features will be added for a number of other "breed"
specific categories as well, we did it with ball pythons first because
we have a number of long time user requests to satisfy. BUT we will let
our users decide which category gets the next directory! ~ .

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New Ball Python Breeder Directory!

http://www.kingsnake.com/BreederBallPython.html

Breeder directories are designed to be a one stop locator for all
breed specific information on and off kingsnake.com. While we still
have a number of features to add, many of the primary features are
already in place including:

Ball Python Breeder Directory - if you already have a kingsnake.com
Storefront/Business Directory account and you have the words
ball python in your business description or key word settings
your listing should already be appearing. If it's not then make sure
to update your listing, and while your there make sure to add the following...

- facebook address
- twitter username
- youtube address

These fields are all new and links will be displayed as part of the new
directorys as well as the existing Business Directory.

To update your Storefront/Business Directory listing please go to:
http://www.pethobbyist.com/myaccount/bus_dir.php

If you do not have a Storefront/Business Directory listing for your
reptile & amphibian business you can purchase a 1 year listing for $150.00
at http://www.kingsnake.com/breeder.html under the "list a business" tab.
The searchable Storefront/Business directory appears at least 2 times on
every kingsnake.com page.

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Ball Python Breeder Directory Sponsorships available now!

While we do not have classified or forum sponsorships available we do
have sponsorships available in the new Ball Python Breeder Directory.
The cost is $100 per year, position is on a first come, first listed
basis, and the sponsorships use our standard 150x30 sponsorbanner format.

To buy a sponsorship now go to
http://www.kingsnake.com/BreederSponsorBallPython.html

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Featured Ball Python Breeder Listing

Similar to our Featured Business Listing, the Featured Ball Python Breeder
listing is an extended and enhanced mixed media text/graphics ad that appears
not only in the Ball Python Breeders Directory but listings also appear
one at a time in the new tabbed Ball Python classified interface located at
http://market.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=32

This listing, appearing as part of the Ball Python classifieds, was displayed
over 55,000 times just on Saturday and with the launch of the Breeder Directory
will only get busier. We already have a few early adopters so check out their ads.

Listings currently costing a flat rate of $50.00 for 6 months or $100 for 12 months.
To purchase a listing please go to
http://www.kingsnake.com/featuredbreeder.html

Beacuse of the nature of the ad, you will be contacted after your purchase to
submit your Featured Breeder Listing code.

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Featured Ball Python Products Listing

Similar to our Ball Python Breeder Listing, the Featured Ball Python Products
listing is an extended and enhanced mixed media text/graphics ad that allows
publishers, dry good and supply manufacturers that have breed specific
products to reach our ball python classified audience, Th ad appears
in the Ball Python Breeders Directory as well as appearing
one at a time in the new tabbed Ball Python classified interface located at
http://market.kingsnake.com/index.php?cat=32

This listing, appearing as part of the tabbed Ball Python classifieds, also was
displayed over 55,000 times just on Saturday and with the launch of the Breeder Directory
will only get busier.

Listings currently costing a flat rate of $50.00 for 6 months or $100 for 12 months.
To purchase a listing please go to
http://www.kingsnake.com/featuredproduct.html

Beacuse of the nature of the ad, you will be contacted after your purchase to
submit your Featured Product Listing code.

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You choose the next Breeders Directory!

We will be reposting this to our blog on kingsnake.com later today, and we would
like your input as to which breeder directory to do next. Carpet Pythons?
Hognose Snakes? Crested Geckos? You tell us!

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Thanksgiving & Christmas Surprises!

If we are lucky, besides the new Breeder Directories, we will have 2 new major
kingsnake.com projects launching before the end of the new year, one in November
and one in December. While we can't discuss them yet, we may raise a few eyebrows.
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Event Listings 50% Off Until Wednesday at Midnight

kingsnake.com event listings are now on sale for 50% off until Wednesday October
19th at Midnight Central Time. List your reptile show for as low as %37.50 in quantity
or just $50.00 for one!

http://www.kingsnake.com/eventservices50.html

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Update your Storefront/Business Directory Listing!~

If you already have a kingsnake.com Storefront/Business Directory account
then make sure to update your listing to add the following...

