Sponsor a business profile
Get your business in front of Chattanoogans who actually care about local businesses. Launch-stage sponsored profiles are best for owners who want a polished story page, a Thursday newsletter feature, and a reusable local proof asset — not a vague banner ad.
Free Feature
- We pick businesses we think our readers will love
- Q&A interview published in one edition
- Permanent profile on our site
- No guaranteed placement or timing
Sponsored Profile
- Priority placement in the next available Thursday edition
- Full Q&A profile shaped from your answers and photos
- Your business positioned as the lead local story
- Permanent profile page you can reuse in your own marketing
- Clear sponsor label, no fake editorial bait-and-switch
- Stats report after send
What makes this different from a banner ad?
Noog Weekly sells a useful local story, not empty impressions. Each sponsored profile is built to be read by humans and reused by the business after the newsletter sends.
- Owner-first format: we ask practical questions about the business, the customer, and the local angle.
- Permanent asset: your profile stays live on Noog Weekly and can be linked from your own site, socials, or sales follow-up.
- Launch-stage honesty: this is early pricing while the audience is still growing; the value is the profile asset plus local distribution.
What happens after you ask?
You get the four profile questions before paying, so you can tell whether the format is worth it for your business.
- Reply with your business name, website, and best contact.
- Noog Weekly sends the four short owner-profile questions and a sample structure.
- If it fits, send answers/photos and approve the draft before anything publishes.
The four questions you will answer
This preview makes the next step concrete before a sponsor asks for the full packet.
- What should Chattanooga know about the business, and why now?
- Who is the best-fit customer, guest, or client?
- What local detail, origin story, or operating lesson makes the business memorable?
- What should readers do next: visit, book, buy, apply, attend, or refer someone?
Good answers usually take 15–20 minutes. Noog Weekly turns them into a clean Q&A draft for approval before anything runs.
A strong sponsored profile has one clear reason to run now
The best inquiries are from owner-led Chattanooga businesses with a timely local hook. This keeps the first reply actionable instead of a vague media-kit request.
- New location, anniversary, seasonal push, hiring need, event, or community initiative.
- A founder/operator who can answer in plain language and approve a short Q&A draft.
- A next step readers can take after the profile: visit, book, buy, apply, attend, or refer.
If you found us through a local guide
Noog Weekly guide traffic is intent-shaped: readers are already comparing local options, planning visits, or choosing providers. A sponsored profile gives the right business a warmer next click than a generic ad.
- Best fit: owners in a guide-adjacent category who can offer a clear reader action.
- Good timing hooks: seasonal demand, a new package, an event, hiring, expansion, or a local collaboration.
- Measurable next signal: ask for a fit check and include the guide or customer moment you want to be known for.
Know a Chattanooga owner who should see this?
The fastest useful intro is a two-line forward: who they serve, why now, and whether a reusable local profile would help them. That gives Noog Weekly a qualified sponsor or feature lead instead of another cold list.
- Send it to: owner-led shops, restaurants, services, studios, makers, trades, and professional firms with a clear local customer.
- Best timing: new offer, event, hiring push, seasonal demand, anniversary, expansion, or a story customers already ask about.
- What happens next: they can request the four questions first; no payment is needed just to check fit.
Copy cue: “This seems useful if you want a Chattanooga story page customers can actually read, not just an ad. The four questions are visible before you commit.”
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