Be part of where Spokane reads about hair.
Spokane comes here to find a hairdresser, compare salons, and read the Journal — and beside those pages we keep a little room for local businesses we’re glad to stand next to: a stylist stepping forward, a salon with chairs to fill, a school or supplier who serves the trade. One sponsor per spot, every ad approved by a person, nothing tracking the reader. The rankings stay earned — never for sale — and the clearly-labeled place beside them is yours alone.
Hand-reviewed
A person approves every ad before it runs. If it doesn’t fit the Journal, it doesn’t run — at any price.
No creepy tracking
No ad networks, no cookies, no pixels. Ads serve from our own server. We report views and clicks — that’s it.
A real local audience
Spokane’s hair community — readers researching their next look, and the stylists themselves.
The organic rankings are never for sale — not the order, not a position, not a boost. What you can buy is a clearly-labeled Featured placement: it always carries a “Featured” tag, sits apart from the merit list, and never reorders it. Earned order, obvious ads — that line is exactly what makes a Featured spot worth having.
Where your ad runs
Two ways to show up — both clearly labeled, both sitting apart from the merit rankings, which never change. Pin a Featured profile above an organic list, sponsor a unit inside the Journal, or do both.
Your profile, pinned to the top
We pin your stylist or salon card above the earned list on the page you choose. It always carries a “Featured” tag and never reorders what’s below it. Pick your surface:
Top of the homepage, above the fold. Sitewide reach.
from $250/mo
Top of /stylists, above the organic grid — up to 4 spots.
from $125/mo
Top of /salons, above the organic grid — up to 4 spots.
from $125/mo
Top of the search results panel.
from $150/mo
Atop one neighborhood page — e.g. South Hill.
from $90/mo
Atop one specialty page — e.g. balayage.
from $75/mo
Atop one money page — e.g. balayage in Spokane Valley.
from $45/mo
Your own ad, inside our articles
One sponsor per unit — no rotation, no sharing. Send your logo and offer and we set it in the site’s style.
Mid-article on every Journal post. Seen on phones and desktop.
from $75/mo
Sticky beside every Journal post. Desktop readers only.
from $50/mo
The real ads, exactly as they run in the Journal
Rates
Flat monthly rates, published for everyone — what your neighbor pays is what you pay.
* Founding rate — locked while you stay continuously active. Annual prepay is 10× monthly: two months free.
Who it’s for — and who it isn’t
A good fit
- Stylists and salons who want a clearly-labeled Featured spot — without ever touching the merit order
- Salons recruiting stylists or renting chairs — the audience is the trade itself
- Beauty schools enrolling their next class
- Suite operators with chairs to fill
- Pro product suppliers and local beauty retail
- Adjacent local services, case-by-case on taste
Not for
- Anyone wanting to buy a ranking — that’s the one thing that’s never for sale
- National networks, affiliate offers, anything that isn’t really local
- The categories on our standards list below
Listed on the directory? Profiles rank on merit, always — that order is never for sale. You can buy a clearly-labeled Featured placement to stand out, and salons hiring or renting chairs are welcome too.
What we won’t run
- Adult content, gambling, crypto or investment offers, MLM, political ads
- Medical or supplement claims — including hair-regrowth and other drug-adjacent products
- “#1 in Spokane” claims, fake urgency, fake reviews — or any ranking implication
- Competing directories and booking platforms
- Images you don’t have rights to, or that picture someone who hasn’t consented
- Anything that reads like a coupon mailer instead of the Journal
The full standards live at Review standards.
Questions, answered
How is this different from boosting on a booking app?
On the big booking apps, promotion is an auction — stylists bid against each other, pay per new client, and paying can change who ranks. Here the rankings themselves are never for sale: no auctions, no per-click billing, no rented positions. Featured is a flat-rate, clearly-labeled spot that sits beside the earned list and never changes it.
What reporting do I get?
A simple monthly count of how many people saw your ad and how many clicked, straight from our own server with bots filtered out. Honest, ballpark numbers — there’s no ad network behind them, so there’s no second set of figures to argue with.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Sponsorships are month-to-month: cancel whenever you like and your ad runs through the end of the period you’ve paid for. Founding rates stay locked while you stay continuously active.
Why only one advertiser at a time?
Because a page full of ads stops feeling like the Journal. One sponsor per placement means yours is the only ad on every Journal page it runs on — no rotation, no sharing, no bidding to keep your spot.
Do you do design?
Send your logo and your offer — we set the ad in the site’s style. Included.
Ask about a spot
Tell us about your business and which placement you want. We’ll reply by email with next steps — every ad is reviewed by a person before it runs, and you’re never charged unless it’s approved.
Prefer email? mail@spokanehairdressers.com