Gain new readers for your magazine
ContraSwap is an advertising barter exchange that lets you place ads for your magazine in other non-competing titles, free of charge. No sign-up fees, no monthly fees, no transaction fees.
Promote your magazine to a whole new audience.
"When you're a smaller magazine you can't afford to advertise. ContraSwap lets us advertise ourselves effectively."
Stefan Ketelsen, Sales Director, Grafik magazine
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Sign up for your ContraSwap account now!How can ContraSwap help your business
Build brand awareness
Reach targeted readers likely to be interested in your products.
Promote yourself internationally
Great for expanding overseas and promoting online editions.
Get value from your unsold ads
Swap your unsold ads for valuable exposure elsewhere.
Easy to use
Set up valuable contra deals in minutes.
Free of charge
No fees and we won't ask for your credit card details.
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Get started arranging your barter deals now. Sign up using the form on the left.
How ContraSwap Works
Earn
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Earn ContraPoints by making an advertising slot available for another magazine. With your subscription you receive additional ContraPoints every month.
Spend
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Use your ContraPoints to place an advert for your magazine. You can place in any magazine with an available ContraSwap page. Spend your points when and wherever suits you best.
Benefit
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You can now publicise your magazine in categories and countries to which you have never before had access. Sit back and watch your subscription figures increase.
ContraSwap News
Focus Groups
13th November 2009
We have been holding focus groups to improve our services and find new ways to make ContraSwap better for you. Look out for the changes and improvements to our services over the upcoming months.
Recommend a friend for a £10 Marks & Spencer voucher
10th November 2009
Until the end of December 2009 we are offering a £10 voucher every time you recommend a friend to join ContraSwap. All you need to do is ask your friend to mention your name when they sign up to our service.
You can shape ContraSwap
9th September 2009
We are asking all of our founding members their opinions of our site, and taking suggestions for how to make the site more useful to you. We will be listening to all suggestions and two people a month will win a bottle of champagne just for submitting your suggestions to us.
ContraSwap welcomes founding members
8th September 2009
We are now in our testing stage and have invited several publishing companies to join us as founding members. We are now accepting applications to be a founding member, so please sign up using the link above.
Saving you money
17th August 2009
We are in talks with several London businesses to add extra value to our users. We will keep you posted but by Christmas ContraSwap users will be given discounts and incentives from other selected businesses. If you are a small business and would be interested in discussing options with us please contact
info@contraswap.com
Affiliates
8th September 2009
ContraSwap is on the lookout for people to become friends and affiliates. If you believe you could help us to promote ContraSwap then please get in touch at
info@contraswap.com