- facebook address
- twitter username
- youtube address

These fields are all new and links will be displayed as part of the new
directorys as well as the existing Business Directory.

To update your Storefront/Business Directory listing please go to:
http://www.pethobbyist.com/myaccount/bus_dir.php

We are now accepting PayPal! (again)

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Ball Python Classified Sponsorships Available Now!!! Updates to Business Directory

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kingsnake.com has a limited number of classified advertising sponsorship locations that have become available this morning.
Space is limited and it will sell out quickly. Sponsorship costs $200 per year and may be purchased at http://www.kingsnake.com/sponsor_classified_ballpython.html

The kingsnake.com business directory has had some major updates recently that dramatically increase a listed business on site. A business directory listing costs
$150.00 per year and may be purchased online at http://www.kingsnake.com/breeder.html

A standard business listing now comes with all these features...
- Direct link to your web site on kingsnake main site index
- Direct link to your web site in kingsnake business directory
- Detailed business listing in kingsnake business directory
- Direct link to site in Connected By Pets business directory
- Detailed business listing Connected By Pets in business directory
- Direct link to your web site in kingsnake header pulldown
- Direct link to your web site in kingsnake footer pulldown
- Direct link to your web site on New/Updated tabs sitewide
- Link to listing in kingsnake classified account
- Ability to add your link to Updated lists through user account
- Your site Spidered by kingsnake.com/Google Business Search
- Click tracking counter to see how many visitors you have received
- Spidered by major search engines daily!

And if you order a standard business before midnight CT August 31
we will throw in a FREE 6 month Featured Business listing, a $50 value!

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kingsnake.com half price ad sale ends at MIDNIGHT!

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To help everyone get ready for the July 4th Holiday we have been having a
1 week advertising sale with prices so hot they sizzle - some so low they will only be
offered once!

Sale ends midnight TONIGHT so you'll need to hurry to get in on these deals.
This is likely to be out last sale before 2012!
Check out the hot deals below:
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Storefront/Business Directory Listings

List your business on kingsnake.com and connected by pets for only $75.00 a
year and save $75.00 off our regular price, our lowest sale price ever!
This get's your business listed on kingsnake.com's main index page and the
individual pet sections on Connected By Pets, as well as a listing in our
Business Directory and in the New This Week/Updated This Week sections as
appropriate. Now with a direct link rather than a jump page site visitors
and search spiders find your page more quickly and with the special sale
price you'll save $75.00! Most businesses get well over 1000 click throughs
per year with this service, many will get 2000-3000.

Absolutely the best advertising value for the money on kingsnake.com and
Connected By Pets To get your business listed and start getting new pet
visitors to your site today

http://connectedbypets.com/shared/services/businessdirectory.html
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Banner Advertising

All banner locations (that are not currently sold out) on kingsnake.com,
connected by pets, connected by cars*, and our music web sites* are half off.
This includes the new full banner (468x60) in the prime location on all of
kingsnake.com's main pages.

Medium Rectangle Banners normally $3.00 per 1000 views now $1.50 per 1000.
Leaderboard Banners regularly $1.00 per 1000 views now only $.50 per 1000.
New Full Banner on kingsnake regularly $2.00 per 1000 is now $1.00 per 1000.

Banner location availability is limited so act now! Click the link below:

http://banner.pethobbyist.com/order.php
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kingsnake.com Event Listings

All kingsnake.com event listings regularly $100.00 each or 4 for $300.00
are now $50.00 for 1 and $150.00 for 4. Additionally Event listings on
kingsnake's main index now link directly to the events rather than the events
page and are now directly linked in kingsnake.com's News & Events news feed
at the top of the site

http://www.kingsnake.com/eventservices50.html
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kingsnake.com Forum and Classified Sponsorships

All kingsnake.com annual forum and classified sponsorship locations regularly
priced at $100.00 each or 4 for $300.00 are now on sale for $50.00 each or
4 for $150.00

