See what you’re part of

What's on it, in order:

1. Your Business add your business name, contact name, category (shop, food, services, events, art, gaming, other), the description members will read, website link, contact email or phone, and a logo upload

2. Your Listing Spot choose your spot (Classifieds Box, Featured Listing Card, Sidebar Spot, or Front Page Banner) and how long it runs (1, 3, 6, or 12 months), plus a partner code box so a referral from another business still credits that business

3. Live listing preview gold SPONSORED LISTING tag, logo space, business name, description, and link, see the public listing layout before sending your request

4. Listing terms fee confirmed before it runs and paid up front, always marked Sponsored, no private info shared either way, one free edit a month, cancel anytime with paid listings running to month's end

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT (Business Name)

Sponsored story Swampology.com

Meet (Business Name). (One line on what they do.)

They started (when / why one line).

What makes them different? (One line the thing members will remember.)

Their favourite thing they sell or do? (One line.)

Why the swamp? (One line why they wanted to be here.)

Where to find them: (website link).

One thing for our members: (their offer, code, or freebie for members only.)

Closing line: Welcome to the swamp, (Business Name). We're glad you're here.

That's the whole story short enough to read in a minute, and every line has a job: what, why, what's different, where, and what members get.

The Welcome Banner a banner at the very top that greets members: "Welcome to the swamp today's paper is sponsored by (Name)" and with their logo

The banner can rotate between the following agreed formats.

The Click Banner the banner is a link. Members click it and land on the sponsor's site. You can tell the sponsor how many clicks it got that month

The Offer Banner the banner carries the sponsor's offer right on it: "20% off at (Name) this week code SWAMP20". Members click it because there's something in it for them

The Contest Banner the banner announces the sponsor's contest: "Win (Prize) from (Name) enter in the paper". The banner is the contest poster

The Thank You Banner after a sponsor's month ends, their name stays on a smaller thank you banner for one more week: "Thanks to (Name) for sponsoring October"

SPONSOR DROPS (things members get, sponsor's name on them)

Sponsor's Choice Background the sponsor picks the theme, members claim it free for one week, sponsor's name in the corner of the art

Branded Figure Variant one figure in the sponsor's colours, with their name on the box. Only ever given during their drop week

Sponsor Cursor Set 3 cursors in the sponsor's brand colours, with their logo as the click burst

Sponsor Frame an avatar frame with the sponsor's colours and a small logo tab

Sponsor Collectible a mini version of the sponsor's product as a player-card collectible (their mug, their sign, their truck)

Sponsor Title a title members wear for the month: "Sponsored by (Name)" in gold under their name

Sponsor Coupon Drop a discount code for the sponsor's business, dropped in the Ledger, claimable by every member

Sponsor's Pick Bundle the sponsor picks 3 existing store items, bundles them, and gives them free for one weekend with their name on the bundle

Mystery Sponsor Box members claim a sealed box, open it, and get one of 5 random sponsor items. A free surprise reveal encourages members to claim it during the drop

CONTEST IDEAS (sponsor funds the prize, contest runs in the paper)

Best Swamp Character build a My Swamp Character to the sponsor's theme, members vote, winner takes the prize

Funniest Caption one swamp picture, funniest caption wins

Best Swamp Art members draw or submit swamp art, best piece wins and gets featured on the front page

Swamp Story Contest shortest swamp story, 100 words or less, best one printed in the Chronicle

Figure Photo Contest members pose their figure (screenshot of their shelf) in the funniest spot, best pose wins

Gator Ate My Answer Showdown live card game night, funniest answer of the night wins

Trivia Showdown 10 swamp questions, fastest perfect score wins

Name That Drop members guess the next drop from a blurred teaser image, first right guess wins

Referral Race whoever brings the most new members in the contest week wins. New members discover your sponsored placement

Scavenger Hunt 5 clues hidden across the site, first member to find all 5 and post them wins

