What people are saying about aka design:
“We are in awe of your talent … fantastically talented.”
~ Chris Hyndman, Steven & Chris
“…Shannon and Dean, the brilliant, resourceful, and ever-clever couple behind {aka}|design.”
~ Livsavvy.com
“Ahhh, this husband and wife design team are right up my alley!”
~ Finding Fabulous
“I’m sure many of you know AKA Design, if not you are in for a treat!”
~ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
“Thanks so much for sharing your creativity and inspiration, Shannon & Dean”
~ DIYShowoff
“Dean and Shannon Acheson are the unbelievably talented DIY geniuses behind aka design.”
~ She Knows Canada
Why advertise with us?
In the Press:
- Our blog is listed on HouseandHome.com’s blog list, Blog Top Sites and over 660 others (via Alexa stats, December 2012)
- Our projects and home have been featured or mentioned on: Steven & Chris (Project & On The Show), apartment therapy, Casa Romantica Shabby Chic (Italian magazine, March 2012), Canadian Home Trends (magazine, Summer 2012), Romantic Homes (magazine, August 2012), FOLK (magazine, Christmas 2012), Knock Off Decor, The DIY Showoff, Dollar Store Crafts, Make a House a Home, Miss Mustard Seed, Remodelaholic, Circle of Moms, Perfectly Imperfect and several others
- Shannon is a contributing blogger to the popular Centsational Girl blog
- Shannon has written: a 5-week feature for Homesav’s blog, entitled The Practical Design Series, several DIY tutorials for Everything Mom and also guest posts for Remodelaholic and It’s So Very Cheri . Shannon has also been published on Erica Ehm’s yummymummyclub.ca.
Metrics, Etc.
- Our projects earned us Third Place in Season 3 of Crafting With The Stars
- We post to our blog 3-5 times a week, which means our content is always fresh
- Our Alexa global rank is currently 445,195; our Alexa US rank is 96,273 (numbers fluctuate, via Alexa stats, December 2012)
- Our Google PageRank is 4 (via PageRank Checker, since December 30, 2011)
- Our demographic is mainly moms, aged 25-34 (Alexa, since December 30, 2011)
Based on Google Analytics, December 2012:
- 93,000+ page views/month
- {aka}|design is visited 50,000+ times/month
- About 42,000+ absolute unique visits/month
- About 7,900+ subscribers, pinterest and google followers, twitter and facebook fans – and we’re actively building on this
- Our readers visit from 123 countries, with the top two countries being the U.S. (70%) and Canada (14%).
What does advertising with aka design look like?
Sidebar Ads
All ad sizes are placed strategically on our content filled right sidebar (visible on every single page of aka design!) for the duration of your sponsorship. JPEGs work best.
125 x 125 ad $25 per month
300 x 300 ad $50 per month
Project Sponsorship
We are happy to work with brands on specific projects (sponsorship). We always have loads of projects up our sleeves and would love to promote your brand while we work on them! Different levels of sponsorship are available.
Giveaways
We could also host a giveaway of your products as well as offer special discounts on your products for our readers. Our readers kind of like free stuff and discounts too! Giveaways are limited to once monthly at this time.
Product Reviews
We consider product reviews of home and DIY related items on a case-by-case basis. If you think your product is something we would use in our day-to-day life and feel our readers would benefit from the review, send us an email!
*All sponsored content is always labelled as such.
How do I proceed?
We would love to partner with you, if we’re a good fit for each other.
*Please do NOT send any unsolicited press releases. Also please note we do NOT accept contextual links or guest posts. Due to time constraints, we regret that we can no longer respond to emails of this type and they will simply be deleted.
If we do not respond to your requests for advertising, sponsorship or product reviews within a week, please resend your request – your first email probably just got buried in an email avalanche!
To begin advertising with us or if you have any questions, please email shannon@akadesign.ca . We really do look forward to hearing from you!





























