SF TIMES
PARTNERSHIPS · CAPPED · NAMED · AUDITED
Five thousand newsletter subscribers. One issue every saturday. Readers who pay attention because we earn it. Three ways in: saturday underwriting, sponsored articles, ongoing partnerships. No banner ads, no pop-ups, no tracking pixels. Just your name, in our voice, in front of readers who already trust the publication.
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PAYWALL · NEVER
THIS MONTH'S AVAILABILITY
Slots refresh on the first of each month. Most tiers fill 2–4 weeks ahead. Booking now lands you in june.
THE NEXT EIGHT SATURDAYS
Real availability for the next two months. Updated as bookings come in. Tiers that are full for a given Saturday are struck through.
Want a specific Saturday? Tell us on the intro call and we will hold the slot for 48 hours while you decide.
EARLY PARTNER COHORT · NOW OPEN
We reserved the first twelve partnership slots for businesses founded in or operating from the bay area. Founding partners are named on the about page in perpetuity, get first option on annual renewals before public open, and lock in 2026 rates against future price increases. Five are taken. Seven remain. When they're gone, the cohort closes.
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
I pick every sponsor. If a business doesn't pass the bar we hold the bylines to, I'll say no on the intro call and you keep your money. The bar is honest: do you treat your people well, are you specific about what you do, and would your story make a saturday letter our readers actually want to open? If yes, let's talk. If you're not sure, the call is the right place to find out.
Eric, founder & editor
RECENT PARTNER · THE PROFILE
ISSUE №57 · IN COLLABORATION WITH OLIVE BRANCH ROASTERS
Marisa Padilla roasts twelve pounds a day from two farms. She names the growers. She refuses every wholesale order under a written promise.
READ THE PIECE →RESULTS · FIRST 30 DAYS
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DOFOLLOW BACKLINK · FOREVER
“The piece read like one of our regulars wrote it. The editor walked through the shop twice before he ever started typing. Twelve weeks later we still see the article in our top three referrers.”
MARISA PADILLA, FOUNDER · OLIVE BRANCH ROASTERS
Sample case study constructed from real publication metrics. Olive Branch Roasters is a sample partner used to illustrate the package format. When you book a Profile, your numbers go here.
Three ways to put your name in front of saturday readers. Text only, named by the editor. The lightest commitment in the room and the fastest way to test whether our audience matches yours.
HOW EACH SATURDAY UNDERWRITING TIER APPEARS LIVE
CLASSIFIEDS
LOCAL COFFEE CO. · Roasting in the Mission since 2011. localcoffeeco.com
22ND STREET BOOKSTORE · Used and rare, since 1978.
· TODAY'S LETTER IS SUPPORTED BY ·
LOCAL COFFEE CO.
Roasting in the Mission since 2011. Single-origin pour-overs at 22nd & Mission.
PRESENTED BY LOCAL COFFEE CO.
Local Coffee Co. has been roasting on 22nd Street since 2011. Carlos and his team source single-origin lots and cup every batch by hand. This saturday letter is brought to you by their belief that the city deserves coffee made by people who name their growers.
Mockups use a placeholder name. Real placements look identical with yours in its place.
FROM $149 / SATURDAY
One line, one saturday. The lightest way in.
4 of 6 slots open for June
FROM $400 / SATURDAY
Named sponsor credit at the close of one saturday letter.
2 of 4 slots open for June
FROM $900 / SATURDAY
A full saturday issue, in collaboration with your name.
1 of 4 slots open for June
We write the story. You keep the backlink, forever. Three article packages. Each one is reported and written by a named editor in our voice, with you as the subject. Lives on the keepers site at a real URL, indexed by google, DoFollow backlink to your site.
HOW A SPONSORED ARTICLE APPEARS LIVE
ISSUE №46 · BY ERIC · IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COFFEE CO.
Carlos has been roasting on 22nd since 2011. Last week he sourced a microlot from Yirgacheffe and gave the whole staff a tasting. Visit at localcoffeeco.com.
EDITORIAL FIREWALL: SPONSOR APPROVED FACTS, NOT ANGLE. EDITOR WROTE EVERY WORD.
FROM $1,500
One feature, one backlink, one saturday newsletter.
2 of 3 slots open for June
FROM $2,800
Deeper reporting, multiple links, homepage rotation.
1 of 2 slots open for June
FROM $5,500
Personal brand piece, durable, multi-channel.
Next slot: July (currently booked through June)
For partners who want presence over time. Each tier locks in below standalone pricing and reserves your slot before public open. The Founding Bundle is our most-chosen entry for serious partners, capped at twelve and not reopening.
HOW THE PILLAR APPEARS LIVE
FOUNDING UNDERWRITER · LOCAL COFFEE CO.
FROM $1,400
Four saturdays in a row. Same slot, same audience.
2 of 3 quarters open in 2026
FROM $2,800
One profile + four patrons + your name on /about.
5 of 24 slots open
FROM $18,000 / YEAR
Annual partner, masthead recognition, print and event.
3 of 3 slots open for 2026
You can suggest one. We write the piece. Editorial firewall holds: if we can't honestly cover what you want covered, we'll tell you before we accept the project, not after.
We talk it through first. We won't accept money for a piece we can't write with integrity. If a project isn't a fit, we'll say so on the intro call and refer you to honest alternatives.
The Profile typically lands in 3–4 weeks. The Feature in 4–6. The Bespoke in 6–8. We block one saturday's slot per partner and don't double-book.
Yes. Marked DoFollow in the HTML and indexed by Google. We don't believe in NoFollow trickery. The article lives at a real URL on a real publication, which carries more SEO weight than a directory listing.
Yes. Ask us on the call and we'll send links to a sample article placement and a sample saturday letter with sponsor credit. We treat every partner the same way.
Because we promised our readers we wouldn't. The promise is the product. We monetize through editorial sponsorship and underwriting instead, which keeps readers reading and keeps your name in front of an audience that trusts what they read.
We roll you to the next available saturday. Most tiers fill 2–4 weeks ahead. If you want a specific date, book early. We don't oversell.
All starting prices above are a floor. We gate the real number behind a conversation so we can match the package to your business. Tell us what you're working on, what you want readers to know, and what success looks like. We reply within two business days.
THANKS. SATURDAY MORNING IN YOUR INBOX.