Reach people who are already looking for a place like yours
Local Spots visitors arrive with intent: they're hungry, nearby and deliberately avoiding chains. Our ads are simple, clearly labeled, and only sold to independent businesses.
Free listing
$0 forever
- Full spot page with photos and hours
- Pitch video (upload or link)
- All social links synced
- Appears in city, ZIP and near-me search
Featured spot
$29 per month
- Top-of-feed placement in your city
- Labeled 'Featured' card with larger photo
- Pitch video autoplays in the feed
- Monthly views, saves and click report
City sponsor
Custom quarterly
- Own a city or category page banner
- Sponsored neighborhood guide
- Newsletter placement
- Bundled ProMatch cross-promotion
How we run our ads
Discovery only works if you trust it. This is our standing advertising policy — if it ever changes, we'll say so on this page.
Paid is always labeled
Every promoted card, banner and newsletter slot carries a visible 'Featured' or 'Sponsored' label. No exceptions, no faint gray micro-text.
Money never changes rankings
Organic feed order is driven by relevance, distance, rating and freshness. Advertisers get their own labeled slots — they never outrank or displace an organic result.
Reviews and ratings aren't for sale
We never remove, hide or reorder reviews for a paying business, and we don't accept payment to bury a competitor.
Independents only
We don't sell placement to national chains or franchises. If it isn't locally owned, it can't advertise here.
Your data stays yours
We report aggregate views, saves and clicks to you. We don't sell customer-level data to third parties or ad networks.
Want a city sponsorship?
Tell us your city, your category and what you're trying to fill — we'll put together a package. Home-services brands should start with our sister site instead.