Submission Guidelines – Highlights eBlasts

• • Option #1; your company’s logo or graphic of product and supporting text
    • Graphic 350w x 350h logo or image, in JPG or PNG format at 72 DPI, RGB. Please include URL to be linked. If the graphic or logo to be submitted is smaller than 350w x 350h, please put a border around the graphic so that it meets the 350 x 350 size requirement.
    • Maximum number of 10 words visible on logo
    • Up to 100 words of continuous text in plain font, no bullet points, including your URL (which counts as one word) and phone number if you want to include it (also counts as one word). The URL is hyperlinked to your site. If you want a more specific link for tracking than your general URL, we can embed one that you provide over your URL.
    • You may use bolded font on the first 4 to 6 words only of your ad to accentuate the opening line. Our editors will determine the font and the color of the font used.

• • Option #2: Horizontal ad – 500 x 500 pixels
  • Required formatting (digital submissions required):
    • RGB format.
    • 72 dpi. (Graphic 500w x 500h logo or image, in JPG or PNG format at 72 DPI, RGB.)
    • (MS Word and Publisher ARE NOT acceptable [DOC or PUB] formats)
    • Embedded Links must be reported to ad sales rep at time of ad submission and include URL
    • All URLs must link to a secure website (https://)

• Main Sponsor Article Spot:
  • Location: above the main sponsor ad and below the TOS magazine article highlights
  • Specifications: up to 200 words of text in plain font for optional article, including your URL (which counts as one word) and phone number if you want to include it (also counts as one word). You may send more than one URL. May use simple formatting, such as bolding and italicizing. The URL is hyperlinked to your site—if you want a more specific link for tracking than your general URL, we can embed one that you provide over your URL

• Main Sponsor video enhancement
  • Location: top of eBlast just under the themed header graphic
  • Maximum length of video: 2 minutes
  • Horizontal orientation is required
  • Video File Submission: MP4 file shared through WeTransfer or Dropbox. If using Dropbox, please submit with a shareable link (not a link that is accessible only to a specific email address).
  • Submit 1280 x 720px thumbnail for video with minimum width of no less than 640px. 16:9 ratio and no more than 2MB. Files accepted are jpg, png, gif and bmp.

• Option #1; your company’s logo or graphic of product and supporting text
• • • Graphic 216w x 216h logo or image, in JPG or PNG format at 72 DPI, RGB. Please include URL to be linked. If the graphic or logo to be submitted is smaller than 216w x 216h, please put a border around the graphic so that it meets the 216 x 216 size requirement.
    • Maximum number of 10 words visible on logo
    • Up to 25 words of continuous text in plain font, no bullet points, including your URL (which counts as one word) and phone number if you want to include it (also counts as one word). The URL is hyperlinked to your site. If you want a more specific link for tracking than your general URL, we can embed one that you provide over your URL.
    • You may use bolded font on the first 4 to 6 words only of your ad to accentuate the opening line. Our editors will determine the font and the color of the font used.

• Option #2: Horizontal ad – 300 x 300 pixels
• Required formatting (digital submissions required):
  • • • RGB format.
      • 72 dpi. (Graphic 300w x 300h logo or image, in JPG or PNG format at 72 DPI, RGB.)
      • (MS Word and Publisher ARE NOT acceptable [DOC or PUB] formats)
      • Embedded Links must be reported to ad sales rep at time of ad submission and include URL
      • All URLs must link to a secure website (https://)

Focused eBlast

Convention Time eBlast – April 2026

• Sent to about 60,000 recipients, on-demand

• 8 spots available
• One Enhanced Text Ad in The Homeschool Minute eNewsletter of choice (based upon availability)
• One Social Media Package: 1 Facebook ad, 1 X (formerly Twitter) ad, 1 Pinterest ad, and 1 Instagram ad
• Top Spot – $800; Regular Placement – $700
• Information in ad may include the 2026 Convention Schedule showing cities and dates of the conventions that will be attended OR it can be a promotion of a convention special that the client will be offering at the conventions where they will have a booth. An example of this can be seen here. For this Convention Time eBlast, additional word count will be approved for the client who chooses to showcase their schedule.

• Up to 80 words of text per box in plain font, including your URL (which counts as one word) and phone number if you want to include it (also counts as one word). You may send more than one URL. May use simple formatting, such as bolding and italicizing. The URL is hyperlinked to your site—if you want a more specific for tracking than your general URL, we can embed one that you provide over your URL
• Your company’s logo sized at 216 x 216 pixels, 300 DPI, CMYK, in JPG or PNG format
• Maximum number of 10 words visible on logo
• PLUS
• Maximum length of video: 2 minutes
• Horizontal orientation is required
• Video File Submission: MP4 file shared through WeTransfer or Dropbox. If using Dropbox, please submit with a shareable link (not a link that is accessible only to a specific email address).
• Submit 1280 x 720px thumbnail for video with minimum width of no less than 640px. 16:9 ratio and no more than 2MB. Files accepted are jpg, png, gif and bmp.
• When submitting components, include the name you wish to be listed under in the Spotlight lineup if it differs from your company name.
• The 216×216 graphic is shown first, and then the text with URL to the website follows. Clicking on the graphic takes readers to the company website and clicking on the thumbnail takes readers to the video.

Christian Podcasts/YouTube Channels eBlast – June 2026

• Sent to about 60,000 recipients, on-demand

• 8 spots available
• One Enhanced Text Ad in The Homeschool Minute eNewsletter of choice (based upon availability)
• One Social Media Package: 1 Facebook ad, 1 X (formerly Twitter) ad, 1 Pinterest ad, and 1 Instagram ad
• Top Spot – $800; Regular Placement – $700

New Homeschool Companies eBlast – October 2026

• Sent to about 60,000 recipients, on-demand

• 8 spots available
• One Enhanced Text Ad in The Homeschool Minute eNewsletter of choice (based upon availability)
• One Social Media Package: 1 Facebook ad, 1 X (formerly Twitter) ad, 1 Pinterest ad, and 1 Instagram ad
• Top Spot – $800; Regular Placement – $700

• Up to 250 words of text in plain font, including your URL (which counts as one word) and phone number if you want to include it (also counts as one word). You may send more than one URL. May use simple formatting, such as bolding and italicizing. The URL is hyperlinked to your site—if you want a more specific link for tracking than your general URL, we can embed one that you provide over your URL
• Your company’s logo sized at 216 x 216 pixels, 300 DPI, CMYK, in JPG or PNG format
• Maximum number of 10 words visible on logo
• PLUS
• Maximum length of video: 2 minutes
• Horizontal orientation is required
• Video File Submission: MP4 file shared through WeTransfer or Dropbox. If using Dropbox, please submit with a shareable link (not a link that is accessible only to a specific email address).
• Submit 1280 x 720px thumbnail for video with minimum width of no less than 640px. 16:9 ratio and no more than 2MB. Files accepted are jpg, png, gif and bmp.
• When submitting components, include the name you wish to be listed under in the Spotlight lineup if it differs from your company name.
• The 216×216 graphic is shown first, then the thumbnail for the video, and then the text with URL to the website follows. Clicking on the graphic takes readers to the company website and clicking on the thumbnail takes readers to the video.

2026 Focused eBlast theme: