Newsletters you can advertise in for less than $500

Want to grow but sick of Facebook ads? Buy ads with other writers! Here's a list of affordable places to buy newsletter ads.

Paid ads are a great strategy for newsletter growth, but it’s a lot of work to run Facebook or Google ads well. For many of us, we don’t want to grow by funding big tech companies.

What if you could advertise in other newsletters? Grow your newsletter while supporting other writers?

OH LOOK AT THAT YOU CAN.

Here’s a list of newsletters that charge less than $500 for newsletter ads (often much less than that!)

This list is live and I’ll be updating it. Want to add yourself? Email me.

[New to newsletter ads? Check out my paid ads experiments and Maliha’s guide on How to Buy Newsletter Ads]

Newsletter

Audience

Ad Cost

Tedium

Curious, tech-focused readers

$100-150 (as of July 2025)

Side Blogger

Online business owners and bloggers

$99 (as of July 2025)

The 51st

Washington D.C. (United States)

$200 (as of July 2025)

Ann Friedman

General readers/consumers

$155-185 (as of July 2025)

Extra Points

College sports pros and enthusiasts (United States)

Contact for pricing

reality blurred

Reality TV fans

Contact for pricing

Stumptown Savings

Portland (United States)

Contact for pricing

Queer Social Club

Portland queer community (United States)

$100

Josh Spector

Online business owners and content creators

$350 (as of July 2025)

The Westrn

Outdoor enthusiasts (United States)

$200 (as of July 2025)

Freelance Opportunities

Writers

Contact for pricing

Tarzan Kay

Online business owners

$300-350 (as of July 2025)

The Briefly

New York City (United States)

$10 and up (as of July 2025)

Dense Discovery

Creatives and tech (54% North America, 29% Europe, 11% Asia)

$89 (as of July 2025)

The Charlotte Ledger

Charlotte residents and business owners (United States)

Contact for pricing

Grants for Creators

United States creators and small businesses owners 

$150-200 (as of July 2025)

Everywhere is Queer

LGBTQIA2S+ and ally community

Contact for pricing

Freaking Nomads

Digital nomads

Contact for pricing

Recomendo

Tech savvy professionals (51% in US)

$200 (as of July 2025)

Cafe Anne

New York (30%) and United States (30%), middle aged readers

$50-100 (as of July 2025)

The Freelance Writing Network

Freelance writers (51% US, 20% UK)

$60 (as of July 2025)

Sprawlism

NY, NJ, PA engaged urbanists (United States)

$50 and up (as of July 2025)

Court Watch

Politically engaged people, journalists, lawyers

Contact for special creator rates!

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