Advertising Special: Celebrate start of 2022 with 22% off all ads!

Do you want to support free local news and also want to get a good deal? We’ve got something you’ll enjoy as the New Year starts and we celebrate continued growth on Polktoday.com!

Through the first six months of its second year, Polktoday.com increased in users year-over-year by 89% as 2021 comes to a close. From June 19 through December 19, the site brought in 162,647 users, compared to the 85,961 users during the same period of 2020.

If this trend continues, the site by the end of June will surpass an annual user base of 300,000 people who have visited and consumed free news online here on Polktoday.com! Alongside user growth, the site is also seeing huge growth in the number of impressions and clicks on our ads. So now is the perfect time to utilize this increase to improve your customer reach. (If you look at our numbers from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021, we put up 334,000+ users and 1.7 million page views for the calendar year… It really does come down to all in how you look at the numbers.)

Businesses can take advantage right now while we celebrate our continued improvement by getting a special deal to kick-off 2022. For a limited time through January 31, 2022, your business can get advertising for a reduced cost on a monthly basis when you sign up on Polktoday.com for 12 months and get in on a growing user base! That’s a New Year’s plan you can get behind with a range of sizes and options to help increase your visibility with readers from here in Polk County and around the globe.

Sizes currently available start with:

250×125

Pricing starts at $189 a month – sale price is $147 a month

Average impressions: 35,000+ per month (as of December 2021)

300×250

Pricing starts at $249 a month – sale price is $194 a month

Average impressions: 32,000 per month (as of December 2021)

728×90

Pricing starts at $349 a month – sale price is $272 a month

Average impressions: ~25,000+ per month; this ad size is included on weekday police reports

400×600

Pricing starts at $449 a month – sale price is $350 a month

Average impressions: 10,000 per month; this ad size also gets automatic inclusion on Polksportswire.com without additional cost

*This ad is used for longer and special reports on Polktoday.com.

728×500

Pricing starts at $549 a month – sale price is $428 a month

Average impressions: 30,000+ per month; this ad size will also at this price include free front page placement without upcharge through Jan. 31, 2022 if you sign up for the full year and pay for a quarter up front.

728×700

Pricing starts at $1,099 a month – sale price is $871.00 a month

This ad size is new to Polktoday.com, and data isn’t yet available for advertisers.

*This ad also gets automatic inclusion on Polksportswire.com postings, and additional benefits are available to those who pay for the ad in full for the year upfront.

Podcast/Video: E-mail kevin@polk.today to inquire about costs of podcast/video ads on new products forthcoming in 2022!

Along with the cost of advertising, anyone who signs up for a new ad for the year in 2022 will incur no additional fees for design.

Terms and Conditions

In order to ensure everyone is on the same page, these are the terms and conditions for taking advantage of this opportunity:

Ads begin from the time payment is received and an ad is approved for placement on the site by the person paying for the ad. That ad – unless a change is requested – is scheduled for 365 days. (i.e. if a check is received on January 1, 2022 for the first month of advertising along with art, the final day the ad would run is December 31, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.)

Ad changes are available upon request.

This deal does not apply to political candidates seeking office in 2022. A separate ad special will be announced for campaign ads in the coming days.

Payments are due within seven days of receiving an invoice. Those who fail to pay an invoice on time will be required to pay an additional 10% fee on the original monthly price of the ad (i.e. $18.90 for a business card sized ad) to have it reinstated to be seen by users.

Anyone who cancels their advertising during the term will no longer be eligible for future advertising specials for at least one (1) year from the date they cancel their advertising.

There are NO REFUNDS. You pay for the advertising upfront, you get to keep your ad through the time it is available to run until the next invoicing period comes up.

Paying for at least a quarter of the cost of the ad, half of a year, or a year in advance for advertising may provide businesses with additional benefits or discounts.

Bundling: Anyone who purchases two or more ads to run for the year may receive additional benefits and/or an additional percentage off for their increased purchase of ads, depending on the number of ads being purchased at one time.

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