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 - unquestionably the dominant sector of the country’s small business population.

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 27,000 subscribers twice a week and we have over 44,000 site members and 33,000 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.

Display, advertorials and integrated advertising options 

All our newsletter and website banner advertising options and are managed by our agency Telstra Advertising Network. In addition to banner advertising, we also offer integrated campaigns, category sponsorships, rich media executions and an 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 start from an investment of $5,000.

For more information or advertising enquiries on these options please contact Telstra Advertising Network on contactTAN@team.telstra.com 

Member-only promotional options

Business Class

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.

Exclusive member promotions

If you are a Flying Solo member and an Australian solo or micro business, we offer some effective ways to spread the word about your business to other members.

Designed and priced exclusively for our community, our member-only promotions include text advertising options in our newsletter and on the website.

For more information regarding these member-only options please contact us here.

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