Inside of Knoxville reaches an engaged, loyal and hyper-local audience that cares deeply about this city.
With over 120,000 monthly pageviews and a readership in the center city and beyond, your ad will connect with people who are already invested in Knoxville—its businesses, its culture and its future. And not only that, but your ad is a statement to the community that you support independent local journalism.
Advertising Rates
📍Standard Ad (300×250): $600/month
📍Large Ad (300×500): $900/month
Your ad appears across the site, on every new pageview, and links directly to your business or event.
Let’s Work Together
To inquire about ad space or custom partnerships, reach out to publisher/editor Leslie Wylie Bateman: 
(865)236-0236 
lesliewbateman@gmail.com
Who Reads Inside of Knoxville?
In a 2025 reader survey of 492 respondents, we found that our audience is:
🧠 Civically Engaged
Our readers care about what’s happening in their city—from development and infrastructure to the arts, local businesses and community events.
🌆 Actively Downtown …
- 16% live downtown
- 22% work downtown
- 70% visit downtown regularly
🏘️ … But Spread Across the City
While many live downtown, readers also come from Bearden, Cedar Bluff, Farragut, Fountain City, North Knoxville, Sequoyah Hills, South Knoxville, Rocky Hill, West Hills and beyond.
📅 Consistent & Loyal
- 59% say they read IOK every time there’s a new post (6x weekly).
- Our daily email newsletter has a high open rate and active subscriber base.
- IOK has 30K followers on Facebook and 8.7K on Instagram.
👥 Mature & Invested
- 36% are 65+
- 56% are 30–64
- Our readers have decision-making power and they want to support businesses that share their connection to Knoxville.
Please reach out for more information!