Reach Wauconda Homes.
Share the Advertising Cost.
Feature your business on an oversized 9×12 community postcard mailed to selected Wauconda neighborhoods. Upload your finished ad, or have us design it for $50.
- Format
- 9×12 in
- Planned homes
- ≈5,000
- Per category
- 1 business
- Spaces from
- $650
Now in planning. Register your interest to get first notice when booking opens — nothing is reserved or charged.
Real Local Customer Boost postcards.
Printed & mailed for you
Printing, postage and postal paperwork handled.
Your category, exclusively
No direct competitor on the same card.
You approve every detail
Nothing prints until you approve the exact proof.
Covered if it doesn’t mail
Full refund or credit — your choice.*
Why shared mail
The reach of a mailbox campaign, without paying for the whole mailing.
Sending your own oversized postcard to thousands of homes means paying for the entire print run, the postage and the design. On The Local Spotlight, a small group of non-competing local businesses split those costs — you pay for your space, and your ad still lands in every mailbox on the card's routes.
- A physical card in the hand — not another ad in a crowded feed
- Oversized 9×12 format with room for a real offer
- Focused on the homes in your own service area
- One simple, one-time price. No contract, nothing renews
A standard space works out to about
13¢ per planned home
$650 ÷ 5,000 planned homes (final count set when carrier routes are verified).
16
ad spaces on the whole card — 8 per side
1
business per category, per card
The real thing
Built to stand out in the mailbox.
A 9×12 card is hard to miss next to the letters, bills and flyers Wauconda homes get — and it's one card, not a pack of coupons to flip through.
- 9×12 in — nearly three times the area of a standard business envelope
- Full color on both sides
- Every ad is a real, readable size
Photos show an earlier Local Customer Boost card with a previous layout; The Local Spotlight uses the layout shown above. The advertiser's ad is shown with permission.
Sizes & prices
Simple, all-in pricing per mailing.
Printing, postage and placement included. Bring your finished ad at no extra cost, or add professional design for $50.
Standard space
Single spot · 2.781" wide × 3.375" tall
≈13¢ per planned home · design add-on $50
- One ad spot
- You pick the exact position in the builder
- Mailed to ≈5,000 homes (planned)
- Category exclusive on this card
- Printing, postage & mailing included
- Exact proof you approve before print
Double space
Double · side by side · 5.687" wide × 3.375" tall
≈24¢ per planned home · design add-on $50
- 2 neighbouring spots combined into one ad
- You pick the exact position in the builder
- Mailed to ≈5,000 homes (planned)
- Category exclusive on this card
- Printing, postage & mailing included
- Exact proof you approve before print
Want something bigger — stacked spots or a block? Pick neighbouring spots in the builder below. Sizes without a set price can be quoted.
No ad yet? Add professional design for $50.
Send your logo, photos and offer. Mike designs your ad and you approve a proof — up to two rounds of changes included.
Prices per edition for placement on the card. Any applicable taxes are shown at checkout.
Postcard builder
Build Your Ad & Pick Your Spot
See your business on The Local Spotlight before you book. Tap open spots to choose your ad’s size and position — side by side, stacked, or a bigger block.
The Local Spotlight
Wauconda Edition
Choose spots from a list (front: 8 open)
Spots are numbered left to right, top row first. Pick neighbouring spots that form a rectangle for one bigger ad.
Pick your spot
Tap an open spot on the card, or choose a size above. Add neighbouring spots for a bigger ad.
From $650 per mailing.
Calculator
See What It Takes to Pay for Your Ad
Enter your average sale and choose your ad size to see how many new customers would cover your ad cost — then download it as a one-page payback sheet.
What a typical new customer spends with you.
Sales estimate, before business expenses · $650 single spot
3 new customers
to cover your ad cost in sales.
- Cost per planned home reached
- $0.13
- Customers needed relative to planned homes reached
- 1 in 1,666
| New customers | Sales generated | vs. the ad |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250 | 0.4x the ad |
| 2 | $500 | 0.8x the ad |
| 3 | $750 | 1.2x the ad |
| 5 | $1,250 | 1.9x the ad |
| 10 | $2,500 | 3.8x the ad |
The referral effect
Illustration only: the same sales math if each new customer from the card brought in just one referral (counted once, never a chain). Referrals aren't guaranteed.
| Scenario | Relative size | Sales | Compared with the ad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 customer + 1 referral | $500 | 0.8x the ad | |
| 2 customers + 2 referrals | $1,000 | 1.5x the ad | |
| 3 customers + 3 referrals | $1,500 | 2.3x the ad | |
| 5 customers + 5 referrals | $2,500 | 3.8x the ad |
Illustrative math, not a promise of results. Actual sales, costs, and customer response vary. Home count is a planning estimate until carrier routes are verified.
Who it's for
Local businesses that want nearby homeowners to know their name.
It works best for businesses whose customers live close by and buy more than once — or tell their neighbors.
- Home services & trades
- Restaurants & food
- Health, dental & wellness
- Salons & fitness
- Auto services
- Pets & childcare
- Real estate & insurance
- Professional services
Category availability on this card
One business per category. Live status — checked again when you reserve.
