Engage with Australian micro business

The Australian Bureau of Statistics puts the number of solo and micro businesses in Australia at well over a million, or nearly 73% of the country’s small business sector.

Flying Solo has been the voice of Australian solo & micro business since 2005 and no other business publisher offers such a highly targeted audience and engaged community. For a detailed analysis of our audience, read a summary of our major biannual survey, Understanding Micro Business. 

Our email newsletter goes to over 26,000 subscribers twice a week and we have over 42,000 site members and 32,000 forum participants.

As a member of the Audit Bureaux of Australia (ABA), Flying Solo is independently audited ensuring our website traffic figures are accurate, transparent and compliant with industry measurement rules. 

Our latest ABA Audited, Nielsen Market Intelligence (Domestic Traffic) report is shown below:

See our full ABA Masthead Report here. 

Here are more details on each of our advertising offerings.

Banner Advertising and Advertorials 

Our newsletter and website banner advertising options include most standard ad sizes and are managed by our agency Telstra Advertising Network. In addition to banner advertising, we also offer a paid-for advertorial option which runs like an article and includes up to 650 words and images.

Prices for banners and advertorials depend on volumes and specific bookings and tend to be bought as part of a broader advertising campaign. Typically used by larger businesses, these campaign spends are generally $3,000 or more.

For enquiries please contact Helen Hodgson from Telstra Advertising Network, via email ContactSDM@sensis.com.au or phone 1300 734 477. 

Text Advertising 'Marketplace' 

Designed to deliver ongoing branding and promotion right across the Flying Solo website and newsletter, our MarketPlace text ads include a logo and clickable headline. 

They appear as one of three ads in the right hand column sitewide as well as a single ad within the text of our email newsletter. Packages include both website and newsletter versions.

For enquiries please contact Helen Hodgson from Telstra Advertising Network, via email ContactSDM@sensis.com.au or phone 1300 734 477. 

Business Class membership

Business Class is Flying Solo's premium membership offering. It features a priority directory listing; sitewide promotions and exposure; social networking activity; SEO backlinks; a copy of our shiny, new book and stacks more... all for just $19.95/month with no ongoing contract and supported by a full money-back guarantee.

We detail Business Class much more within our membership areas, simply click on the graphic below and we'll whisk you over there.

To upgrade your existing membership, simply log in and go to 'My account' then click on the 'Business Class' tab to upgrade. If you are not yet a free member, join us now.

Got a proposition for us? 

Whilst we generally avoid affiliate deals and the like, we’re happy to consider proposals that feature highly relevant, top quality products or services.

If you have more questions or would like to discuss any aspect of working with us, please get in touch. 

Testimonials from past advertisers...

Below are some comments from past small business advertisers on Flying Solo:

"Flying Solo is working well for Sunsational Body Care. My first customer found us using the Flying Solo directory." 
Geoff from Sunsational Body Care

"Thank you for letting us advertise on Flying Solo! The ad has seen a significant increase in the listings this week, they are up by about 100, which is fantastic!" 
Jono Chatterton from Wheredo-i.com.au

"I quickly sold seven places on my Small Business Big Brand workshop as a result of my ad. Thanks Flying Solo!" 
Carolyn Stafford, Small Business Marketing Expert, www.connectmarketing.com.au

"We have enjoyed success in reaching many soloists looking for a website solution for their business...a great way to reach Australian soloists!" 
James Lawrence from The Web Showroom

"I've ended up with several solid leads. Thank you - the cost of the promotion was well worth its value." 
Carrie Webster from Webgenesis

"The process ran very smoothly. We more than paid for our ad and did much to increase brand awareness to a key target market." 
Paul Arch from Datamate, Secure Offsite Backup

"We've had two sales from the site already so have more than made our money back." 
Angela Lau from Creative Marketing Seminars