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Alachua County, FLSynced 15 hours ago
For businesses · Self-serve · From $30

Promote your Gainesville business

Put your event in front of people planning their weekend in Gainesville, Florida. Pick a product, preview the selected event or venue, and submit it for review. Promoted listings start at $30. There is no sales call and no contract.

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 and submit it for review
  • 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 Friday Email 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
  • Submitted for review before it appears in the issue

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.