Partner with Plans On Tap
Help neighbors find things to do. Let’s do it together.
Plans On Tap is an independent, free guide to what’s happening across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Keeping it accurate takes real time and real money, so I’d love to partner with people who’d benefit from it: share the load, improve the service, and get something valuable back. Pick what fits you below, or tell me your own idea.
Growing fast · more states and regions on the way
Ways we could work together
A fresh weekend list for your readers
- An always-current “this week near you” list or feed for your region
- A shareable picks link for each issue, plus cross-promotion
- Sponsor swaps, or paid placement in either direction
Get your event in front of people planning their weekend
- Free listing for your public events
- Community Spotlight: one benefit event featured at the top of a region
- A sponsored spotlight when you want guaranteed dates
Make your official calendar the one people use
- Plug your calendar in (Tribe, iCal and Localist feeds work today)
- Official-source recognition on your region’s page
- Regional sponsorship and visitor-guide features
Be what’s on tap in your neighborhood
- Clearly labeled sponsored placement in your region
- Venue page upgrades: links, socials, ticketing
- Seasonal promotions and ad slots, bundled across regions
Send me your calendar, I’ll do the rest
- Public shows pulled in from your Bandzoogle or iCal calendar
- Private and members-only gigs are left out
- Spotlight chances for benefit shows
Own a region’s accuracy
- Venues: fix addresses, links and duplicates; flag closures
- Enrichment: refine tags and descriptions, suggest Spotlight picks and new sources
- You get: credit as the region’s curator, a direct line to me, early curator tools, and, as a region earns, a conversation about sharing in it
Today curators send corrections and I apply them. A proper curator workspace is next, and curators will shape it.
Have a different idea? Good.
- Sponsorships and ads, clearly labeled
- Features, embeds, data or co-created content
- Something I haven’t thought of. Tell me.
How sponsorships work here: always labeled · one spotlight slot per region · sponsors buy visibility, not rankings · charity and community events always have a free path.
Tell me what you have in mind
A few lines is plenty. I read every message and reply personally.