FUNDING CRISIS
OK, I’ll come clean,
Welsh Icons receives no funding from any body (government or otherwise) whatsoever. It is run from a bedsit in Cardiff, has no employees and mostly relies on the Editors Job Seeker’s Allowance (that’s Welfare for visitors from the Sates). With over 1,000,000 hits a month (yes, that’s a million!) and nearly 5,000 pages, the site has become a victim of its own success.
I have tried without success for the last year to secure funding for the site which is used as the first port of call for those wanting to know more about Wales and the Welsh (try typing ‘welsh things’ into Google), and it is only due to the generosity of a handful of sponsors (see Our Sponsors) that the site has managed to survive.
Due to the bandwidth consumed by our many visitors, I can only manage to fund the site up to the middle of March 2008. If no funding or sponsorship becomes available the site will then have to either close or at best cease growing.
As a politically agnostic, independent site which I know is valued by its many users both young and old, which solely tries to promote Wales, Welsh History, Welsh Culture, the Geography of Wales and encourage tourism, I’m sure that you would agree that closure of the site would be a great loss to our nation.
Please take a moment to read the few paragraphs below to see how YOU can help.
May I also take this opportunity to thank the many talented photographers who have allowed us to use their work on this site.
Dom Stocqueler
Editor - Welsh Icons
 dom@welshicons.org.uk
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
Tell your friends about this site and encourage them to visit.
This may sound silly - more visitors = more bandwidth = Higher Cost,
but somebody may be able to see the potential of the site and be able to help in some way
DONATIONS
Use the Donate Button below to Donate to the Welsh Icons Project. You can donate using PayPal and most major credit and debit cards. Help keep Welsh Icons available as a free resource for those wanting to know more about Wales and the Welsh. Even a few Pounds/Dollars/Euros can help more than you can know.
BECOME A FRIEND OF THE WELSH ICONS PROJECT
The perfect St David’s Day gift - become a friend of the Welsh Icons Project and help keep this site afloat as a free resource for those wanting to know more about Wales and the Welsh.
Rates:
Individual - £15 a year
Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) - £25 a year
Corporate/Buiness - £100 a year
How: Just click on the ‘Donate’ button below and contribute the relevant amount
Benefits: - Get listed as a ‘Friend’ on our Friends Page (opt-out available).
- A nice warm feeling knowing that you are helping to promote Wales and the Welsh.
- Email updates with all the latest news on the project (opt-out available).
SPONSORSHIP RATES
Sponsor us. From only £50 a year you can have your business listing in a box at the top right hand corner of a page. The box can include a photograph or your company logo. When a visitor clicks on the box they then can be taken to your own company website.
Entry in our listings - FREE
1 Spot (140 x 220 Pixel box) on the top right of a page - £50 per entry a year
+5 Spots (140 x 220 Pixel box) on the top right of a page - £30 per entry a year
+10 Spots (140 x 220 Pixel box) on the top right of a page - £25 per entry a year
Spotlight Page - Link from you FREE listing to a dedicated Page about your business - £50 a year
Email: listings@welshicons.org.uk for more information.
If you are listed on this site you are very welcome to add this graphic to your site. Please link back to our home page http://www.welshicons.org.uk or the page that your business or organisation is listed on. | 
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