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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.
Lex Roman
July 18, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes
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 |
|---|---|---|
Curious, tech-focused readers | $100-150 (as of July 2025) | |
Online business owners and bloggers | $99 (as of July 2025) | |
Washington D.C. (United States) | $200 (as of July 2025) | |
General readers/consumers | $155-185 (as of July 2025) | |
College sports pros and enthusiasts (United States) | Contact for pricing | |
Reality TV fans | Contact for pricing | |
Portland (United States) | Contact for pricing | |
Portland queer community (United States) | $100 | |
Online business owners and content creators | $350 (as of July 2025) | |
Outdoor enthusiasts (United States) | $200 (as of July 2025) | |
Writers | Contact for pricing | |
Online business owners | $300-350 (as of July 2025) | |
Creatives and tech (54% North America, 29% Europe, 11% Asia) | $89 (as of July 2025) | |
Charlotte residents and business owners (United States) | Contact for pricing | |
United States creators and small businesses owners | $150-200 (as of July 2025) | |
LGBTQIA2S+ and ally community | Contact for pricing | |
Digital nomads | Contact for pricing | |
Tech savvy professionals (51% in US) | $200 (as of July 2025) | |
New York (30%) and United States (30%), middle aged readers | $50-100 (as of July 2025) | |
Freelance writers (51% US, 20% UK) | $60 (as of July 2025) | |
NY, NJ, PA engaged urbanists (United States) | $50 and up (as of July 2025) | |
Politically engaged people, journalists, lawyers | Contact for special creator rates! |
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