Rates current as of August 2026
The Hogback Post is a free weekly email covering Littleton, Ken Caryl, and the SW Denver foothills. It goes out every Friday morning to more than 1,600 subscribers, and about 60 percent of them open it, against an industry average around 21. I write it, I live in 80127, and there's no parent media company behind it. It's the newsletter your neighbors read with their coffee.
In a July and August 2026 reader survey (94 responses), 46 percent said they've visited a local business because they read about it here. That's the whole pitch, so it goes first.
The rest of the picture: a placement is seen by roughly 700 to 800 opted-in local readers every Friday, and because people reopen the email through the weekend, each issue draws 1,300 to 1,600 total opens. The readers are settled locals. In that same survey, 93 percent own their homes, 66 percent have lived in the area ten years or more, and 27 percent are planning a major home project in the next year. Median household income in 80127 is about $134,000, and nearly 1 in 3 households earn $200,000 or more.
One Sponsor Spotlight per issue. No competing ads in the slot and no algorithm deciding who sees you. The Spotlight sits near the top of the newsletter with your logo, a 100 to 150 word write-up, and your link.
I write it, you approve it. Every Spotlight runs in my voice, and you see the exact copy before it ships. It reads the way I'd tell a neighbor about your business, because that's what it is.
You get the actual numbers. After your issue runs, you get a short report with opens and the clicks on your specific link. Real taps from real subscribers, not estimated reach.
No contract. Book a single issue, a month, or a quarter. Your rate locks when you book and holds for as long as you run continuously.
Sponsor Spotlight (primary placement, top of the issue)
Single issue: $120
4-issue month: $420
12-issue quarter: $1,200
Realtors: run your Spotlight as a rotating House of the Week featuring a current listing, same rates.
Sponsor #2 (mid-newsletter text placement, about 70 words)
Single issue: $60
4-issue month: $210
Classifieds: 25 words, plain text, $15 per issue.
The quarter is the longest fixed-rate booking, and I run one business per category at a time. If your category's already booked, I'll tell you and hold your place in line.
"Posting their number was huge. I made calls. I gave the number to other people, who made calls. In two weeks it went from a stalled public works project to a job finished and done." (Ken Caryl subscriber, on the Post's sewer-project coverage)
"Good, brief bites of useful information, some I didn't even know I needed." (Hogback Post subscriber)
Email [email protected] and tell me what your business does. I'll tell you honestly whether this audience fits, and a 10-minute call usually beats three rounds of email. If you want to see the product first, read a recent issue or subscribe free.
Your weekly guide to Littleton, Ken Caryl, and the SW Denver foothills. Events, restaurants, trails, development news, and the stuff your neighbors are talking about.