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Online Advertising – Prices & Dimensions

All ads on our site are 300 px by 250 px Contact: ads@missionlocal.com

You can select two placements. Inside a story, ads cost $300 a week. This is an inside advertisement. As you can see below, it lands in the middle of two paragraphs.

Image of a logo for "invincible barbell" with the text indicating the closure of a nearby vending spot due to a lack of customers.
This is placement inside stories. The exact position rotates, but we have only two ads in each story. $300 a week.

The other placement is on our landing pages. This costs $250 a week. The advertisement will be on the home page or on one of the landing pages.

  • A man standing inside a restaurant with eclectic decor and a stained glass window in the background.
    Story landing page and Front landing page. Often the ads will appear in both places. $250 a week.
  • A collection of three posters: on the left, a music event poster with a musician holding a guitar; in the center, a logo for "invincible barbell"; and on the right, a colorful poster announcing the san francisco international arts festival.
    These ads are on the home page. Cost $250 a week.
An example of an email newsletter layout with various content sections including a logo placeholder, an article excerpt about a mission street closure, an advertisement section, a news digest, and community stories featured with images and text.

We are also selling a month’s sponsorship of our newsletter. It reaches more than 11,000 subscribers and has a high open rate. The placement for the logo and advertisement are illustrated in the photo on the left. Cost: $3500 a. month. The newsletter goes out five times a week.

The advertisement here is 900 by 300 pix but we can adjust the size.

For political advertisements, we adhere to California’s Fair Political Practices Commission guidelines on political advertising disclaimers and subscribe to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News. All advertisers pay the same rates. We accept ads from all candidates in any race.

  • Political advertisements cannot be used to attack other candidates. 
  • Direct comparisons with other candidates and/or the unauthorized use of another person’s likeness are not permitted. 
  • The person or group who paid for the advertisement must be clearly identified. 
  • Direct asks for fundraising are not permitted.
  • Advertising must be truthful and not intended to mislead. 
  • Advertisers must have evidence to back up their claims. 

To schedule an advertisement, contact ads@missionlocal.com