← The Local Spotlight — Wauconda Edition

Ad size guide

Your upload must be a complete, finished advertisement: the whole ad laid out exactly as it should print. We place it in your space as-is, with no stretching, cropping or additions.

Sizes

Standard space

2.781" wide × 3.375" tall

Images: 835 × 1013 px for 300 DPI (minimum 557 × 675 px)

Keep text 0.125" inside the edges.

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Double space

5.687" wide × 3.375" tall

Images: 1707 × 1013 px for 300 DPI (minimum 1138 × 675 px)

Keep text 0.125" inside the edges.

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Finished ad vs. not a finished ad

Illustrations only, not real businesses.

Not a finished ad: a logo or photo on its own, with no offer and no phone number. Choose the $50 design service instead.

Finished ad: business name, a clear offer with terms and expiry, and a phone number or website, laid out at the right size.

File checklist

PDF: single page at your ad size, fonts embedded or outlined, no password, no page rotation.
PNG/JPEG: at least the pixel size above. Phone screenshots and web images are usually too small.
Upload the right shape. If it differs, we show you a padded preview to approve, or you can upload a corrected file. We never crop or stretch.
Using your own QR code? It prints as-is. Scans go to you, so we may not be able to report on them.
Max file size: 25 MB. SVG, Word, Publisher, HEIC and other formats aren't accepted.