SWAMP GAME NIGHTS

Swampnopoly Tournament Night a bracket, winner takes the table. Sponsor's name on the tournament board and the prize

Farming Swamps Harvest Night everyone plays the same room at the same time, richest harvest at the end wins. Sponsor's name on the room

Gator Ate My Answer Night the card game, live in the chat room. Funniest answer of the night wins the sponsor's prize

SEASONAL NIGHTS

Halloween Drop Night Oct 31, tied to the Halloween Ledger gift. Sponsor funds the night's treat

Full Moon Night the Hunter's Moon weekend, tied to the Full Moon Drop. Sponsor's name on the moonlit drop

Holiday Countdown Night Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, the holiday gifts. Sponsor funds the holiday drop

Swamp Anniversary Night the site's birthday, members vote the best drop of the year. Sponsor funds the anniversary prize

HOLIDAY TREATS

Gold versions of everything every holiday treat also exists in a gold edition that only sponsors get. Members get the normal one, sponsors get the gold one. Nobody else can ever get gold

Sponsor ornament the sponsor's name on an ornament hanging in the holiday art (Halloween pumpkin, Christmas tree, New Year's firework). Their name literally in the holiday picture

Holiday spotlight story one story in the paper for that holiday, about the sponsor, marked Sponsored. Christmas spotlight, Easter spotlight, one per holiday

Sponsor's own treat drop the sponsor picks one item to give members as their holiday gift (their product, their code, their collectible). It carries their name, and members thank them for it

Early holiday window sponsors claim every holiday treat a week before members do, plus one extra treat members never see

Holiday Sponsor Wall a special gold wall just for holiday sponsors, up for the whole holiday week in the paper

Holiday thank you flyer one flyer per holiday, sent to the sponsor, with their name on it, ready for them to post on their own pages

Year-round sponsor badge a badge that changes with each holiday they sponsor: collect all 8 holidays and it turns into a permanent "Year of the Swamp" crown badge

Sponsor's choice night the sponsor picks which game night runs during their holiday week, and that night carries their name

Reward Ledger, presented by (Name) the home of member drops. Top price: $300

Player Card Showcase, presented by (Name) members show off their cards here, a place to discover community player cards

Mama's Corner, presented by (Name) a mom-focused business fits here perfectly

Dad's Club, presented by (Name) same idea, dad-focused business

Community Club, presented by (Name) local businesses love this one, it's the neighbourhood section

Glowshroom Gallery, presented by (Name) an art business, a print shop, a frame shop

The Haunt Report, presented by (Name) a Halloween or spooky business, seasonal but fun

Puzzles After Dark, presented by (Name) a puzzle or game shop

The Campfire Column, presented by (Name) an outdoor or camping business

Ask the Crocodile King, presented by (Name) the funniest section, a playful business fits

SECTION SPONSOR BENEFITS

Sponsor's Pick once a month the sponsor picks their favourite story in their section, and it gets a gold border with "Sponsor's Pick" on it

Sponsor's Tip Box one small box inside their section each week with a tip from the sponsor (a recipe from a food business, a fix from a repair shop). Members read it because it's useful, not an ad

Section Takeover Week one week a month, the whole section wears the sponsor's colours and logo. The rest of the month it's just the "presented by" line. Takeover scope is agreed within the $100 to $300 range

First Refusal when their month ends, they get first chance to renew before anyone else can buy their section. Sections are one sponsor each, so there's only one Reward Ledger sponsor

Bundle it a sponsor who takes a section AND a front page banner week pays less than both separately,

SECTION PRICING

Quiet sections (Puzzles, Campfire): $150 to $250 / month; exact fee confirmed in the quote

Reward Ledger: $300 dedicated drop-section placement

(Business Name)

"Growing with the Swamp"

THE ONE TREE

For a sponsor who wants their slogan on it

IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY

(Business Name)

THE ONE TREE

A community-support plaque layout