1,025
neighbors on the Friday newsletter — about 1 in 15 residents
+246%
growth last quarter — six months in and accelerating
98642
real Ridgefield locals — not wasted impressions
No long contracts
Six months or a year, your choice. No multi-year lock-ins, no auto-renew traps. Leave when you want to.
You can see it working
Every partner gets a monthly one-pager: views on your feature, clicks through to your site, newsletter numbers.
It doesn't get thrown away
A story published today still ranks next year. It keeps sending people to you long after a printed page is recycled.
Real people, real results
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Meanwhile in Ridgefield has been a fantastic partner in promoting The Yoga Ridge and connecting us with this community. Shannon does an amazing job curating fun, relevant local content — it's local marketing that truly works.
HolleyThe Yoga Ridge
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Promoting our First Fridays through the newsletter and website has made a real difference for us. It's simple, it's consistent, and it works.
RhondaHallstrom Home
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When Shannon promotes one of our events, we feel it in attendance every time. Having Neighborhood Refuge in front of that many neighbors, consistently, has been invaluable.
ReneeNeighborhood Refuge
Ridgefield's City Council gave Meanwhile in Ridgefield a public thank-you at their July meeting for the work we're doing for the community. Want to hear from a business instead of reading it here? Ask, and we'll put you in touch with someone we've worked with.
Partner packages
Three ways to be part of this town's hub
Pick a year and get twelve months for the price of ten, or start with six. Every package includes free event listings, sale and special postings, and community cause posts — those stay free for everyone, partner or not.
Neighbor
Shops, studios, and solo operators who want to stay visible.
$1,500 / year
Works out to $125/month
Six months: $825
- Your logo in Supported by Our Neighbors on the homepage — one of six slots
- Homepage sidebar ad placement, rotating
- A standing listing for your recurring event
- Two newsletter mentions a year
- Priority on event and sale listings
Logo strip currently full — waitlist open
Main Street
Restaurants, salons, fitness, trades, and agents who want to be found.
$3,500 / year
Works out to $292/month
Six months: $1,925
- Everything in Neighbor
- A written feature article each year
- Featured placement in the local guide that fits you
- Newsletter spotlight every quarter
- Homepage in-content banner, three months of the year
- Article sidebar ad across every post
- An invitation to our partner gatherings
Anchor
Builders, brokerages, medical and dental groups, auto, and destinations.
$7,500 / year
Works out to $625/month
Six months: $4,125
- Everything in Main Street
- The homepage top banner — full width, above the lead story, three months of the year
- Presence in every Friday newsletter
- Two feature articles a year
- A featured slot in the guide of your choice
- First refusal on new placements
Only three Anchor spots exist
Founding rates. These prices hold at renewal for as long as you stay a partner. As the audience grows the rates go up — but not for you.
Display placementsAd space on the site itself
If you'd rather buy space than a story, these are the live slots on meanwhileinridgefield.com. Sold by the month, minimum three months, and every one links straight to your site. Included with the packages above — priced here for anyone who just wants the placement.
Homepage Top BannerBest position
Full width, directly above the lead story — the first thing every visitor sees. Runs as looping video or a static image. One advertiser at a time, no rotation.
$400/mo1 slot
Homepage In-Content Banner
Sits mid-homepage between story sections, where people are already scrolling and reading. Video or image, with a button through to your site.
$225/mo2 slots
Article Sidebar Ad
Runs alongside every article on the site, not just one. Good for businesses that want steady presence rather than one big moment.
$250/mo3 slots
Homepage Sidebar Ad
Image plus a call-to-action button in the homepage sidebar, next to the latest headlines. Desktop placement.
$175/mo3 slots
Supported by Our NeighborsWaitlist
Your logo in the homepage sponsor strip, linked to your site. Six slots total and all six are spoken for — included with every partner package, so the waitlist moves when a term ends.
In packages6 slots
Ridgefield Gives Back Sponsor
Community fundraisers and nonprofit drives are always posted free. One business gets to present that section for the year, credited under every cause we run. Quiet, and the kind of thing people remember.
$1,200/yr1 slot
What to send us
Don't have artwork? We'll build it for you at no charge in your brand colors — just send a logo and tell us what the ad should say.
