Advertising & sponsorship
Advertise or sponsor the Gazette
Put your business in the community conversation.
The Westphalia Gazette follows the projects, decisions, businesses, and people shaping Westphalia. Advertising introduces your business to Gazette readers. Sponsorship helps sustain the reporting and useful community resources we are building.
We are a growing publication. We will share available audience information before you book and explain exactly what your package includes.
Introductory packages
These rates apply to the placements and durations listed. Your confirmed booking locks in your price for that campaign. Future rates and additional sponsorship opportunities may change.
Promote your business
Homepage advertising
$75 / 30 days
Or $200 for 90 consecutive days
A straightforward way to promote your business, service, or upcoming event.
- One clickable ad in the homepage advertising block.
- Simple artwork layout and one revision before launch.
- One artwork replacement during your campaign.
- A summary of placement and live dates.
Up to three equal-size cards appear together below the homepage coverage and above the footer.
Ask about advertising →Help build local journalism
Founding community sponsorship
$250 / 30 days
Or $675 for 90 consecutive days
Support a lasting source of local reporting, with recognition across two Gazette pages.
- A linked sponsor card in a dedicated homepage sponsor area.
- A linked sponsor card near the Westphalia Today introduction.
- Your logo, business name, and short description, labeled “Paid sponsor.”
- Simple layout, one prelaunch revision, one update per 30 days, and a monthly delivery summary.
Two sponsor places planned. Equal placements; recognition lasts for your booked campaign.
Discuss a sponsorship →Help us keep asking questions.
Your support helps fund the time it takes to review records, interview people, and follow a story. Paid placements are clearly labeled. Payment does not purchase an article, favorable coverage, or influence over what we investigate.
Have a different campaign in mind?
Contact us about custom campaigns. Tell us your goals, preferred timing, and budget. We’ll discuss what we can deliver and provide a written quote before you commit.
Clear packages. Personal service.
Simple artwork setup and the updates listed above are included in the package price. Optional custom design is quoted before you agree. Newsletter and social promotion are not included.
We confirm your placements, dates, price, and any applicable taxes in writing. You approve the artwork before launch. Campaigns do not renew automatically. A 90-day booking locks in its agreed price for those 90 days; later renewals are quoted separately.
Placement and artwork details
Homepage advertisements appear together without rotation or exclusivity and stack on mobile. Sponsorship uses a separate homepage area and recognition near the Westphalia Today introduction, outside official warnings and source information. Both sponsors receive equal-size cards. Sponsorship does not include exclusivity or permanent placement.
Artwork specifications
Static PNG or JPG, 1200 × 600 pixels (2:1), maximum 1 MB. Artwork scales to fit and is displayed without cropping. Supply your business name, logo, short message, accessible description, and an HTTPS destination link at least five business days before the agreed start.
You approve the final artwork and placement proof before launch. Required disclosures must remain readable at the displayed size.
Booking, payment, and campaign dates
- Send an inquiry. We confirm availability and suitability.
- Approve the artwork and written order specifying placement, dates, price, and any applicable taxes.
- Pay the invoice in full before launch using the payment instructions provided on the invoice.
- We confirm the ad is live. The purchased duration begins at actual launch; delayed payment or artwork requires a revised start date agreed in writing.
Bookings are with GovernUp Solutions, LLC, publisher of The Westphalia Gazette. Dates and times are confirmed in America/New_York time. Campaigns have a defined end and do not renew automatically. We confirm payment manually before activating an ad; submitting this form does not book a placement or collect payment.
Delivery and measurement
This offer buys placement and duration. Impressions, clicks, leads, sales, and a geographically verified audience are not guaranteed. Click and impression reporting are not included in the current offer. Ad-specific reporting will be offered only after tracking is tested and expressly agreed in writing.
The delivery summary records live dates, placement evidence, approved changes, and any interruptions. Sitewide traffic is not reported as ad impressions. Current measured audience figures are shared before booking when available.
Cancellation and interrupted delivery
Before launch, the placement fee is fully refundable. Separately quoted and approved design work follows its own terms. After launch, unused scheduled days are refunded at the paid fee divided by purchased days. Gazette-caused interruptions are made up with additional days if you agree; otherwise undelivered days are refunded. Refunds are initiated within ten business days; payment-provider settlement times may vary.
Advertising and editorial independence
Advertisements are labeled Advertisement; sponsorship cards are labeled Paid sponsor. Payment does not buy favorable coverage, editorial approval, or influence over reporting. Advertisers must hold rights to their materials and are responsible for accurate claims and required disclosures. We may decline misleading, unlawful, discriminatory, or unsuitable ads. Political and restricted categories are outside this introductory offer.
Let’s find the right fit
Campaign dates depend on availability, written booking, approved artwork, and confirmed payment. Contact founder@westphaliagazette.com or use the form below.