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Advertising your local business online

Local businesses are getting the red carpet treatment these days from hyperlocal blogs and sites who are catering more and more to their needs. 

As ad spending on offline media such as Yellow Pages, radio and cable declines, online ad spending and outlets for local business exposure is on the rise.

With the advent of sites which cater to specific areas, regions and destinations around the world, more and more advertising opportunities are finally opening up for local businesses who wish to get in front of their target market to increase foot traffic, sales, and exposure.

The resources below will help local business owners who are trying to figure out how to get into online advertising.  Links include places to get free advertising and try out diferent options before going paid.


Other Hyperlocal Blog Sites and Networks

  • Gothamist - Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle.  Culture blogs targeting 25-34-year-olds.
  • NBC Local Media - Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego
  • AmericanTowns - Lansing, Michigan; Pleasantville, New York; Wakefield, Massachusetts
  • EveryBlock - Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Miami
  • VillageSoup - Bar Harbor, Maine; Hamptons, New York; Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Loudoun - Loudoun County, Virginia
  • Topix - London, Kentucky; Dyersburg, Tennessee; Paris, Texas
  • Outside.In - Preston Hollow in Dallas, Park Slope in Brooklyn

Local Hub Tweets

Adding your local business to Google Maps

Local Advertising in the News

  • Library newsletter to include community advertisingThe Photo News57 minutes ago

    Monroe - The next issue of By the Millpond, the free quarterly newsletter of the Monroe Free Library, will include one page devoted to inexpensive advertising.

  • Upturn sees Cat advertising jobsThe Advocate17 hours ago

    CATERPILLAR Underground Mining appears to be growing its workforce again after the major Burnie employer slashed hundreds of jobs early in the year. It is not clear how many workers have been added lately, but the company has recently been advertising to fill various positions.

  • Web AdvertisingThe Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register12 hours ago

    Stories Updated daily with the most complete local news reports available on the web. The site contains hundreds of stories about people and events in the area. Information is conveniently organized in categories and is easily searchable.

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