Vol. I · No. 12TMSTimes.com

The Main Street Times

Where Main Street makes headlines.

Editorial Packages

Feature Packages

Paid packages support deeper editorial treatment — faster review, longer interviews, homepage placement, and shareable assets. The writing is always editorial. The work is always real.

Basic Submission

Free

Tell us about your business and join the queue for editorial review.

  • Standard editorial review
  • Listed in the archive if selected
  • Reviewed within 4–6 weeks

Main Street Feature

$49

A polished editorial feature with a written piece and section placement.

  • Full editorial feature with byline
  • Section placement (Local, Startup, or Merchant Watch)
  • Reviewed within 2 weeks
  • Social-ready excerpts
  • "As Featured in" badge

Editors' Pick

Founder Spotlight

$149

A deeper, founder-led story with a longer-form treatment.

  • Extended feature with founder interview
  • Featured in the Founder Spotlight section
  • Reviewed within 1 week
  • Dedicated pull quote and editorial photography brief
  • Social-ready excerpts and a shareable cover card
  • "As Featured in" badge

Front Page Feature

$299

The lead story treatment. Top of the homepage for a full edition.

  • Lead-story treatment on the homepage
  • Top placement for a full edition cycle
  • Reviewed within 3 business days
  • Dedicated editor and additional revision pass
  • Social-ready excerpts, cover card, and newsletter feature
  • "As Featured in" badge

Editorial Independence

All writing is done by our editors. Paid packages buy a deeper treatment — not a softer one.

No Bait & Switch

If we don't think a story is right for us, we'll say so before any work begins.

Built to Share

Every paid feature comes with assets you can post, pin, and pitch with confidence.