Homepage Top Banner
2560 × 629 px. MP4 (H.264, muted, loops cleanly, under 3MB) or JPG/PNG. Keep text large and centered — it scales down to phone width.
In-Content Banner
1280 × 720 px. MP4 or JPG/PNG. Displays up to 640 px wide.
Sidebar Ads
600 × 600 px square, JPG or PNG. Plus the button text you want underneath, five words or fewer.
Logo Strip
Square PNG with a transparent background, 300 × 300 px or larger.
Everything
A destination URL, and the business name as you want it written.
Get listed in the guides people actually search for
These are the pages that rank on Google and get pulled into AI answers about Ridgefield, and they don't go stale the way a weekly post does. A featured slot puts your business at the top of the guide with your story and a link to your site. Sold by the year, a few slots each, first come.
Moving to RidgefieldHighest intent
Read by people about to hire a realtor, a lender, a mover, a contractor, a dentist, a gym. If new arrivals can't find you, this is the page that fixes it.
$600/yr4 slots
Where to Eat in Ridgefield
Every zone, honest local picks. The page locals send to visiting family.
$600/yr4 slots
Things To Do Near Ridgefield
The visitor's guide. Catches people planning a trip to this corner of Clark County.
$600/yr4 slots
Best Coffee in Ridgefield
Short, specific, and searched constantly.
$600/yr3 slots
Ridgefield Wineries Guide
Seven wineries, fully updated. Regional reach beyond 98642.
$600/yr3 slots
Guide to ilani Resort
Dining, gaming, concerts, the hotel. Our biggest draw for out-of-town readers.
$600/yr3 slots
Just need one thing?
No package required. These stand on their own.
How it worksThree steps, no forms, no sales calls
We're real people in Ridgefield. This whole thing runs on email and coffee.
01
Email us your goal
What you're promoting, when it matters, and a rough budget if you have one. A few sentences is plenty.
02
We send you a plan
A package or a custom mix built around your goal, with clear pricing. Adjust anything — it's your plan.
03
You approve, we run it
You review everything before it goes live. Most plans launch within one to two weeks.
Things people ask before they say yes
How is this different from a magazine ad?
Print is seen once, then recycled, and there's no way to know whether it worked. Our placements live on the web — they show up when someone Googles "best [your business] in Ridgefield" or asks an AI assistant for a recommendation, and a story published today is still working a year from now. We also link straight to your website, which builds your own site's search authority. And we'll show you the numbers every month.
I don't have an ad designed. Is that a problem?
Not at all, and it's the most common situation. Send us your logo and tell us what the ad should say, and we'll design it in your brand colors at no extra charge. You approve it before it runs. If you'd rather supply your own artwork, the sizes are listed above.
Which placement should I pick?
If you're launching something and want to be seen fast, the homepage top banner. If you want steady presence over months, the article sidebar. If you want people to find you when they search months from now, a guide slot or a feature article — those keep working long after a banner comes down. Tell us your goal and we'll say which one we'd actually buy in your position.
Am I locked into a long contract?
No. Six months or a year, and that's the longest commitment we offer. Display placements run three months minimum. No auto-renewal you have to fight your way out of — when your term ends, we ask if you'd like to continue.
How will I know if it's working?
Every partner gets a monthly one-pager: how many people read your feature, how many clicked through to your site, how the newsletter performed. If something isn't landing, we'll tell you and change it.
Do I have to write anything?
No. We come to you, ask questions, and handle the writing in our editorial voice, built for search. If you'd rather supply your own copy, we'll edit and optimize it instead.
Can I review everything before it goes live?
Always. Nothing publishes without your approval. Some phrasing is chosen deliberately for how Google and AI tools read it, and we'll explain anything that looks unusual.
Is sponsored content marked as sponsored?
Yes. Features and sponsored posts are clearly labeled. That's not a limitation on what you're buying — it's why readers trust what they find here, which is the entire reason a placement is worth anything.
What if I just want my events listed?
Then send them in. Event listings, sales, specials, and community causes are free and always will be. You don't have to buy anything to be part of this.
We're real people. Just email us.
We're building something Ridgefield has never had — a local hub people actually use, every day. If you want your business woven into it, now's the time.
Rates rise as the audience grows. Founding partners keep theirs.
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