Advertising with the Calhoun Journal is a great way to let the community know about your business, event, or announcement. At the Calhoun Journal we understand that small businesses struggle to find advertising they can afford and still be useful.

The Calhoun Journal does accept advertising throughout our website and with our articles. We always strive to remain a cost-effective way for Calhoun County businesses to advertise their information and help grow our economy through increased sales.  

Currently, we offer four (4) advertising options.

• In-article ads – Ads that will be seen in the actual articles themselves. This is a brand-new advertising spot launching on 5/25/2024.
• Below article ads – Ads that appear at the bottom of all ads.
• Home page banner ads – ads located on the main home page.
• Sponsored content – An ad that has the format of an article, but that is marked as sponsored content.

We try to offer flexible pricing and only have a minimum of $100 per ad. Each business can set its budget and when your advertisement is close to running out of funds, we will notify you so you can decide to add more funding or to let it expire. Each advertisement can be linked either to an official business website or social media page for potential customers to learn more about you.  

Advertisements on our articles (middle and bottom) do achieve a higher rate of views so each paid impression can be used up more rapidly. Upon completion of your ad run, we will provide a report to show the end-user responses for your use in future campaigns. 

Currently, the Calhoun Journal has an average reader exceeding 80,000 per week and we continue to grow our audience. All our readers enjoy free access to all articles and full access to the entire site with no fees or paywalls to keep them from getting news and events in Calhoun County.  

Below is a breakdown of the cost and what we will need from you to start your advertisement.  

Note: Businesses and Residents of Calhoun County will receive ad space before outside the area businesses.  

In-Article ads (most visibility) are available in any amount (minimum $100) at the cost of .009 per impression. Typically, a full month runs slightly over $1,400 so we do offer a flat rate price of $800 for a 30-day article ad spot This flat rate offer is already discounted so it cannot be combined with any other discount. Each ad can also be linked to any single website or social media page of the business’s choosing.  Size is 300 X 250 dpi – Advertisements on our articles do achieve a higher rate of views so each paid impression can be used up more rapidly.

Bottom Article ads are available in any amount (minimum $100) at the cost of .007 per impression. Typically, a full month runs slightly over $1,000 so we do offer a flat rate price of $600 for a 30-day article ad spot This flat rate offer is already discounted so it cannot be combined with any other discount. Each ad can also be linked to any single website or social media page of the business’s choosing.  Size is 300 X 250 dpi – Advertisements on our articles do achieve a higher rate of views so each paid impression can be used up more rapidly.

Banner Ads are available in any amount (minimum $100) at the cost of .006 per impression. Typically, a full month runs slightly over $750 so we do offer a flat rate price of $450 for a 30-day article ad spot This flat rate offer is already discounted so it cannot be combined with any other discount. Each ad can also be linked to any single website or social media page of the business’s choosing.  Size for mobile – 320 X 100 Size for desktop/tablet – 930 X 180 

Sponsored Content Ads are full-page advertisements. They will remain as searchable as any other article and will be visible on FB, Twitter (X), IG, our website, and the Newsbreak App. The cost is $200 per run and includes up to 10 pictures or videos and up to 300 words. Each ad can also be linked to any single website or social media page of the business’s choosing. There are no size requirements; however, pictures may be scaled down to prevent loading issues if extremely large.

Each ad placement is based on a first come first serve basis and the advertisement will remain in the same position for as long as the ad is paid current.  Upon completion of your ad run, we will provide a detailed spreadsheet to show the end-user responses for your use in future campaigns.  

* If a business cannot create original artwork, the Calhoun Journal will be able to help with an additional fee of $50 per ad (one-time fee). Please contact us to discuss artwork design through our advertising department at ads@calhounjournal.com.  

 ** CHAMBER DISCOUNT **

We would like to offer any existing Calhoun County Chamber member a 15% discount for as long as they are a chamber member. 

**Please note discounts do not apply for artwork design or already discounted prices.

Ad space sizes: 

For Pages 

On pages, we need two different size ad copies so the type of device (desktop, tablet, mobile) can give the end user a better view. 

1 for mobile – 320 X 100 

1 for desktop/tablet – 930 X 180 

For Articles (bottom and middle)

Inline rectangle 300 X 250 

The Calhoun Journal is dedicated to helping the community know what is happening around this great county. We strive to help our local businesses and customers find each other to strengthen our local economy.