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Why advertise on the Colorado Local Sustainability website?

Colorado Local Sustainability was founded in 2007 to support the protection of farm and ranch land, increase the availability of fresh local food to our communities, keep the land and your life healthy by advocating sustainable agriculture methods, and to help support our local economies across Colorado.

Our website has shown an incredible amount of growth since the 2008 Rocky Mountain Growers Directory, our first print edition. Since January 2008, our web traffic has grown by almost 800%! (as of November 2009.) We continue to work toward increasing our readership by including regularly updated content (articles, recipes, etc) more resources, and more grower and business listings.

By advertising on our website, you will help support our projects, which include:

  • The Rocky Mountain Growers Directory
  • Grants For Growers
  • Fresh Connections – farm to chef program
  • LandShare Colorado
  • Grow Your Own CSA Co-op

Below you will find our web and print ad rates as well as information on our web traffic, site information, and print distribibution.

Web Traffic: (stats from April 2010)

  • 8,145 unique visits
  • 49,585 page views
  • 94% added to their favorites
  • 21% are regular visitors
  • Average visitors age range: 35-49
  • Average visitors education: College or higher
  • Average visitors income $100,000 +

In June of 2009 we redesigned our website to offer more news and information on local food, sustainable agriculture, and recipes using local food.  Since then, the traffic to our site has continued to grow each month.  If you commit to advertising for a year on our site, our readership should be far larger at the end of that year and you will have the benefit of a locked in price.

Details on web ads:

Your ad has the potential to show up on every page and blog post on our website. As of October 2009, we have over 300 pages, not including blog posts (which include articles, news, reviews, recipes and more).

A maximum view ad will be displayed on every page, all the time. With our rotating ads, your ad visibility will alternate with the ads of our other supporters. We generally try to keep it to three different advertisers per rotating block so that your ad will show up for most viewers.All web ads are clickable and will open your website in a new window.

Ad Tracking: Our ad server software will allow you to view weekly statistics showing how many clicks your ad is getting. Please remember that readers may not click through and purchase on the spot. As with print or TV ads, your web ad as is all about presence, brand-building, and reinforcement. Payment for web ads must be paid in full before we run your ad on our site.  Payment for print ads must be paid in full before our press date (generally February 15th of every year), or your ad will not be run.)

Advertise on www.localsustainability.net and get a discounted ad on www.landshareco.org !  Current combined traffic between both sites is 10,000 + per month.

Web Ads

Lead Banner - Three available in rotation on every page

One Month - $250 per month

One Year – $2500/yr (a $1000 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

Would you like the Lead Banner all to yourself?

Lead Banner Exclusive - Three available in rotation on every page

One Month - $750 per month

One Year – $7500/yr (Exclusive Lead Banner is only available if other slots are not booked, contact us for see if it is available)

Footer Banner - Rotating Ad One Month – $180 per month

One Year – $1660/yr (a $500 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

In-blog Banner - Rotating ad (banner ad included in all blog posts)

One Month – $150 per month

One Year – $1400/yr (a $400 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

125 x 125 pixel ad – Prime Placement (six available)

One Month – $85 per month

One Year – $950/yr (a $100 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

125 x 125 pixel ad -Rotating Ad

One Month – $45 per month

One Year – $440/yr (a $100 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

200 x 125 pixel ad -Maximum Views

One Month – $120 per month

One Year – $1200/yr (a $240 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

200 x 125 pixel ad – Rotating Ad

One Month – $100 per month

One Year – $1000/yr (a $200 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

200 x 75 pixel ad – Rotating Ad

One Month – $25 per month

One Year - $175/yr (a $125 savings when you pre-pay for 1 year)

Print Ad Rates

Ad rates are for a full year of advertising in the printed directory, and includes a free listing on our
website. All rates include free ad design, if required.
Back Cover $4,500
Full Page $2,250
Inside Front/Back $2,950
1/2 Page $1,475
Banner $850
1/4 Page $775
1/8 Page $450
Marketplace $165
“Marketplace” ads will be full pages dedicated to business types, i.e. garden centers, restaurants, co-ops
& grocery stores, value added producers, feed stores, etc. Each “Marketplace” will hold 14 ad spots.

We are not accepting print ads at this time.

To advertise, call Jim Sincock at 303.258.7460 or email him at: jim@localsustainability.net

Mailing address: Colorado Local Sustainability 902A Klondike Ave Nederland, CO 80466

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Jim SincockRead more from Jim Sincock. Jim Sincock founded Colorado Local Sustainability and the Rocky Mountain Growers Directory, and manages a micro-farm & CSA in Lafayette, Colorado.
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