Media kit

Advertise on PulseTest

Direct-sold placements on a self-hosted speed test that real people use to check their connection. Flat monthly rates, 100% share of voice, live within 24 hours of approval.

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Why advertise on PulseTest?

PulseTest attracts tech-focused visitors who are actively checking network throughput, latency and connection stability: people with a reason to care about their connection, at the moment they are paying attention to it.

IT professionals & sysadmins

Testing server and VPS connectivity, including from the command line.

Remote workers & gamers

Optimising connection quality, ping and jitter for calls and play.

Privacy-conscious users

Benchmarking network performance, VPNs and proxies.

Traffic mix by country and device is available on request, so you can judge fit before you book.

Placements & banner specs

Send creative at these sizes and it fits without cropping. The left and right rails appear on wide desktop screens; the bottom banner is shown on every device.

Placement Where it shows Accepted sizes
Left rail Desktop only, beside the speed test 300×600 (recommended, half-page) or 160×600 (wide skyscraper)
Right rail Desktop only, prime above-the-fold position 300×600 (recommended, half-page) or 300×250 (medium rectangle)
Bottom banner Desktop and mobile: reaches every visitor Desktop: 830×290 (recommended), 970×250 or 728×90. Mobile: 340×300 (recommended), 320×100 or 320×50

Accepted formats

PNG, JPEG, GIF (animated) and WEBP images up to 3 MB each, or a custom HTML/JS ad tag (affiliate code, ad-server tag or HTML5 banner embed) that we run in an isolated frame.

Pricing

Starting rates for flat monthly sponsorships. The final price depends on the placement, the length of the booking and availability; longer terms can be quoted on request.

Bottom banner

Starting at $30 / month

Reaches 100% of mobile and desktop visitors.

Right rail

Starting at $40 / month

Prime above-the-fold desktop placement.

Left rail

Starting at $25 / month

Secondary desktop framing.

Full-site bundle

$85 / month

All three placements together, the strongest way to own the page. Saves $10 compared with booking them separately.

CPM basis

$1.50 – $4.00 CPM

Depending on the country mix of the traffic. Available on request for performance-based buys.

Prices are in US dollars and exclude any applicable taxes.

What you get

Direct links

Your banner links straight to your site through a single first-party tracking hop, with no chain of third-party redirects. Links are marked rel="sponsored".

100% share of voice

Your banner owns its placement for the whole booking. No rotation with competitors unless you ask for it.

Impression & click tracking

Impressions and clicks are logged for image banners, and statistics are provided on request. HTML tags are counted for impressions; their clicks show in your own network's reporting.

Custom HTML/JS support

Affiliate tags, dynamic HTML5 banner embeds and third-party ad-server code run in an isolated, sandboxed frame.

How it works

  1. Choose placement & dates

    Pick the left rail, right rail or bottom banner (or all three) and the start date you want.

  2. Send creative & link

    Book through Passionfroot or email your banner image or HTML tag together with your destination URL, at the sizes listed above.

  3. Approval & go live

    Once approved, your banner goes live within 24 hours.

Get in touch

For availability, pricing and creative specs, contact us directly:

Request a booking

EmailContact@pulsetest.net
X (Twitter)@PulseTestNet
Address10 Delaware Dr Suite 1, Box1025500, Salem, New Hampshire, United States

Include the placement, dates and destination URL in your first message and we can usually confirm availability straight away.