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Updated October 2026 | 2,000 email subscribers. 2,600 Instagram followers. 400 paying OLO members.BILLBOARD
The first ad on the homepage, right below the news ticker. Hard to miss. Rate: $400/month, or $325/month for a 3-month block.
HOME PAGE BODY FIRST
Sits below the main stories on the homepage. Rate: $250/month, or $200/month for a 3-month block.
FOOTER (EVERY PAGE)
Above the footer on every page of the site. Not just the homepage — every story, every OLO page, every visit. Rate: $250/month, or $200/month for a 3-month block.
IN-STORY SPONSORSHIP
Some VORTEX stories are made public rather than kept behind the OLO paywall. Sponsoring one means your name stays on it permanently: on the site, in the e-blast when it publishes, and on Instagram. You’ll know what you’re sponsoring before it runs. Up to two sponsors per story. Rate: $300.
WINTER GIFT GUIDE
Get your shop or product into the VORTEX Winter Gift Guide, published in December and featured in the e-blast and on Instagram. Limited spots. Rate: $125.
E-BLAST TAKEOVER
Your content, your message, delivered directly to 1,500+ Ojai inboxes. Submit up to 6 images and as much copy as you need. Rate: $400.
Ojai HUB X VORTEX Combo Package
Includes HOME PAGE BODY SECOND (below 2nd story block)
+ EMAIL NEWSLETTER AD.
1 Week: $95
3 Weeks: $250
5 weeks: $400
Availability: Max 4 per week; order is first-come, first-served.
Two ways to do it, both with homepage, email, and Instagram placement:
Partner-written: You supply the story and photos. We edit it for the VORTEX voice and run it, clearly labeled as sponsored. Rate: $200.
VORTEX-produced: We assign a writer and/or photographer to produce a full VORTEX story. Rate: starts at $400, depending on scope.
Ad design is available at $75/hour.
VORTEX is a project of Lunch Box Creative and Jules Weissman.