Banner location availability is limited so act now! Click the links below:

http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_fkingsnake.html
http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_classified.html
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Connected By Cars - our car communities have been remodeled, the free
classifieds reset and redesigned, an the site has almost 17,000 car photos
generating over 1 million page views per month. If you have a car or truck
for sale, are looking for one, or have have parts or services to offer or
trade please give our free classifieds a try at
http://connectedbycars.com/classifieds

or if your a car nut check out the forum at http://connectedbycars.com/forums

For car advertising services and rates please contact jeffb@kingsnake.com

* Music Sites - Club Kingsnake & Live Stage Magazine - Together these sites
covering the live music scene and breaking music news have several thousand
articles, reviews, interviews and over 170,000 concert photos, generating
over 2 million page views per month. To discuss available advertising services
and rates for businesses please contact jeffb@kingsnake.com

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- Sale prices not applicable for renewal of existing accounts.
- All advertising purchased must be started within 3 months of purchase and
used up within 12 months (except event listings).
- All advertising purchased at sale rates must be purchased using our online
systems - Sorry we can't offer open invoicing on sale rates

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kingsnake.com & connected by pets sizzling summer half price advertising sale

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To help everyone get ready for the July 4th Holiday we are having a 1 week
advertising sale with prices so hot they sizzle - some so low they will only be
offered once!

Sale ends midnight July 3rd so you'll need to hurry to get in on these deals.
Check out the hot deals below:
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Storefront/Business Directory Listings

List your business on kingsnake.com and connected by pets for only $75.00 a
year and save $75.00 off our regular price, our lowest sale price ever!
This get's your business listed on kingsnake.com's main index page and the
individual pet sections on Connected By Pets, as well as a listing in our
Business Directory and in the New This Week/Updated This Week sections as
appropriate. Now with a direct link rather than a jump page site visitors
and search spiders find your page more quickly and with the special sale
price you'll save $75.00! Most businesses get well over 1000 click throughs
per year with this service, many will get 2000-3000.

Absolutely the best advertising value for the money on kingsnake.com and
Connected By Pets To get your business listed and start getting new pet
visitors to your site today

http://connectedbypets.com/shared/services/businessdirectory.html
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Banner Advertising

All banner locations (that are not currently sold out) on kingsnake.com,
connected by pets, connected by cars*, and our music web sites* are half off.
This includes the new full banner (468x60) in the prime location on all of
kingsnake.com's main pages.

Medium Rectangle Banners normally $3.00 per 1000 views now $1.50 per 1000.
Leaderboard Banners regularly $1.00 per 1000 views now only $.50 per 1000.
New Full Banner on kingsnake regularly $2.00 per 1000 is now $1.00 per 1000.

Banner location availability is limited so act now! Click the link below:

http://banner.pethobbyist.com/order.php
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kingsnake.com Event Listings

All kingsnake.com event listings regularly $100.00 each or 4 for $300.00
are now $50.00 for 1 and $150.00 for 4. Additionally Event listings on
kingsnake's main index now link directly to the events rather than the events
page and are now directly linked in kingsnake.com's News & Events news feed
at the top of the site

http://www.kingsnake.com/eventservices50.html
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kingsnake.com Forum and Classified Sponsorships

All kingsnake.com annual forum and classified sponsorship locations regularly
priced at $100.00 each or 4 for $300.00 are now on sale for $50.00 each or
4 for $150.00

Sponsor location availability is limited so act now! Click the links below:
Forum Sponsorship
http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_fkingsnake.html
Classified Sponsorship
http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_classified.html
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Connected By Cars - our car communities have been remodeled, the free
classifieds reset and redesigned, an the site has almost 17,000 car photos
generating over 1 million page views per month. If you have a car or truck
for sale, are looking for one, or have have parts or services to offer or
trade please give our free classifieds a try at
http://connectedbycars.com/classifieds

or if your a car nut check out the forum at http://connectedbycars.com/forums

For car advertising services and rates please contact jeffb@kingsnake.com

* Music Sites - Club Kingsnake & Live Stage Magazine - Together these sites
covering the live music scene and breaking music news have several thousand
articles, reviews, interviews and over 170,000 concert photos, generating
over 2 million page views per month. To discuss available advertising services
and rates for businesses please contact jeffb@kingsnake.com

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- Sale prices not applicable for renewal of existing accounts.
- All advertising purchased must be started within 3 months of purchase and
used up within 12 months (except event listings).
- All advertising purchased at sale rates must be purchased using our online
systems - Sorry we can't offer open invoicing on sale rates

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Classifieds Free on Connected By Pets, Changes to Storefront & Hosting Accounts, iPad Contests & More...

