Advertise with North Hills Buzz
North Hills Buzz was relaunched in January 2008 and is a growing blog-based community website and online directory that focuses on the news and happenings in and around North Hills Raleigh. The website reaches a wealthy and educated audience who lives, works and plays in this area. Many of our pages and articles rank on the first page of Google for keyword searches, and our fresh content and valuable information keeps people coming back for more.
Most of our traffic comes from Google searches for keywords like “North Hills Raleigh” (#3 in Google), “raleigh midtown” (#1 in Google) and “North Hills Directory” (#2 in Google). We also rank high for specific business searches such as “Firebirds North Hills” (#2 and #3 in Google) and “Five Guys at North Hills” (#1 in Google). In May 2008, 892 different keywords led people to our site. Since most of our traffic is organic (resulting from keyword searches), this brings us people who are interested in shopping, eating and living in the North Hills area–a very valuable audience to target.
Site Rankings and Statistics
- Monthly Page Views - 7,700+
- Average Pages Viewed per Visit - 3 pages
- Monthly Unique Visitors - 2,100+
Here’s what one of our advertisers had to say about us:
“We have been very happy with North Hills Buzz and the return from your site (we actually got more clicks through you guys than “The Independent” website - who charged us 20x as much).” -Rob from Papa Spud’s Organics
We have many advertising options available, from sitewide banners to featured listings in our directory, sponsored blog posts and options to have specific pages built for your business that can be customized to your liking. Contact us for a full version of our media kit or see below for some basic options (click the thumbnail images too see exact placements). If you’d like to advertise but don’t have a banner, we can create one for you for a low price.
Top Sponsorship (468×60 Banner)
There is only one top sponsorship banner available. This banner will appear on every singe page (currently over 200 pages) of our site. Animation is allowed, but no excessive flashing or javascript. We will track impressions and click-throughs for you. Pricing is currently $100 a month. This is a huge savings over similar sites such as TriangleBoutiques.com, which charges $375 for a similar placement, and gets less traffic than North Hills Buzz (according to Compete.com). Contact us to purchase this sponsorship.
Sidebar Sponsorship (125 x 125 banner)
The 125 x 125 sponsorship banners appear in the sidebar on each of the 200+ pages of North Hills Buzz. Animation is allowed, but no flash or javascript.
There will never be more than 4 sidebar sponsorship banners to preserve exclusivity for our advertisers. Pricing is currently set at $75 per month. This is a great value for the money, compared to some other sites. For example TriangleBoutiques.com charges $200/month for a similar ad placement and gets less traffic than North Hills Buzz (according to Compete.com). Contact us to purchase this option.
Under-Post Sponsorship (468 x 60)
The under-post sponsorship banner will appear on the main page under the featured article each day and after articles that appear on individual pages on North Hills Buzz. There is only one under-post sponsorship at any given time, to preserve its value. Animation is allowed but no flashing or javascript, please.
Pricing for this sponsorship is currently $60 per month. This is a valuable position, because your ad will appear right after a visitor has read an article and is deciding where to click next. Contact us if you are interested in purchasing this option.
Upgraded Listings and Other Options
We’d love to work with you to help find ways to creatively promote your business. If you desire a more robust solution or page that will likely be visible in Google for specific keyword searches, we can help you create something that will include your contact information, pictures, description, hours, menu, etc. Too learn more about our advertising options and services, please contact us here.
