Advertise on Vucense
Reach 36,000 engineers building sovereign infrastructure. Direct sponsorships only. No ad networks. No tracking.
Why Vucense
We are not another tech blog. We are where engineers go to research privacy-first tools, local AI, and zero-trust infrastructure before they buy.
Where our readers come from:
We grew after the Google update because our readers search with AI and come direct. That means higher intent.
Who they are:
Top countries: United States, Germany, India, Singapore, Netherlands.
They buy tools that respect privacy. They ignore banners.
Sponsorships That Work
We offer four placements. All are flat monthly pricing. No CPM, no auctions, no contracts.
No Risk Guarantee
Cancel anytime. No contracts. No setup fees. If you're not seeing results after 30 days, we'll refund your first month.
1. Article Sponsorship
Your brand at the top of one high-traffic technical guide.
Includes:
- ✓ Logo and 25-word blurb above the fold
- ✓ "Sponsored by" badge
- ✓ Dofollow link
- ✓ Mention in weekly newsletter
- ✓ 7,000 to 10,000 impressions/mo
Live Inventory:
- • LLM GGUF Quantization Explained — 7,100 views/mo — AVAILABLE
- • Rambox Tutorial 2026 — 4,400 views/mo — AVAILABLE
- • Project Glasswing: AI Cybersecurity — 3,200 views/mo — AVAILABLE
- • Anthropic Acquires Stainless — 2,800 views/mo — AVAILABLE
Limit one sponsor per article.
2. Right-Rail Sponsorship
Your card appears on every article in a category. Sticky on desktop.
Categories:
- AI Intelligence 32K impressions/mo
- Privacy & Sovereignty 28K impressions/mo
- Dev Corner 24K impressions/mo
Live example: See right side of any article on this site.
3. Newsletter Sponsorship
The Sovereign Stack goes to 2,400+ engineers every Tuesday.
Includes:
- ✓ 150-word dedicated section
- ✓ 42% average open rate
- ✓ 8% click rate
- ✓ One tweet from @vucense
Four issues per month. Two slots left for June.
4. Bundle
One article + one category + one newsletter. Save $500.
Includes all of the above
- ✓ Article placement (1 article)
- ✓ Right-rail (1 category)
- ✓ Newsletter (1 issue)
What You Get
Every sponsor receives:
Weekly reports
Impressions, clicks, CTR, top geos
Live GA4 access
Read-only on request
Tracked redirect
/go/yourbrand
24-hour setup
Cancel anytime
We do not: Programmatic, retargeting, tracking pixels, lead gen forms.
Creative Guidelines
We only accept privacy-first products. No surveillance tech, no crypto casinos, no data brokers.
Article blurb
25 words max.
"Run frontier models locally. Ollama deploys LLMs on your hardware with no API keys. 100% offline."
Right-rail card
300x250, SVG or PNG under 50kb, dark background. We design it for you if needed.
Newsletter
We write it with you. 150 words, one link.
All creatives approved within 12 hours.
How to Start
Email [email protected] with the placement you want
We reply with Stripe link and availability
You pay, send logo, we go live in 24 hours
No sales calls. No discovery meetings.
Email: [email protected]
Response time: Under 12 hours
FAQ
Why are you more expensive than Carbon Ads?
Carbon charges $5 CPM for untargeted traffic. We charge $750 for 7,100 engineers reading a guide about your exact product. That is $105 effective CPM because the audience is pre-qualified.
Do you share Google Analytics?
Yes. After you sponsor, we share a read-only GA4 link and weekly PDF.
Can I use affiliate links?
Yes, but sponsorship gets top placement. Affiliate-only links go at bottom.
What if I want to cancel?
Email us. We remove your creative within 24 hours. No fees.
Do you accept monthly or only annual?
Monthly. Cancel anytime.
I don't see Google traffic. Is that a problem?
No. Our traffic is higher intent. These users bypass Google and come direct or via AI answers. They are actively researching, not browsing.
Current Sponsors
We are limiting to 12 sponsors in 2026 to protect reader trust.
9
Available slots
Be one of the first. You get first choice of articles.
Vucense is built in India for a global audience of engineers who value sovereignty over convenience. If that is your customer, we should work together.