Promoted event
$45per event
Put one event in front of people planning their weekend, with a visible Promoted label.
Featured business
$55per month
A standing featured slot for your venue, renewed monthly.
Newsletter sponsorship
$175per issue
Sponsor one Friday issue of The Friday Email digest.
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, 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. Event and venue checkout shows the selected listing in the same promoted card before the demo payment. 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.