📣 Advertising Options

Hack Forums offers several advertising tools designed to help your thread stand out without relying on third-party ad networks.

Fastest option: Open your thread and click the green rocket icon in the upper-right corner. This opens the Promote Page and auto-fills some details for you.

🚀 Paid Sticky Threads

Paid stickies are premium placements that keep your thread pinned at the top of forum listings. They are highly visible and frequently repurchased.

Rule note: Paid stickies are exempt from on-topic rules, with one exception: Non-Free Accounts must still post only in their designated section. Marketplace threads may be stickied outside the Marketplace while paid.

• Most forums are limited to 6 paid stickies per section (some have fewer).
• In rare cases, a technical issue may temporarily allow an extra sticky slot.
• No cross-posting with partners or resellers. Violations may result in removal and a warning.
• Stickies are sold in one-week blocks (up to 4 weeks). For longer terms, contact Admin.

Special pricing: $20 per week, or $75 for a full month in any eligible section.
Note: Paid stickies are not allowed in Site News or Marketplace Discussions.
Prices may change without notice. We reserve the right to refuse any sticky for any reason.

Stickies are handled by a fully automated system. You can purchase into sold-out sections to enter the queue, and renew early for priority. You will receive PM notifications from Sticky Bot when your sticky activates or changes.

📢 Scrolling Ads

Scrolling Ads are text advertisements displayed in the Hack Forums header ticker. They are designed for promoting Hack Forums threads and provide site-wide visibility without requiring a banner image.

• Scrolling Ads are sold in one-week blocks, up to 4 weeks per order at $25 per week.
• There are a maximum of 4 paid Scrolling Ad positions active at one time.
• If all positions are occupied, your paid order is automatically placed into the queue.
• If the same Scrolling Ad is already active, a renewal is queued so the same ad is never displayed twice at the same time.
• Queued orders are processed automatically as positions become available.
• You will receive a PM when your payment is confirmed and again when a queued ad becomes active.
• Scrolling Ads may only link to Hack Forums threads.
• Ad titles are limited to 40 characters.

Reusable ads: Once you create a Scrolling Ad, it is saved to your account and can be used for future orders without creating it again.

Creation limits: Members may create up to 5 new Scrolling Ads within a rolling 24-hour period. Placing additional orders for existing ads does not count toward this limit.

Queue estimates: The purchase page provides an estimated start time before payment. This is only an estimate because another customer may complete payment before you and enter the queue first.

Filler links: If fewer than four paid Scrolling Ads are active, unused positions may display Hack Forums promotional links. Paid advertisements always take priority over filler links.

💳 Payment Types

We accept cryptocurrency only for advertising. Supported coins include BTC, ETH, DASH, XMR, LTC, BCH, and others.

🧱 Banner Advertising

• 300x100 Header (Top Fold): 8 positions available — $125/week (see example)
• 468x60 After First Post: 4 rotating positions — $30/week (see example)
• 300x250 PM Ad: 4 rotating positions — $30/week (see example)
• 300x100 Footer: 4 rotating positions — $30/week

Banner ads are served directly by HF servers for reliability and uptime.

Visibility note: Banner ads are not shown to upgraded members (L33t and Ub3r). Guests and regular members will see them.

Questions? PM Admin

📊 Statistics

For recent visitor statistics, see the latest published report:

Visitor Statistics (PDF)

Google SERP Statistics (PDF)

Note: Hack Forums does not use Google Analytics for on-site tracking. This PDF is a published snapshot for reference.

🏷️ Sales Tags

Sales Tags are small images that help your threads stand out in forum listings.

They appear on the right side of your thread subject, like this:

Buy a Sales Tag or use the Extra page in the HF header for pricing and orders.

⭐ Featured Forum Threads

Featured threads place your thread in a highlighted position for additional visibility.

Pricing is typically $10–$20 per day, depending on the section.
See an example.

🚫 Email Marketing, Popups, Popunders, and PM Blasts

Hack Forums does not offer email marketing, popups, popunders, or PM blasts, and we have no plans to introduce them.