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  • 1,500+Welland locals subscribed
  • 53.5%average open rate
  • 12%click-to-open rate
  • 3 to 5sponsors per issue, no more

Put your business in front of 1,500+ Welland locals

Welland Weekly is the free Thursday email people here open to plan their weekend. Your business goes in it, written in our voice and clearly labelled, with one link to you.

Featured Placement $75 · Community Spotlight $50 · Flat rates, no minimums.

Early rates Our prices follow the size of the list. We're at 1,500+ and growing every week, so today's rates are the lowest they'll be.

Reach Welland locals who asked to hear from us

Every reader signed up for Welland Weekly themselves. They open it Thursday morning looking for things to do and places to go, which is exactly when a local business wants to be seen. An average open rate of 53.5% means your placement actually gets seen, not scrolled past like a social post.

  • Every issue is about Welland, so the people reading it live here or close by.
  • Only 3 to 5 local sponsors per issue, so you're never one logo in a crowd.
  • Readers already write in to say thanks. Thanks for sending out events each week! Keep them coming, Tim H.

Written by a neighbour, not an ad network

No programmatic ads and no banner clutter. We write every placement in plain language, the same way we write about events, so it reads like a tip from a local.

  • Plain language, one clear link, nothing pushy.
  • Every placement is clearly labelled, so readers know who's supporting the newsletter.

See it in the newsletter

This is how a placement looks in the Thursday email. Featured Placements get a small landscape image, Community Spotlights are text only. Both sit right between the picks readers came for.

Advertising with us Junk Removal Welland

Welland WeeklyThu 8:00 a.m.

Good morning, Welland!

Featured Placement · $75
Thanks to our local sponsor
Example sponsor image: the Junk Removal Welland crew with a local familyYour image · 600 × 300 px
Welland 1-day junk removal. We do the lifting. You enjoy Welland. Get a free quote →
This weekend
Community Spotlight · $50
Community spotlightYour heading goes here.Two or three plain-language lines about your event, opening or offer, written with you in our voice.Your link →
Example layout. A Featured Placement with its image, and a text-only Community Spotlight further down the same issue.

Two simple ways to reach Welland

Flat-rate newsletter placements, with no complicated tiers or minimums. Pick the one that fits.

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Featured Placement

$75 per placement, per newsletter

Your business, front and centre. A visual feature built from the copy, heading and small landscape image you provide. Send a finished graphic or a photo, and we'll make it fit.

  • Your copy, your heading
  • One small landscape image in the issue (600 × 300 px)
  • Link anywhere you want readers to go
Book Featured Placement »
Lighter touch

Community Spotlight

$50 per placement, per newsletter

A lighter, text-first mention using your copy and heading. Perfect for events, announcements and community shout-outs.

  • Your copy, your heading
  • Link to your destination
  • No featured image
Book Community Spotlight »

Deadline: your copy, heading and image need to be in our inbox by Tuesday at 8 a.m. to run in that Thursday's issue. Earlier is better.

Early rates These rates are set for a list of 1,500+. They go up as we grow, so today's prices are the lowest they'll be.

Booking more than one week? Most businesses run several issues in a row for the best results. Ask about a multi-week schedule and we'll fit it to your dates and budget.

Who you'll work with

Monica, editor of Welland Weekly

Monica

Editor, Welland Weekly

Monica lives in Welland and runs Welland Weekly. She talks to business owners, shows up at events, checks every listing with the organizer and writes every Thursday issue herself. When you advertise, you work directly with her, and every placement helps keep the newsletter free for Welland.

How it works

  1. Tell us what you're promoting and when. The form below takes a minute. For a Thursday issue, send everything by Tuesday at 8 a.m.
  2. We confirm your date and help shape your copy, usually within two business days.
  3. Your placement runs in the Thursday email, clearly labelled as a local advertiser.

Book a placement

Tell us what you're promoting and when. We'll confirm your date and next steps, usually within two business days. No commitment to get started. Rates go up as the list grows, so the earlier you book, the less you pay.

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