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The only thing constant is change!
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Changes to Storefront & Hosting Accounts

We have recently made changes to the Connected By Pets and kingsnake.com
sites that do away with the old "jump page" listing system for our
storefront and hosting clients. As of this week all the businesses
and individuals that have storefronts and hosting accounts listed in our
business directory will find their sites directly linked, rather than going
through the cumbersome jump page. Important stats such as the jump page's
start date and click through numbers have been moved to the directory listing
itself. Additionally account holders on kingsnake.com now have the ability to
list their site as "Updated" themselves online, rather than submitting a
request to staff. Finally the size of the "Business Description" field has
been doubled to allow vendors to provide a more robust description of their
business. Vendors with storefront and hosting accounts can expect to see
further updates to the system later this year as we add more features such
as the ability to link to their social media pages on Facebook, Twitter
and our own Connect products.

Storefront and hosting customers can take advantage of these new features
by logging in and verifying and/or updating their listing or submitting
their current listing as "Updated" at:
http://www.pethobbyist.com/myaccount/bus_dir.php

If your business in not listed in our business directory and you would like
it to be, you can get your business listed at:
http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/services/pet_hosting_annual.html

Our business directory listings are the single most cost effective and time
effective way to reach reptile and other pet owners on the internet.

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Connected By Pets Classified's now FREE!

As part of the transition from PetHobbyist.com to the new Connected By Pets
brand we have made changes to our classified advertising platform so that
now all our registered site users can post up to 30 ads per day per section
for free, including the following sections:

- Fish and Aquaria Supplies
- Birds and Bird Supplies
- Kitten and Cat Supplies
- Puppy and Dog Supplies
- Small Pets and Supplies
- Horses and Horse Supplies
- Insects/Archnids and Supplies
- Ponds and Pond Supplies

Users that already have an Enhanced Account on our kingsnake.com site will
will find all their enhanced account features active on the Connected By Pets
classifieds, including the auto-relist feature.

Additionally, posters and visitors to the Insect & Arachnid section will find
an example of "virtual" sub-categories, a feature we are testing for the
kingsnake.com classified site upgrade.

Sorry but kingsnake.com and it's reptile & amphibian classifieds are
not part of the free classified systems. To purchase a classified account
for kingsnake.com or to purchase an enhanced account that works on all our
sites please visit :
http://pethobbyist.com/services/classified.php

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Two Chances Per Month to Win an iPad2

Want a free iPad2? Now you have 2 chances each month to win one all spring
as both Connected By Pets and kingsnake.com are having iPad contests for
the next 2 months and all our user have to do to enter is to participate
in our new Connect social media systems. The rules for each contest are
linked below:

http://www.connectedbypets.com/ipad.html
http://www.kingsnake.com/ipadkingsnake.html

kingsnake.com's iPad contest is sponsored by RodentPro.com
Odds are based on usage, so the more you participate the better your chances.

In the past 14 years our contests have included everything from T-Shirts to
Plasma TVs and a trip for 2 to Daytona Beach!

Look for more contests later this year and if your business is interested
in sponsoring a contest contact jeffb@kingsnake.com!

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kingsnake.com Banner Ad Availability

Banner ad space for kingsnake.com traditionally sells out over the summer as
the season picks up. If you haven't contacted us about your businesses summer
advertising needs, do so now as available banner space is starting to thin
out and it will not be long before we are sold out of the major locations.
For availability and to get a quote please contact jeffb@kingsnake.com!

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PetHobbyist.com to Connected By Pets Transition

We are continuing to transition to the new brand and though we have moved
most of the major systems to the new domain, many such as the photo gallery
and user registration system will remain under the PetHobbyist.com domain
for some time. So far the classified systems have been moved and the forums
are in the process. We want to thank our users for the patience they have
shown while we are undergoing this transition. We estimate it will be January
before the transition has been completed.

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PetHobbyist Changes Name; Ball Python Sponsor Available; Chat Month; More!

