Thank you for your interest in advertising in with Grove Notes. My name is Joe Starr and I am the editor and publisher.
Grove Notes focuses on Cottage Grove, Wisconsin community news. Our website at www.starrwriter.com receives more than 1,000 unique visitors every month due to a long list of dedicated subscribers and an expanded presence on Madison's Channel3000.com. The number of visitors to our website have been on a steady increasing since joining forces with Channel3000 in June and the addition of new features like our crime map will continue to expand our circulation.
I started this publication as a means to inform friends and neighbors of how their tax dollars are being spent by our elected officials. It’s that reporting at the local level that makes Grove Notes such a valued news source for the local community. The people who read Grove Notes are community members interested in the well being of Cottage Grove. These are the people who support their local community. They are the ones who patronize our local businesses. These are the people you will reach when you advertise in Grove Notes. Our advertising rates are extremely reasonable and the cost-benefit ratio of advertising with us is very high, since nearly every reader you will reach through Grove Notes is a Cottage Grove resident.
I hope you will consider adverting in Grove Notes. Not only because it will benefit your business, but because this publication benefits the community. Strong local news coverage informs the local community. An informed community is an engaged community that gets involved with local groups, clubs and organizations. and it's that involvement that builds a strong local economy.
So visit Grove Notes and witness quality local journalism. Then ask about our ad rates and see how they stack up against what you are currently spending on advertising. There is a good chance that you will pay less with Grove Notes while reaching a more focused audience in your local area.
Thank you again for your interest in advertising with us, and please feel free to call 608-358-8950 or email me at joe@starrwriter.com any time.
Thank you,
Joe Starr
Editor-Publisher
Grove Notes