You've built the newsletter. You've earned the trust. TownSites gives you the infrastructure to turn that audience into recurring directory revenue, ad slots, and sponsorship inventory — branded to your city, not to a platform.
$1,295 build out · $595/mo begins at launch · One operator per city
Newsletter sponsorships are transactional. Ad networks pay pennies. And you're dependent on a platform — Substack, beehiiv, Facebook — that controls your reach and can change the rules whenever it wants. Your audience is worth more than CPMs.
One month you land a sponsor, the next you're scrambling. There's no recurring base — every deal starts from zero and ends when the invoice is paid.
Substack, beehiiv, Facebook — they control the algorithm, the deliverability, and the relationship. One policy change and your reach disappears overnight.
You've spent years building trust with local readers. But ad networks pay fractions of a cent per view. The businesses in your city would pay far more for direct access — if you had the infrastructure to sell it.
You're a content creator with a newsletter — not a local media owner.
TownSites gives you a complete local business directory, event calendar, and networking hub — branded to your city, not to a platform. You bring the audience. The platform brings the monetization infrastructure: billing, directories, ad slots, and outreach tools.
Your community platform is branded to your city — not TownSites. You're the face. You own the relationship. The platform runs quietly behind you.
Local businesses pay you monthly for directory listings, featured placement, and ad slots. Recurring revenue that complements — not replaces — your newsletter sponsorships.
Built-in prospecting and cold outreach tools find local businesses and drive signups automatically. You review the conversations and focus on the relationships that close.
You pay $595/mo to run the platform. Local businesses pay you $99/mo for directory access. The more you recruit, the more you keep — every month.
Break-even is just 7 members at $99/mo. Everything after that is profit — and it grows every time you add a member.
$1,295 locks your territory. Monthly $595 begins at launch — not today. Your city is exclusively yours as long as you run it.
Your directory, event calendar, and networking hub are fully built and branded for your city. Ready approximately 30 minutes after you complete onboarding.
Use your newsletter and audience to drive signups. Members subscribe and pay automatically — billing runs itself. Every new member adds to your recurring base.
One operator per city — your territory is exclusive as long as you run it. Most cities are being claimed right now.
No contracts
Check if your territory is open, lock it in, and we'll start building your platform within days. Most cities are going fast.
$1,295 build out · $595/mo begins at launch · One operator per city