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Councilbust.com offers cost-effective advertising solutions to suit local businesses as well as national organisations looking to reach people on a hyperlocal level.

Who reads Councilbust.com?
Councilbust.com receives over 28,000 visits per month. The majority of readers remain on the site for between 20 and 30 minutes. Our readership demographic is 50-50 male and female. 50% of our readers are aged between 35 and 54, and 25% are aged between 18 and 24.

How much traffic does Councilbust.com get?
Councilbust.com has a Google Page Rank of 3/10, comparing well with other news outlets in the area. Councilbust.com is the number one Google search result for the term ‘Southend politics’, and among the top Google search results for the terms ‘Southend Labour’, ‘Southend Conservatives’ and ‘Southend Lib Dems’.

What’s Councilbust.com’s niche?
As an online publication which is not associated with any newspaper, Councilbust.com is not restricted by print deadlines as other news outlets in the area are. That means that Councilbust.com can report on local issues much faster than traditional media in the area, and has done so repeatedly, driving traffic to the site as locals demand real-time news reporting on issues in their area. Councilbust.com also has a strong focus on multimedia, and regularly makes use of photos, podcasts and videos to maintain reader interest and interaction.

Additionally, Councilbust.com has an unique focus on politics, including professional analysis of political processes in Southend, polls of reader’s political views, and in-depth scrutiny of local politicians. Unlike many other hyperlocal politics sites, Councilbust.com is not affiliated with any political party, cause or issue, and so appeals to a wider section of the community.

What are my advertising options?
Councilbust.com offers organisations display ads and website links at fantastic rates.

Display ads of 234×80 pixels, shown in the the right hand column, are priced at £10.00 per month.

To become a Councilbust.com sponsor, for which you receive a link and image on our Sponsors page, the fee is £20.00 per year.

Links embedded in the body text of an article are priced at £5.00 each.

Display ads are to be provided by the customer.

In all cases, billing is by email, upon publication.

Please email advertising@councilbust.com for more information.