{"id":2456,"date":"2025-11-03T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T16:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/?page_id=2456"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:32:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:32:04","slug":"contra-costa-ad-exchange-local-newsletter-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/contra-costa-ad-exchange-local-newsletter-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Contra Costa Ad Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2458 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Swap2-1000.jpg\" alt=\"Contra Costa Ad Exchange - Let's Swap Ads and Grow Together\" width=\"1000\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Swap2-1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Swap2-1000-440x148.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Swap2-1000-768x259.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,sans-serif; background: #ffffff; margin: 0; padding: 32px 0; color: #111; line-height: 1.6;\">\n<p><!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 20px;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 28px; margin-bottom: 10px;\">Contra Costa Ad Exchange<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 16px; color: #333;\">Grow your audience. Share exposure. Build community.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e5e7eb; margin: 24px 0;\" \/>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s help each other grow \u2014 no contracts, no cost, just community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mail <strong>weekly<\/strong> to engaged readers across <strong>Contra Costa County<\/strong> \u2014<br \/>\nfrom Discovery Bay to Richmond, and Martinez to San Ramon.<br \/>\nWe can swap short ads or mentions that link to valuable local content.<br \/>\nI\u2019ll share my open counts so we can set a fair exchange rate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Newsletter Stats:<\/strong><br \/>\n\ud83d\uddd3 Weekly every Wednesday<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc65 7,000+ active subscribers<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc8 60%+ open rate<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf0e Focus: Food, Music, Events &amp; Things To Do<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 28px 0;\"><a style=\"background: #2e7d32; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; padding: 12px 26px; border-radius: 8px; display: inline-block;\" href=\"mailto:frank@contracostalive.com?subject=Ad-Exchange\"><br \/>\nJoin the Exchange<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- WHO IT'S FOR --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 22px; margin: 40px 0 10px;\">Who This Is Perfect For<\/h2>\n<p>This exchange is designed for <strong>publishers, event promoters, and local businesses<\/strong> whose audiences are based in Contra Costa County.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Local newsletters, chambers, or blogs<\/li>\n<li>Restaurants, breweries, wineries, and venues<\/li>\n<li>City guides or lifestyle pages covering East Bay communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Contra Costa readers \u2014 from Discovery Bay to Richmond, and Martinez to San Ramon.<br \/>\n<em>Not ideal for statewide or out-of-area lists (San Jose, Sacramento, etc.)<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background: #f9fafb; border-left: 4px solid #2e7d32; padding: 14px 18px; margin: 20px 0; color: #333; font-style: italic;\"><p>\u201cLocal readers. Local publishers. Local results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the latest version of our<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/eastcountylive.com\/newsletter\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPOTLIGHT<\/a> <\/span>newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>See a sample text ad from us you can use<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #2e7d32;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">&#8220;50 Fun Events in Contra Costa This Week&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTACT --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 28px;\"><strong>Ready to Talk?<\/strong><br \/>\n\ud83d\udcde<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"tel:19253250934\">(925) 325-0934<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\ud83d\udce7 <a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:frank@contracostalive.com\">Email Frank<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #555;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ContraCostaLive.com<\/a> &amp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/eastcountylive.com\/newsletter\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SPOTLIGHT<\/a><\/span> Newsletter<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contra Costa Ad Exchange Grow your audience. 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