Promoted event
$45per event
Put one event in front of people planning their weekend, with a visible Promoted label.
- One event, boosted for the weekend it runs
- A visible PROMOTED label on the weekend and category pages
- Self-serve: pick the event, preview it, publish
- Priced $30 to $75 per event; $45 is the standard boost
Featured business
$55per month
A standing featured slot for your venue, renewed monthly.
- A featured card on the weekend and category pages
- Renews monthly; cancel anytime
- A visible PROMOTED label, per FTC rules
- Priced $40 to $75 per month; $55 is the standard tier
Newsletter sponsorship
$175per issue
Sponsor one Friday issue of The Gainesville Weekend digest.
- One sponsor slot in a Friday email issue
- Labeled Presented by / Sponsored, never disguised as editorial
- Priced $100 to $250 per issue while the list is early
- The subscriber count is shown honestly, never inflated
Featured tiers can be sold annual-billed-monthly to smooth the summer slowdown. Newsletter pricing rises only once the subscriber list is proven; the count is always shown honestly.
Questions
- Who can promote on gainesvilleflorida.com?
- Alachua County, Florida businesses and event organizers: bars, breweries, restaurants, venues, and the people running events here. Listings that resolve outside Alachua County are not accepted.
- How much does it cost?
- A promoted event is $30 to $75, with $45 the standard boost. A featured business is $40 to $75 a month, with $55 the standard tier. Newsletter sponsorship is $100 to $250 an issue while the list is early. Every price is on this page.
- Is there a sales call or a contract?
- No. It is self-serve. You pick a product, fill a short form, preview exactly how it will look, and submit it for review. There is no phone call and no contract.
- Do promoted listings look different from regular events?
- Yes. Every paid placement carries a visible Promoted label, per FTC rules. Promotion does not imply endorsement by gainesvilleflorida.com.
- Is payment real in this version?
- No. Checkout is a clearly labeled demo. No real payment is processed and no card details are collected. Live payments are a later step once we have proven demand.
- What happens after I submit?
- A person reviews your listing against the published rules before it publishes with its Promoted label on the relevant weekend and category pages. There is no auto-publish and no fixed review time in this version. You get a receipt by email when checkout completes.