Media Kit
Get In Early on Jefferson County's Market Guide
We're a brand-new local directory, launching for the fall market season. Founding rates are low on purpose: you'd be buying in before the audience is built, and we'd rather say that outright than sell you numbers we don't have.
Who You're Reaching
Who This Site Is Built For
We can't show you traffic numbers yet, because we haven't got any. What we can tell you is who the site is for.
Local Shoppers
People in and around Jefferson County trying to work out what's on this weekend. They come looking for a date and a place to go, which is a good moment for a local business to be on the page.
Who the site is for
Vendors & Makers
Crafters, bakers, farmers, and vintage dealers working these shows. We're vendors ourselves, so this part of the audience we can vouch for. It's the circle we're already in.
Our own circle
Event Organizers
The chambers, park boards, and school groups who run these markets. We've spoken to a good number of them while checking dates for the listings on this site.
Contacted directly
Where We Actually Are Right Now
Most media kits open with audience numbers. Ours can't. So here is the plain version, and you can decide for yourself whether it's worth $50.
What we can promise
- Your ad in a fixed spot on every page, for the whole month, with no one else rotating through it.
- A directory run by local vendors who work these shows, with dates checked against organizers where we can reach them. That is why people who use it once come back.
- A season of events and a vendor directory that are already written and live. This is not a coming-soon page with a sign-up box on it.
- No ad network and no tracking pixels, so your ad isn't competing with a dozen others for the same eye.
- Month to month. Stop whenever you like.
What we can't promise yet
- Traffic figures. The site is new; we'll share real numbers with advertisers as soon as there are real numbers to share.
- Clicks or sales. Nobody honest can promise those, and at this stage we especially can't.
- A big social following. We're building that alongside the site, starting now.
So the trade is founding rates and first pick of placement, plus an honest report each month on how the site is doing, in exchange for backing something before it's proven. If that isn't your kind of bet, come back in a season. We'll still be here.
This Could Be Your Ad
Reach Jefferson County shoppers & vendors
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Advertisement · 300×250
Simple, Flat-Rate Pricing
Ad Rates
Flat monthly rates a local business can actually plan around. No CPM math, no minimum contract.
Banner Ad
$50
/month
A full-width leaderboard banner near the top of the directory, on every page, and yours alone for the month.
- Full-width leaderboard position
- Shown on every page of the site
- Links to your website or social
- Custom image or text ad
- Monthly, cancel any time
Most Popular
Featured Event Listing
$25
per event
Your event lifted to the top of its category with a "Featured" badge, so it's the first thing a shopper sees for that type of market.
- Top-of-section featured placement
- "Featured" badge on your card
- Bolded event name & description
- Runs up to 2 weeks before the event
- We'll confirm your details with you first
Premium Bundle
$150
/month
The banner, the in-feed rectangles, and a featured event listing every month.
- Everything in Banner Ad
- In-feed rectangle ad (between sections)
- 1 Featured Event Listing per month
- Priority placement over basic banner
- A post about your business on our social accounts
Where Your Ad Appears
Ad Positions
Three placements, none of which cover the page or chase the reader down it.
Leaderboard Banner
728 × 90
728 × 90
Leaderboard Strip
Full-width · Below nav bar · All pages
Appears on every page, directly below the navigation bar, on phones and desktop alike.
Rectangle
300 × 250
300 × 250
Rectangle (In-Feed)
300×250 · Between content sections · All pages
Sits between content sections mid-page, so readers pass it on the way through the listings rather than before they've seen anything.
Mobile Sticky Footer
Mobile Sticky Footer
Mobile only · Fixed bottom · Dismissible
A slim bar fixed to the bottom of the screen on phones, with its own dismiss button. We built the site phone-first because that's how people check what's on this weekend.
For Vendors
Get Listed as a Featured Vendor
Where shoppers and organizers look you up between shows.
Featured Vendor Listing
Top of the Vendor Directory
Somewhere organizers, shoppers and other vendors can look you up between shows, rather than only on the day you're set up.
$15/mo
or $150/yr (2 months free) · Basic listing always free
Featured listing includes:
- ✓Priority placement above free listings
- ✓"Featured" badge on your profile
- ✓Extended bio & product description
- ✓Website, social & contact links
- ✓Markets you vend at, prominently displayed
- ✓One-time $25 Verified Badge available (reviewed by us)
Questions
Frequently Asked
Not many people yet. The site is new and launching for the fall market season. It is for Jefferson County residents looking up what craft fair, farmers market or flea market is on this weekend, plus the vendors who work those shows and the organizers who run them. We'll share real visitor numbers with our advertisers as soon as we have a few months of them.
Because it's cheap now and it won't stay cheap. $50 a month is a founding rate, and it holds for as long as you keep the spot, even after our numbers grow. You also get first pick of placement, and your ad won't be sharing the page with an ad network. If you'd rather see traffic figures before spending anything, that's completely fair. Email us and we'll send you the numbers once we have a season behind us.
Any local Jefferson County business whose customers already shop small: boutiques, food vendors, farm supply stores, photography studios, print shops, event rental companies, local services, real estate agents. If your customer shops at craft fairs and farmers markets, this is your audience.
After booking, email us your image (JPG or PNG, at least 1456×180px for leaderboard, 600×500px for rectangle) along with your destination URL. We can also create a simple text-only ad for you at no extra cost if you prefer.
No contracts and no minimums. Monthly billing, cancel any time. We would rather have advertisers who want to be here than advertisers who are stuck. Featured event listings are a one-time fee per event.
Yes, that is what the Featured Event Listing ($25 per event) is for. It puts a badge on your event and lifts it to the top of its category, which is usually what an organizer wants while they are still filling booths.
Email us to get started. We'll confirm your booking and send an invoice by PayPal, Venmo or check. We're a local, community-run directory, so we keep the paperwork light.
Get In Touch
Talk to Us About a Spot
Email us to book your spot, ask questions, or get a custom quote for your business. We typically respond same day.
advertise@showmemarket.comOr find us on Facebook and Instagram as Show Me Market.