Leaderboard display slot
A labeled site ad area near the top of key pages. It is currently configured for AdSense and should not be sold in a way that asks readers to click, refresh, or manipulate ad behavior.
Ad Inventory Specs
Placement options, buyer requirements, and commercial boundaries for brands reviewing the Stride Labs archive.
Inventory is manual-review only
This page explains available placement surfaces before a buyer asks about rates or timing. It is not a checkout, insertion order, public rate card, guarantee of placement, or promise of traffic, conversions, AdSense approval, or revenue.
Display ad areas are configured for AdSense, while direct sponsor or resource placements require fit review, disclosure language, and claim support before any commercial conversation moves forward.
Status. Public ad inventory specs; manual review only.
Pre-read. Review the advertising policy, placement guide, and fit checklist.
Quote factors. Review sponsor quote factors before sending budget, timing, rights, or reporting requirements.
Reporting. Review the sponsor reporting guide before requesting screenshots, links, traffic notes, or performance summaries.
Creative specs. Review the sponsor creative specs before sending sponsor copy, assets, claims, or tracking links.
Review timeline. Review the sponsor review timeline before asking about approval steps or launch timing.
Package guide. Review the sponsor package guide before asking how placements can be grouped.
Intake route. Use the sponsor intake brief when product, timing, claims, and disclosure details are ready.
Email route. Send placement notes to luketrodriguez1@gmail.com.
Placement surfaces
These are reviewable surfaces, not guaranteed inventory or approved campaigns.
In-article display slot
A labeled placement inside long article pages after the reader has already received context. Direct sponsor use would require clear labeling, topic fit, and claim support.
Sidebar display slot
A labeled companion placement for desktop article layouts. It should support relevant awareness, not interrupt the article or disguise paid influence.
Companion article mention
A clearly disclosed sponsor or resource note can be reviewed when the product belongs beside the article topic and the commercial relationship is visible.
Resource listing review
A tool, book, platform, or product can be considered for a resource category only after usefulness, disclosure, claim support, and commercial terms are clear.
Future video read
Video sponsor reads are not guaranteed. They require public channel fit, disclosure language, creative review, and a topic match before timing or pricing is discussed.
What buyers should send
Complete placement notes make it possible to reject weak fits quickly and review strong fits fairly.
- Brand or product URL and approval contact
- Preferred placement type and campaign timing
- Audience fit and topic context
- Required disclosure wording and commercial relationship
- Claims needing support and public substantiation
- Requested rights, exclusivity, reporting, or reuse terms
- Budget range or scope constraints, when available
Buyer safeguards
These rules protect the archive, readers, sponsors, and platform compliance before pricing is discussed.
- No hidden endorsements, unlabeled placements, forced positive coverage, or editorial source control
- No invalid traffic requests, ad-click requests, forced refreshes, or artificial engagement
- No unsupported claims around earnings, health, finance, safety, privacy, rankings, approval, or performance
- No checkout, insertion order, guaranteed placement, or guaranteed traffic from this page