Frequently Asked Questions

Good News Bristol™ is a FUN monthly, local events paper sent directly to mailboxes in the Bristol area. The black and white design, 11x17 folded, has an old-school, friendly feel-good vibe. It features humorous and inspirational content, Bristol events, an awesome advertising marketplace, plus a monthly contest. It’s all positive. No bad news here!

Good News Bristol™ is mailed to 10,000+ USPS mailboxes over 8 months. That’s approximately 1700-2,000 Bristol-area mailboxes every month, rotating 2-3 at a time through the 20 Bristol mail routes. An additional 200-300 copies can be found in the Bristol library, coffee shops and some waiting rooms.

Yes. You can get a digital copy for free. Just shoot an email to Subscribe@GoodNewsBristol.com and we’ll take it from there. You can also get a paper copy delivered to your USPS mailbox for $15 per year. See the Subscribe page for details.

Of course you can. Subscribers can access the digital version. It’s easy to download. The black and white design looks great on a home printer.

In each issue, we hide a little smiley guy in one of the ads. This is fun for readers, and great for advertisers, because it gets people looking through all the ads! To enter the contest, readers take a smiling photo of themselves pointing to the ad where the found the smiley guy. They can email the photo to Smile@GoodNewsBristol.com. Each month, we’ll choose a winner from all the entries. See our Contest page for full details.

Advertising in Good News Bristol™ is much more affordable than other options. We have plans to meet any budget.

Yes. The advertising commitments of 6 and 12 months are the most affordable - up to 35% off the regular price.

Familiarity breeds trust and creates a ‘top of mind awareness’. If people are familiar with your business, they're more likely to buy. Additionally, your ad will go to most of the 20 Bristol mail routes within 6 months. In 12 months, you will cover Bristol with repetition.

When you sign up, you can enter your payment credit or debit card details.

No. We love designing ads and we can create an awesome looking ad for you at no extra cost.

Yes. Just let us know something you want updated on your ad and we’ll take care of it for you. We expect long term advertisers to change things occationally. As long as you're not starting over from scratch, and for most simple updates, there's no extra fee for this service.

You can but we don't recommend it because we want you to have a super awesome ad! We can take the information on your business card and design a nice looking ad for your approval.

Yes. We can work with your existing graphics files.

We use the USPS to mail the paper.

The Bristol area has 20 mail routes. We choose 2-3 each month, in rotation. Each route has a combination of residential and business, primarily residential. We chose 2-3 routes, 1700-2000 places, to keep the advertising cost affordable. People may also subscribe via email and follow us on Facebook. Several businesses in town also host the paper each month, including coffee shops, the library and some area waiting rooms.