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PetHobbyist Changing Name to Connected By Pets!
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The PetHobbyist community and web site will be changing it's
name and transitioning to the name Connected By Pets as well as
a new web site at http://www.connectedbypets.com throughout the
spring. Based on a new social platform, Connected By Pets
offers our users a new way to "connect" with pet people around
the world, as well as hosting all our existing features.

Your PetHobbyist and kingsnake.com username & passwords will
work on the new site so login today and set up your profile!

http://www.connectedbypets.com/login

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Ball Python Classified Sponsorship Available!
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kingsnake.com currently has a single Ball Python Classified
Sponsorship available for $200.00 This space will not be
available for very long so if you have been waiting you will
need to act now or someone else will beat you to it.
kingsnake.com does not maintain waiting lists on sold out
sponsorship locations and will announce here when another
comes available when this one is sold.

http://www.kingsnake.com/sponsor_classified_ballpython.html

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kingsnake.com Classified Sponsorships - Now only $100 per year
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Now with more specifically defined classified categories to
choose from kingsnake.com has lowered the price on classified
sponsorships to only $100.00 per year , the same as our forums!

Unlike most banners sold by a CPM or CPC basis these are fixed
banners that allow sponsors to target specific audiences within
the reptile and amphibian community with their products for an
entire year. Discounted rates are available for multi sponsorship
purchases of either forum or classified sponsorships at the rates
below:

$ 100.00 per year - 1 Classified or Forum Sponsorship
$ 300.00 per year - 4 Classified or Forum Sponsorships
$ 500.00 per year - 8 Classified or Forum Sponsorships
$1000.00 per year - 20 Classified or Forum Sponsorships

To purchase online go to:

Classified Sponsorships -
http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_classified.html

Forum Sponsorships -
http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_fkingsnake.html

To purchase 5 or more sponsorships contact jeffb@kingsnake.com

Sold out locations sell for $200 when space becomes available.

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kingsnake.com Classified Index Sponsorship Test
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The most visited page on all of kingsnake.com is the classified
main index page. Until the new classified system is ready to
go(est. June) we are running a short term test of new advertising
locations by offering fixed sponsorships that directly link to a
vendors current classified ads. Click throughs in this location
vary from 10-30 clicks daily based on the vendor and products,
and average is 15 clicks per day. If you would like to participate
in this advertising test program you can purchase a sponsorship
at http://kingsnake.com/classified_index.html

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13th Annual Chat Month!
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From the frontlines of America's no-kill movement with one of
its most controversial leaders, to the jungles and hideouts of
the world of reptile smugglers, to the redemption story of the
decade -- no, not the one about Michael Vick; the one about his
dogs PetHobbytist/Connected By Pets Chat Month started over the
weekend.

"Redemption" author and No-Kill Advocacy Center director Nathan
Winograd joined us, Jennie Erin Smith, talked about her
controversial new book, "Stolen World: A Tale of Reptiles,
Smugglers, and Skulduggery", a panel discussion featuring pit
bull rescuers and advocates who have rehabilitated and adopted
former fighting pit bulls, including two of the Michael Vick
dogs, Hector and Leo and Kathy Love and Mike Heinrich discussed
Amazon Tree Boas

Guests later this month include the forces behind the
"Austin Miracle," Dr. Ellen Jefferson and Ryan Clinton;
Dr. Robin Downing, one of a handful of veterinarians to hold the
Diplomate credential in the American Academy of Pain Management;
Joe Pittman of the Florida Snakebite Institute; an expert on the
impact to wildlife of the Gulf Oil Spill; veterinary critical
care specialist Dr. Tony Johnson of Purdue University, talking
about how to get out of the emergency clinic with your pet and
your wallet intact; Animal Wise Network's Mike Fry; Maddie's Fund
president Rich Avanzino; "Do Border Collies Dream of Sheep?" author
Carol Lea Benjamin; and Tom Crutchfield, one of the reformed
smugglers featured in "Stolen World." More guests are being added
and confirmed every day!

This year, like last, we'll be bringing you our guests in live
streaming audio, with a text-based chat room running simultaneously
so you can ask questions and discuss the interview with other
listeners.

New this year, we'll be streaming over the Animal Wise Network,
a popular, successful 24/7 channel featuring original content
and interviews about animals and animal issues.

