RATE CARD

THE FLATONIA ARGUS

212 South Penn Avenue

P.O. Box 468, Flatonia, TX 78941-0468

Phone 361-865-3510

Fax 361-865-2455

Email: admanager@flatoniaargus.com

PUBLISHED WEEKLY ON THURSDAYS

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2010

OPEN DISPLAY RATES:

One Time Only Ads (Per Column Inch) $3.90

Repeat Ads (Per Column Inch) $3.60

Minimum Charge $5.85 per ad

*Preferred Customer Ads (Per Column Inch) $3.30

Special Position Request (Per Column Inch) $5.00

Each Additional Color (Other than Black) $135.00

Full Color (In Addition to Regular Rate) $400.00

*Customers must request the Preferred Customer Rate and stipulate in writing that they agree to the following terms:

The Preferred Customer Rate applies ONLY to customers who agree to run the same size Open Display Ad every week for 3 months or more with limited changes during that time.

There is no special discount for Camera Ready ads.

CLASSIFIED RATES:

Display Ads (Per Column Inch) $4.10

Minimum Charge $6.15 per ad

Word Ads 20¢ Per Word

Minimum Charge (Fewer Than 20 Words) $4.00 per ad

Legal Notice Same Rate As Classified

There is no Preferred Customer Rate for Classified Ads.

There is no special discount for Camera Ready ads.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY:

One Time (Per Week) $7.50

Minimum 12-Week Commitment Required ($90.00)

CHURCH DIRECTORY:

One Time (Per Week) $5.00

Minimum 12-Week Commitment Required ($60.00)

SIGNATURE ADS:

Each $10.00

Usually six Signature Pages per year. $60.00 to be in all six.

**INSERT RATES:

Single Sheet (folded to fit in our newspaper*) 10¢ each

Single Sheet (folded to fit in our newspaper*) 10¢ each

4 or 6 page Tabloid* 10¢ each

8 or 10 page Tabloid* or 4 page Newspaper size* 10¢ each

12 or 14 page Tabloid* or 6 page Newspaper size* 11¢ each

16 page Tabloid* or 8 page Newspaper size* 12¢ each

**Preferred Customers may subtract 2¢ from each of the insert rates listed above ONLY if the customer agrees in writing to run the minimum order of inserts EVERY week for at least one year.

Minimum order is 961 inserts.

*$50.00 folding fee will be added to price if inserts are not already folded upon arrival to fit in our quarterfolded newspaper.

*The acceptable dimensions for all inserts are 11 1/2 inches (or smaller) by 6 1/4 inches (or smaller).

ADVERTISING DEADLINE:

Monday at Noon

MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Column Width=1.833 Inches; Depth of Column=21 Inches;

Six Columns per Page; Full Page has 126 Column Inches.

2 Columns are 3.792 Inches Wide; 3 Columns=5.75 Inches,

4 Columns=7.708 Inches; 5 Columns=9.667 Inches; 6 Columns=11.625 Inches

CIRCULATION:

Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months on USPS Form 3526 Annual Statement of Circulation:

Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation=940

Total Distribution (Paid, Requested & Free)=961

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

$25.00 Per Year with Mailing Address in Fayette County

$29.00 Per Year with Mailing Address Elsewhere in Texas

$33.00 Per Year with Mailing Address Out of Texas, but in the Continental United States

PERSONNEL:

Paul A. Prause is the Publisher, Editor & Advertising Manager

THE FLATONIA ARGUS IS A MEMBER OF:

Texas Press Association

South Texas Press Association

Texas Gulf Coast Press Association