Founding-sponsor offer (first 3 sponsors)
Your first week on the ticker is free. In return, if it was worth it, you give us a two-sentence quote and permission to show your logo as a founding sponsor. After that it's $99/week, locked for 8 weeks, even after public prices go up. Cancel anytime.
Sponsor slots
Ticker
- Logo + ~40-character pitch in the scrolling sponsor strip on every page of the site
- Same strip (animated GIF) at the top of that week's email, with a text link below it
- Up to 5 sponsors share the strip
Featured slot
- One clearly labeled 50-word slot in the issue, with logo and link
- $150 while the list is under 1,000 subscribers, $300 at 1,000–2,500, then priced per 1,000 opens
- 4-issue pack: 20% off
Presenting sponsor
- "Presented by" line at the top of every issue for the month
- Includes Ticker + one Featured slot
- One presenting sponsor per month
Featured directory listing
- A card marked Sponsored at the top of one job page in the directory (e.g. "Answer the phone"), with logo, ~25-word pitch and UTM-tagged link
- Sits above the editorial list, never inside it: your regular listing, its verdict and its "works with" facts don't change
- Max one sponsored card per job page
What sponsorship doesn't buy
Sponsors never affect rankings, "works with" facts, prices we print, or our verdicts (worth a look / ask first / too early / skip). If we cover your product while you're sponsoring, we say so in the issue. Sponsored placements are always labeled. A featured directory listing is a separate "Sponsored" card; it doesn't move, re-rank or re-word anyone's editorial listing, including yours.
Who it is for
The intended audience is owners and office managers at home-service shops, from one-truck operators to multi-location companies. Every issue is sorted into five jobs: answer the phone, book & dispatch, quote & estimate, get paid, reviews & marketing. That's why AI receptionists, field-service add-ons, estimating, payments and review tools fit best.