For more on Chat Month see
http://www.connectedbypets.com/blog/

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Banner Ad Availability During Spring & Summer
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Traditionally we run out of available banner space by mid June
and this year is trending in the same direction. While we have
plenty of banner space available now, our projections show
availability of our primary leaderboard banners will be thin
and already a number of advertisers have begun buying large
blocks. If you want to advertise your event or product using
leaderboard banners over the spring and summer, now is the time
while availability is good. To purchase banner ads on
kingsnake.com see http://banner.pethobbyist.com/order.php?market=Reptile
or contact jeffb@kingsnake.com to schedule a banner.

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Video Advertising
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Advertisers may run video clips from popular video sharing sites
such as YouTube in lieu of banners in the banner region called
Medium Rectangle. If you have a short video clip or long infomercial,
it can be embedded in our site and run on kingsnake.com's most
popular pages including the main index, classified index,
forum index and more. For more information and technical
requirements contact jeffb@kingsnake.com

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Changes to kingsnake.com classified system/ Chat with Slayer's Kerry King about Pythons TONIGHT!

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Now that the holidays are over, we're all burning off those Christmas calories as well as the midnight oil here at kingsnake.com and have rolled out some changes to our classified system that you requested.

So far we have increased the number and refined the classified ad categories quite a bit, and then moved thousands of ads (we hope to the appropriate categories!), we have also modified the classified searches to now be category-specific in all but the absolute header of the site. We are also looking at ways to make removing or relisting ads easier. You will see a lot of changes over the next couple weeks, but you will see even more later this spring.

We are still going through your comments, and we are watching how the changes we have already made are impacting the site flow, looking for errors and issues. We should have most of the ads moved to the new categories today, if we haven't already. Please make sure to double-check the category name you are posting or re-listing an ad to, as it might have changed.

One of the bigger requests was for a feedback system for advertisers. Our classified advertising system is what is known as an "open loop" system, similar to Craig's List, meaning once an ad is placed we have no idea if any response was generated to the advertiser, much less whether a sale has actually taken place, and it would difficult to verify whether a user would be entitled to leave feedback. Systems that do offer feedback, such as EBay, are usually closed loop systems where all contacts and sales take place through the system and verification that some transaction has occurred is easier to track and monitor. A system of this nature would be much more complex from all sides, more expensive for us to maintain, and more expensive to our advertisers. It would likely result in a pay-per-ad, one item-per-ad structure as well. We will continue to search for some type of feedback mechanism appropriate for our site, and we'll keep reading those suggestions.

Finally, it's not often that you hear about someone lowering the cost of a service, but today kingsnake.com has reduce its classified sponsorship rates from $200 to $100 per category per year on all categories except ball python and boa constrictors, so if you like your new category, now you can sponsor it for less!

To sponsor your favorite classified section click here! http://www.kingsnake.com/shared/sponsorship_rates/sponsor_classified.html
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Kerry King, python breeder and guitarist for the legendary thrash metal band Slayer, will be in our chat room TONIGHT (Thursday) at 9:00pm ET/8:00pm CT for a special audio chat to talk with kingsnake.com users about keeping and breeding carpet pythons and other things reptilian. If we're lucky he might even chat about last summer's European tour with Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax, and let us in on Slayer's plans for 2011.

Kerry is a longtime snake breeder and kingsnake.com user since the early days, and has participated in a number of special events on the site over the years. Kerry usually posts to our classifieds under his Psychotic Exotics brand when he has stock available, and even has a few posted right now. If you can't catch him at the chat, make sure to stop by his booth at this weekend's Reptile Supershow in Pomona and check out his snakes.
To get to the kingsnake.com chat room click on http://www.kingsnake.com/chat.html

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New Year! New Classifieds!

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In 2011 kingsnake.com will be giving our entire classified system an overhaul and we want you to help!

What features do you want?
What would you like to be able to do that you can't do now?
What would you like to see changed?

Whether you're a classified account holder or a power shopper, we want to hear from you! Give us your input about the rules, the software, how your ads look, or anything else to do with the classifieds -- we want to hear what you have to say.

Post your ideas here, or send us an email and let us know what you'd like to see in the new classifieds.

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