Advertising & Partnerships
Chelseamich.com is the official community website for Chelsea, Michigan. Our goal is to be a one-stop resource for both visitors and residents to learn, discover and explore the city of Chelsea, Michigan. We offer numerous ways for you to share your business, organization and events. Options range from billboards, web pages, news stories, and event listings.
Community involvement is key to the success of our website and marketing initiatives. Funds from advertising help support this site and promote Chelsea on billboards, social media, advertising in local and regional media, networking with neighboring communities, and a variety of other ways.
ALL businesses, organizations, and groups in Chelsea, Michigan are invited to share their information on the chelseamich.com website.
For a summary of our advertising and promotional opportunities, please download our 2013 Pricing Guide.
Download our 2013 Sponsosorship/Advertising Guide
Promotional Opportunities
Become a Partner for top exposure all year long
For maximum presence on chelseamich.com, we invite businesses and organizations to become a Partner ($1500/yr) or Sustaining Partner ($2,000/year). Partners of chelseamich.com help support and expand our website and marketing initiatives. Partners receive:
- PREMIER LISTING in the Chelsea directory (1 year)
- FEATURE PAGE - a full page of content, slideshow, links and contact information (1 year)
- SIDEBAR AD ~OR~ BANNER AD (1 year)
- HOME PAGE AD (1 year)
- SPOTLIGHT AD (1 year)
Sustaining Partners also receive their logo and a special thanks on our About Us page.
How to promote and share your …..
BUSINESS or ORGANIZATION
- STANDARD LISTING | FREE:
All businesses, organizations, and groups are invited to have a listing in the Chelsea directory. Listings includes business or organization name, contact information, website link, and short description (1-2 sentences/40 words*). COST: Free - UPGRADED LISTING | $50 / Free:
Upgrade your listing to add a logo and longer description (3-5 sentences or 80 words*). COST: $50 one time fee, or free if you are a Chamber member. - PREMIER LISTING & FEATURE PAGE | $650/$500 per year:
Premier members receive top placement in directory with a large logo or image, rotating front page placement, and a Feature Page all about your business or organization. Feature Pages can include images, a slideshow, links within your content and a full page of content.
COST: $650 per year regular price and $500 for Chamber members. That’s less than $60 per month! - SIDEBAR OR BANNER AD | $65/$50 per week or $250/$200 per month:
Bring extra attention to your business or organization with a sidebar ad or banner ad. Sidebar ads display in our community calendar and news sections. Banner ads display in the business directory. Both types of ad can link directly to your website or event page. COST: $65 per week or $250 per month ($50/$200 for Chamber members) - BILLBOARDS | $300 per month (limited availability):
ChelseaMich.com has partnered with Adams Outdoor to promote Chelsea businesses and events on digital billboards in southeastern Michigan. Eight billboards spots are available per month at different times throughout the year. COST: $300/month per spot
* Content limits on listings allow for some flexibility, within reason. If you need to check your content, we find this resource helpful: www.wordcounter.net
EVENTS
- EVENT LISTING | FREE:
Add your upcoming events in Chelsea, Michigan to the community calendar by submitting it here: chelseamich.com/submit-events. Events must take place in Chelsea and be open to the public. Events can be added at any time, up to a year or more in advance. - NEWS STORY | FREE:
Send us a news story about your event. Email your press release and related images to support@chelseamich.com - SIDEBAR AD | $65/$50 per week or $250/$200 per month:
Bring extra attention to your event with a sidebar ad. This ad will display in the sidebar of our community calendar and news sections, and can link directly to your website or event page. COST: $65 per week or $250 per month ($50/$200 for Chamber members) - BILLBOARDS | $300 per month (limited availability):
Billboards spots are limited to 8 slots per month at different times throughout the year. COST: $300/month per spot
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- VOLUNTEER LISTING | FREE:
If you are a nonprofit group or organization in Chelsea, you are invited to submit your volunteer opportunities to the new Volunteer Chelsea portal on chelseamich.com.
NEWS & PHOTOS
- NEWS STORY | FREE:
We would love to share your community news on chelseamich.com. Just send your press release or news to support@chelseamich.com with any additional photos, links or attachments you would like us to share. - PHOTO SUBMISSION | FREE:
We welcome photo submissions for use throughout our website or on our social media. Send photos to support@chelseamich.com. Photos should be high quality *.jpg files in landscape format with content that allows for cropping. When submitting a photo, include a photo credit and location. If you have an idea of a “Chelsea” tagline such as “Explore something Chelsea” or “Sip something Chelsea”, please include that as well. We are not able to use all photos submitted.
Get Started!
If you have questions or would like to speak with us about promotional opportunities or advertising, please contact Leslie or Emily at support@chelseamich.com by filling out our Advertising Inquiry form:
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