Profit off our visibility.
We get found on Google for Spokane’s hair searches — and Journal sponsorships and Featured placements put your business right beside that traffic. One advertiser per slot, every ad approved by a person, served from our own server with zero tracking. The rankings stay merit-only; the spotlight next to them is yours.
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 the placement worth paying for.
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 actual units — same code that serves them
Rates
Flat monthly, published for everyone, no negotiation — the public rate card is part of the trust.
* 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?
Boosts auction stylists against each other and tax every new client — and quietly reshuffle who ranks. Here, the rankings themselves are never for sale: no auctions, no per-click billing, no rented positions. Featured placements are a flat-rate, clearly-labeled spot that sits beside the merit list and never changes it.
What reporting do I get?
Impressions and clicks for your run — first-party, bot-filtered counts from our own server. Directional, not audited; there’s no third-party tag to reconcile against because there isn’t one.
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 per slot?
Exclusivity is the product. One sponsor per placement means your ad is the only one 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.
Request a slot
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