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The home page
Two bands between sections of the front page, where readers start their day.
- Placement: Between sections, never at the top
- Shown: At random, spread evenly across sponsors
- Booked: By the month
Advertise with Comal.News
The fastest-growing media outlet in Comal County.
Readers up 165% from August to September, and October is on pace for about 10,220. Put your business in front of New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Spring Branch and Garden Ridge, in one clearly labeled band between the stories they read every morning.
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10,220
Readers projected in October
4,701 in September
99
Newsletter subscribers
Live
429
Stories published
869
Public meetings covered
Growth
Monthly readership
Unique local readers each month, from our own first-party measurement. The current month is projected from its pace so far.
Readers countedProjected for the full month
October is on pace for 10,220 readers, about 2.2× September.
Placements
Exactly where your ad runs
One labeled band that cuts across the page between sections. Never at the top, never a pop-up, never inside the reporting.
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Inside every story
One band partway through each article, below the key facts, where engaged readers already are. Most readers arrive straight on a story, so this is where most views happen.
- Placement: After the 4th paragraph or below the side panel
- Included with: Every site sponsorship
- Never: Inside a story about the advertiser
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The Comal Daily
The only ad in the morning newsletter, right after the lead story, every day for a week. Readers who open it chose to hear from us.
- Placement: After the lead story
- Exclusive: One sponsor per week
- Sends: Every morning
How it works
Live in four steps
Paste your website
Drop in your URL and we draft the headline, copy, image and button from your own site. Edit anything you like.
Pick your dates
Choose site months or newsletter weeks from the live calendar. Taken weeks and full months are marked.
Pay securely
Check out with a card through Stripe. Your rate is locked for up to 6 months.
Reviewed and live
Every ad is checked by our newsroom before it runs. Clean ads go live on the dates you picked.
Rates
Simple, published prices
Rates rise as the audience grows. Category exclusivity goes to one advertiser per category.
Newsletter presenting sponsor
$175 / week
The only ad in The Comal Daily for seven mornings, right after the lead story.
Site sponsor
$350 / month
Your ad appears across the home page and inside every article for the calendar month, picked at random and spread evenly among at most six sponsors.
Category exclusive
+$150 / month
The only sponsor in your category across the site and the newsletter.
Book today and lock today’s rate for up to 6 months.
Standards
Ads readers trust
Always labeled
Every ad sits in its own band marked “Advertisement,” easy to tell apart from the reporting and easy to scan past.
Independent reporting
Advertisers have no say over coverage, and an ad never runs inside a story about the advertiser.
No political ads
We do not accept political or campaign advertising, or spam, scams and misleading claims.
Reserve your placement.
Newsletter weeks sell one at a time. Site sponsorships are capped at six a month.