Local Sponsor
$149/month
For small local businesses seeking ongoing sponsored or enhanced visibility.
Regional media platform + 7-domain portfolio for sale
A foothold in Western North Carolina. Room to build something lasting.
WNC Life is a live digital media platform for regional news, events, tourism, mountain living, community and local business coverage. This is more than a collection of domains: the brand, website and publishing foundation are already in place.
What the buyer gets
The groundwork is done.
A buyer does not have to begin by finding regional domains, creating a visual identity or building a publication from a blank page. The acquisition offers the existing WNC Life platform and its operating foundation:
- The live Cloudflare-hosted website, responsive mobile design and WNC Life brand and logo system.
- Existing editorial content and Local Guide business-directory infrastructure.
- A regional events system and owner-controlled editorial, advertising and promotional capabilities.
- Advertising placements, search-engine and social-sharing metadata, and the seven-domain regional network.
WNC Life is currently pre-revenue. The commercial advertising program has not been formally launched. It is offered as a developed media asset before monetization—not as an established newspaper operation with employees, subscribers or contracted advertisers.
Publication portfolio
One flagship. Six focused extensions.
The primary platform is wnc-life.com. These six supporting domains complete the acquisition, with geographic and subject-specific entry points for Buncombe County, Haywood County, Waynesville and regional business coverage.
buncombecountynow.com
haywoodcountylife.com
thehaywoodcountynews.com
waynesvillenews.com
wncbusinessmonth.com
wncbusinessweek.com
WNC Business Month is positioned as the flagship regional business publication brand, with WNC Business Week available as its faster-turn companion. These are opportunities for a buyer to develop, not a representation of an established monthly or weekly publishing operation.
Traffic snapshot
Early activity, before the advertising launch.
The seller reports approximately 13,500 aggregate property-level unique-visitor counts across the seven domains for the 30-day reporting window supplied in September 2026.
This is a historical Cloudflare reporting snapshot, not a live audience counter. Cloudflare measures unique IP addresses, including automated traffic such as bots and API requests. Several portfolio domains redirect to WNC Life, so activity may be counted at both the originating property and the destination.
The approximately 13,500 figure is therefore an aggregate portfolio measure—not 13,500 unduplicated individuals or verified human readers. Buyers should review the underlying reports, reporting dates and traffic quality during diligence.
Proposed launch pricing
A starting point for local sponsorship.
These are proposed monthly rates, not existing contracted rates or booked revenue. A buyer may retain, increase or restructure them.
Featured Sponsor
$249/month
More prominent placement, enhanced Local Guide exposure and additional promotional opportunities.
Premier Regional Sponsor
$399/month
Premium placement and broader regional exposure across WNC Life content and promotional inventory.
Illustration only: 20 advertisers averaging $249 per month would equal $4,980 per month, or $59,760 annually, in gross advertising revenue before expenses. This is arithmetic illustrating a possible business model—not current revenue, a forecast or a guarantee of future results.
The next chapter
Build on the foundation.
Continue as WNC Life, develop county-specific publications or bring the platform into an existing publishing, tourism, hospitality or marketing business.
Local visibility
Local advertising, promoted listings and featured businesses offer potential commercial uses for the existing directory and promotional infrastructure.
Regional partnerships
Clearly labeled sponsored content, tourism campaigns and event promotion could connect businesses with regional coverage. Advertising and editorial decisions remain separate.
Room to expand
A regional newsletter network, newsletter sponsorships, local lead generation and digital marketing services are possible buyer-led extensions—not established revenue streams included in this sale.
The opportunity may suit regional publishers, newsletter companies, tourism and hospitality operators, digital agencies, SEO firms, local advertising companies, media groups, community and regional business organizations, or Western North Carolina businesses seeking a regional publishing platform.
Buyer diligence should verify domain ownership and transfer eligibility, included source files, hosting and service costs, trademarks, content and third-party image rights, traffic reports, and all other claimed assets before closing. Review the events and live-content source coverage, any credential or permission requirements, and ongoing editorial responsibilities. Final inclusions and representations belong in a written acquisition agreement.