Advertising Information

The sponsorship programs on South Tahoe Now reflect our philosophy that the road to online success today includes advertising, and a whole lot more.

Besides the value of giving you multiple ways of putting your message in front of tens of thousands of South Tahoe Now readers, we can also help you connect with more customers via social media tools from Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram, and make your business more visible on search engines like Google and Bing.

We also believe in giving local businesses real value for their money. We have worked for several years to create online advertising services that are powerful and efficient, and we offer these to you for very affordable rates that no other local media operation can match.

By becoming a South Tahoe Now sponsor, you not only get a valuable service for your business, but you also help us provide a valuable service to the South Shore Lake Tahoe community. We not only offer our news free for everyone to read and share, but we also give people and organizations the ability to post their news, events, press releases, photos, videos, etc. free of charge as well. We welcome all local submissions and invite an open discussion on the issues that are important to South Shore Lake Tahoe.

Advertising Options to Fit Your Business
The purpose of advertising is to put your message in front of potential customers. On South Tahoe Now, we have several innovative ways to accomplish this mission.

Super Leaderboard
This gets its name from the fact that it’s at the top of all pages. It rotates with other advertisers at the top of the page is what readers see first. This banner can be animated, and links to your website. It is a great tool for attracting attention to your business. Banners are a limited quantity item only offered as part of our top sponsorship packages.

Now Ad
A unique patent-pending advertising system that marries online advertising with social media. These ads run on the right side of every page, with a 300x100 pixel graphic linked to your site, and includes your latest post to Facebook. This allows you to update your ad message anytime you want, multiple times a day. It lets you communicate in real time with readers on South Tahoe Now and the social networks. These ads are sorted so the most recently updated ads show up at the top of the page. That means the more you update, the higher your ad is placed, and the more people will see it. Now Ads FAQs

Top Right Banner
If you aren’t into posting items to Facebook regularly to make use of the Now Ads system, then the Top Right Banner is a good way to attract attention. This ad is a standard 300x250 banner linked to your website, with a minimum of 10,000 impressions per month, and displays in a rotating spot at the top right of every page.

Front and Center Ad
This ad is in the middle of the home page, grabbing the eyes of the reader as soon as they log on to South Tahoe Now. This ad is a standard 300x250 banner linked to your website, with a minimum of 10,000 impressions per month, and displays in a rotating spot at the middle of the home page.

Sponsor Showcase
This is an advertorial-type feature that has your logo and up to 5,000 characters of text, giving you plenty of space to tell your story. You can talk about your business’ history, or introduce readers to your employees, or talk about what you have for sale. Sponsor Showcase profiles are located at the bottom of every page, where readers have a tendency to keep on reading after finishing stories. A thumbnail of your logo is always visible, and running your mouse over it will bring up your profile if it is not already displayed.

Social Media Connections

Facebook and Twitter are becoming essential to online success. That’s why social media is built into our popular Now Ads system and Marketplace Listing Pages. We also have other ways to boost your social media presence:

Sponsor Programs


We offer five flexible Sponsorship Programs to fit your needs, or we can design a custom program for you.

King of the Hill

  • Always Banner
  • Today’s Sponsor Social Media Package
  • Now Ad or Top Right Banner
  • Sponsor Showcase
  • Marketplace Listing Page
  • SEO package

Big Player

  • Always Banner
  • Now Ad or Top Right Banner
  • Sponsor Showcase
  • Marketplace Listing Page
  • SEO package

Smart Operator

  • Now Ad or Top Right Banner
  • Sponsor Showcase
  • Marketplace Listing Page
  • SEO package

Growing Business

  • Now Ad or Top Right Banner
  • Marketplace Listing Page
  • SEO package

Section Sponsorship
Your business can rule the roost at the top of selected pages and/or sections on South Tahoe Now. These sponsorship ads can include photos, logos, text, and even search forms that connect to the advertiser’s website. For instance, a real estate company can sponsor the real estate category page in our Marketplace section, and offer a form to do multiple listing searches on that company’s website. Qualifying pages/sections are limited to one sponsor each.

Your Complete Online Marketing Solution
Do you need help building your Facebook page, or posting new items to your social media accounts? Would you like to set up a mailing list to communicate with your customers, or need help placing ads on Google and Facebook? Do you need a complete online marketing plan to fit your business? South Tahoe Now and our partners can do all of these things for you. Please contact us so we can create a plan that is right for you.

Local Nonprofit Groups
South Tahoe Now's mission is to support the community of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., and Stateline, Nev. As such, we offer local nonprofit groups advertising free of charge to publicize their events and activities, subject to availability. Certain restrictions apply. Please contact us for details.

Quick Blast Program
If you have a one-time event to promote, we can construct a package that fits your needs, priced on a per-day basis. Also good for political campaigns. Please contact us for details.

Top 10 Reasons You Should Advertise Your Business on South Tahoe Now:

  1. We bring together all the best news about South Shore Lake Tahoe in one place.
  2. Our news is free for everyone to read.
  3. Readership of newspapers has dropped by almost half, while South Tahoe Now continues to grow.
  4. We offer the most affordable local advertising options for your business.
  5. Our patent-pending Now Ads allow you to change your advertising message anytime you want.
  6. No two businesses are alike, and we have advertising options to fit your needs.
  7. South Tahoe Now is the only locally owned news source for South Shore Lake Tahoe.
  8. We encourage our readers to contribute stories, photos, comments, etc.
  9. Our focus is and always will be South Shore Lake Tahoe.

And: 10. Your support helps us to bring quality local news coverage to South Shore Lake Tahoe.

To place an ad or request more information, fill out the form below:

Pick the type of advertising you are interested in:

Please describe your business, the kind of customers you would like to have, what you would like to have your ad look like, and any other information that can help us to make your advertising successful.

You can upload a graphic file or photo to use for your ad.

If you have already spoken with one of our advertising sales representatives, please tell us who it is so we can direct inquires to the right person. Thank you.