Howdy Partner!
Howdy Partner!
Newsletter
Find out about sponsorships in our weekly newsletter.
Promotions
Work with us to create an interactive promotional campaign.
Social Media
Reach our audience through social media campaigns.
Directory
Put your business or event on display in our directories.
Display Ads
Use our website real estate to display unique ads.
Content
Let us write well-crafted content to elevate your business.
Why Partnering With Us Makes Sense For Your Business
We help you reach the customers who matter most—the people who live, shop, and spend right here in your neighborhood.
We serve Bay Ho, Bay Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Linda Vista, and Serra Mesa, and connect local businesses with residents who actively seek to support them.
Our readers trust us because we are local, too, just like they are. Discover the many partnership opportunities we offer below.
People typically travel no more than 10 minutes from home for weekly purchases.
Americans are willing to spend almost $2,000 more a year to support local shops, about $150 extra a month.
86% of households making over $200,000 a year have used a coupon in the last 12 months.
Newsletter Sponsorships
Our weekly newsletter, Fast Times, has 1,500 highly-engaged subscribers. With an average open rate of 60%, our readers listen to and trust us.
Maximize your business exposure with a placement in our newsletter. Options include:
- Above the fold
- In-content
- Featured story
Content Collaboration
Our readers love the stories behind local businesses. If the story is told right, it creates an emotional connection. And once there’s a connection, our readers are more likely to become your customers.
Authenticity is important to us, so we carefully vet the businesses we partner with for our featured articles.
Business Directory Plans
Gain community exposure with a listing in our hyperlocal business directory. Basic listings are free, or upgrade for higher visibility placement, messaging options, and analytics.
Friendly Neighbor Friendly Neighbor
Forever free plan for maximum community exposure
Free listing includes business description, website and social media links, and two images.
Hometown Hero Hometown Hero
Be the business hero of Clairemont with this affordable plan
Everything in the free listing, plus five addtional images and your logo, a featured badge, no ads in your listing, special business highlights, and a direct email box to capture leads.
Local Legend Pro
Take advantage of extra perks and benefits by being a Local Legend
Everything in Hometown Hero, plus a total of 8 images and one video, rotation in our featured listings on the directory home page, an analytics dashboard to track results, and rotation in our newsletter bulletin board for extra exposure.
Event Directory Plans
Add a listing to our popular event directory. Select one of the plans below for this self-service option.
Free Pass Friendly Neighbor
Forever free plan for maximum community exposure
Free listing with event description, links to your socials and website, and one featured image.
Crowd Pleaser Crowd Pleaser
Be the business hero of Clairemont with this affordable plan
Everything in free, plus an additional image, your logo, and an email message box where visitors can contact you directly.
Display Ads
Who says display ads have to be boring? We love doing things a little differently, so let’s work together to create display ads that won’t get lost in the shuffle.
We create a significant amount of content that focuses on local businesses. If you’re in an article where we’ve already mentioned you, we can strategically place your ads in that content to maximize its impact.
Plus, you’ll receive in-depth analytics reports to evaluate effectiveness.
Promotions
We create highly-engaging, interactive promotions to get the community excited.
Through regular polling, we identify which types of promotions interest locals, then partner with local merchants to create promotions that benefit both businesses and participants.
Collaborative promotional opportunities include:
- Explorer Exclusives: Our community voucher/coupon program allows you to create custom local offers designed to bring you new and repeat business. Monitor progress with your own analytics dashboard.
- Digital Explorer Punch Card: Our new digital punch card program is interactive, time-limited, and intended to create FOMO. Think Coffee Crawl or Pint Pass, where cardholders get a discount at a list of participating businesses during a monthlong promotion. They are incentived further to leave reviews or social media posts, giving your business the maximum exposure.
- Contests/Sweepstakes: Collaborate with us to create or sponsor a contest or sweepstakes, and elevate your brand. Nearly 58% of consumers say they are more likely to engage with brands offering contest rewards.
Social Media
Collaborate with us on social media campaigns. Whether you want to expand your reach through an Instagram reel, carousel, post, or story, we’ll work with you to create an impactful campaign.
Our content averages 25,000+ local views per month — and continues to grow.
- Hyperlocal audience
- Ideal for event promotions, openings, specials