- Auto detailing & car washOpen
- Auto repairOpen
- Carpet & upholstery cleaningOpen
- Childcare & tutoringOpen
- Chiropractic & physical therapyOpen
- DentalOpen
- ElectricalOpen
- Exterior cleaningOpen
- Financial & taxOpen · reviewed
- FitnessOpen
- FlooringOpen
- Garage doorsOpen
- Hair salon & barberOpen
- HandymanOpen
- Heating & coolingOpen
- House cleaningOpen
- InsuranceOpen
- Junk removal & movingOpen
- Landscaping & lawnOpen
- LegalOpen · reviewed
- Med spa & aestheticsOpen · reviewed
- MortgageOpen · reviewed
- PaintingOpen
- Pest controlOpen
- Pet servicesOpen
- PizzaOpen
- PlumbingOpen
- Pools & spasOpen
- Real estateOpen
- RemodelingOpen
- Restaurant (non-pizza)Open
- RoofingOpen
- Solar & energyOpen · reviewed
- Tree serviceOpen
- VeterinaryOpen
- Windows & doorsOpen
“Being reserved” means another business is in checkout right now; it reopens if they don't finish. Don't see your category, or offer several services? Apply anyway and Mike will review it — no payment is taken until it's approved.
How it works
From sign-up to mailbox in five steps.
No account to create, no sales calls required.
- STEP 1
Check your category
Tell us about your business. We confirm your category is open on this card.
- STEP 2
Reserve & pay
Review the exact order, then pay securely. Your space is held while you check out.
- STEP 3
Send your ad
Upload your finished ad — or send your details for the $50 design.
- STEP 4
Approve the proof
See your ad exactly as it will print, in your space. Approve it, and it’s placed.
- STEP 5
We print & mail
Mike gives the full card a final check, then it’s printed and mailed. You get a mailing report.
Your category is yours on this card.
Reserve Plumber, and no other plumbing business appears on the same physical card for this edition. You're not squeezed between competitors chasing the same call.
In plain terms: your primary category, on this card, for this edition and zone. It doesn't cover every service you offer, other towns, or future editions. The exact wording is shown before you pay. If your category is taken, you can join the waitlist.
Exactly what you get.
Included
- Your ad space on the card
- Full-color printing
- Postage & USPS paperwork
- Category exclusivity
- Exact proof before print
- Mailing report afterwards
Good to know
- Ad design is optional (+$50)
- Front/back position set by layout
- Delivery timing is set by USPS
- Results depend on your offer — no promised calls or sales
- One-time purchase; nothing renews
Coverage & schedule
Where it goes and when.
We mail to whole USPS carrier routes around Wauconda, so every home on those routes gets the card.
The verified route map and exact household count are published here before paid booking opens.
- Homes
- About 5,000 planned Wauconda-area homes — final count set by verified routes
- Area
- Selected Wauconda-area neighborhoods
- Booking deadline
- To be announced
- Artwork deadline
- To be announced
- Proof approval by
- To be announced
- Estimated mailing window
- Late November – early December 2026 (exact date depends on how fast the card fills) — handed to USPS; home arrival set by USPS
Tracking & results
What we can measure — and what we can't.
Printed mail doesn't come with a dashboard of who read it. Here's honestly what you'll know:
Mailing proof
You get a mailing report with the final card, the routes, the piece count and the date it was handed to USPS. Postal acceptance shows it was mailed — not that every home read it.
Optional tracking link
We can set up a short Local Customer Boost link (and QR code, if you approve it in your ad) that counts visits. Visits show interest; they aren’t the same as customers.
Your own QR code or offer code
If your ad uses your own QR code, phone number or offer code, those responses go straight to you — the best way to count results is to ask new customers how they heard about you.
No promised response
We guarantee the card is printed and mailed as described. We don’t promise calls, customers or sales.
Your ad
Two easy ways to get your ad on the card.
Upload my finished ad — included
A complete, ready-to-print ad at your space size: business name, offer, contact details and images. (A logo or photo on its own isn't a finished ad — choose design instead.)
- PDF with fonts embedded, or high-res PNG/JPEG
- Instant file check and an exact preview in your space
- Never stretched, cropped or changed
Design my ad for me — add $50
Mike designs one ad for this edition from your logo, photos, headline, offer and contact details. You review a proof and approve it — up to two rounds of changes included.
- Designed by a person, sized for your space
- Charged separately from your space
- Allow a few business days for the first proof
Who you're working with
A local publisher you can actually reach.
The Local Spotlight is published by Local Customer Boost and run by Mike. Mike builds every card, personally checks the final layout before it goes to print, and is your one point of contact from booking to mailbox.
Direct contact details coming soon.
Questions
Straight answers.
How many homes get the card?
Approximately 5,000 planned Wauconda-area homes; final routes and count pending verification. We mail to whole USPS carrier routes; once routes are verified, the exact residential count is shown here and in your order.
When will it arrive?
Estimated mailing: Late November – early December 2026 (exact date depends on how fast the card fills). USPS controls delivery timing after that, so we don’t promise an exact arrival date.
Will my ad be on the front?
Spaces are on both sides and are assigned by our layout rules. A specific side or position is only promised when it is sold that way and shown in your order.
What results can I expect?
We guarantee the card is printed and mailed as described. Calls, customers and sales depend on your offer and timing, so we don’t promise them. If you use a tracking link we share visit counts — visits aren’t the same as customers.
What if the card doesn’t get mailed?
If the edition you paid for isn’t mailed, you choose: a full refund, or a full credit toward a future edition.
What file do I need?
A complete, finished ad at your space size: a PDF with fonts embedded, or a high-resolution PNG/JPEG. The ad guide shows exact pixel sizes and has downloadable templates.
Can I change my ad after approving it?
Yes, until the proof deadline: upload a new version and approve it again. The new approval replaces the old one.
Can I use my own QR code?
Yes. We print your ad exactly as approved; scans of your own QR code go to you, so we may not be able to report on them.
Is this a subscription?
No. Each booking covers one edition (or a clearly stated multi-mailing package). Nothing renews automatically.
Spaces from
$650 / mailing