Get seen where Houston already spends time.
We place custom community boards inside busy Houston restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, salons, and neighborhood businesses. The host gets a useful specials board for free. Six local businesses sponsor the bottom of it. Your business stays there for a full year.
Six local businesses. One host location. Twelve months of visibility.
Designed and managed by Houston Sign Crafters, a local Houston sign company.
Example layout (mockup) of the 24″ × 36″ board. Top ad row is Premium, bottom row is Standard.
One business per category.
Your ad stays up for the full term.
Artwork included.
Local advertising without another dashboard.
No bidding. No daily ad budget. No algorithm to manage. Pick a board, approve your ad, and your business is physically visible inside that location for the next 12 months.
We place the board
A Houston restaurant, café, gym, salon, or other busy local business receives a custom writable board at no charge. The host uses the top section for specials, events, and whatever they want customers to see that day.
You claim one of six spots
Six local businesses appear beneath the host's writable section. We only allow one business per category — if you claim the HVAC spot, no other HVAC company can buy onto that board during your term.
We design and install your ad
Send us your logo, phone number, website, and a short description. We create the artwork, send it for approval, and handle the rest.
It stays up for one year
Your 12-month term begins when the board is installed and your ad is live. We send you a photo once it is placed.
Built for businesses that win locally.
This works best for businesses that serve customers in a specific part of Houston and benefit from repeated local visibility.
Home services
HVAC, roofing, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, pest control, painting, remodeling, pool service
Health & wellness
Dentists, orthodontists, chiropractors, med spas, physical therapy, optometrists, fitness studios
Real estate
Agents, teams, brokerages, property managers, mortgage professionals
Financial & professional
Insurance, tax preparation, bookkeeping, CPAs, attorneys, banks and credit unions
Auto
Repair shops, detailing, collision, tire shops, dealerships
Local favorites
Boutiques, pet services, childcare, tutoring, beauty, local retail, other neighborhood businesses
Your category is exclusive on each board.
You will not be placed beside a competing business from the same category.
Be there before somebody searches for you.
Digital ads are useful when someone is actively looking for a service. Community boards do something different: they help people recognize your name before the need comes up — while waiting for breakfast, ordering coffee, or checking into a gym. When they need what you sell, your name is already familiar.
Social ads
People can scroll past them instantly. A community board stays physically in the room.
Search ads
They reach people after they start searching. Community boards help build recognition before the search.
Direct mail
A postcard may get looked at once. The board remains in the host location all year.
Billboards
Large reach, but usually expensive and brief. Community boards are smaller, local, and located where customers spend actual time.
One payment. A full year on the board.
Artwork is included. No monthly ad budget. No setup fee.
- One lower-row advertising position
- Category exclusivity on that board
- Custom ad design with one approval round
- 12 months of placement, installed by us
- Photo confirmation when live
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Top-row placement, closest to the writable specials section
- More prominent treatment where the layout allows
- First choice among open premium positions
Your 12 months starts when your ad is installed, not when you reach out. Nothing auto-renews without a conversation first. Community-board advertising is sold as local brand-awareness placement: we do not guarantee impressions, leads, calls, sales, or return on investment. Final placement, host locations, category conflicts, artwork, and availability are subject to approval.
One neighborhood or the whole side of town.
If your customers come from more than one area, you can reserve the same category across multiple boards — Katy, Richmond, Sugar Land, The Heights, Cypress, Pearland, or wherever we have boards live.
First Houston locations coming soon.
We're currently selecting host locations across Greater Houston. Want first choice when a board opens near your customers? Text us your business type and the area you serve.
Want the board? It's free.
We are looking for busy Houston businesses willing to host a community board near their entrance, counter, or waiting area. You pay nothing. You get the majority of the space to write daily specials, happy hour, events, announcements, promotions — anything your customers should know. Six local sponsors appear underneath. We handle the board, artwork, and setup.
If you already know local businesses you'd like represented on the board, tell us. We always prefer businesses the host already knows and trusts.
What we ask from you:
- 1. Keep the board somewhere customers can easily see it.
- 2. Keep it up for the agreed 12-month period.
- 3. Let us know if it ever needs service or replacement.
Run by a Houston company that already makes signs for local businesses.
Houston Sign Crafters designs, builds, permits, and installs commercial signage across Greater Houston. Community Boards are a simpler product, but the idea is the same: help local businesses get noticed in the real world. We run the board program locally, and there is a real Houston company behind it if you need us.
Community board questions
How much does a community-board ad cost?
Standard positions are $600 for 12 months on one board. Premium positions are $900 for 12 months on one board. Artwork is included.
Is that $600 per month?
No. $600 covers the entire 12-month term for a standard position on one board.
Where will my ad appear?
You choose from available host locations. Each board is placed inside a participating local business such as a restaurant, coffee shop, gym, salon, waiting room, or other high-traffic location.
How many advertisers are on each board?
Six. One business per category, so you are never placed beside a direct competitor.
Can my competitor advertise on the same board?
No. We allow one business per category on each board. Once a category is claimed, we do not sell another spot on that board to a direct competitor during your term.
Do I have to design the ad?
No. Text us your logo and basic information and we create the board artwork, with one approval round included.
When does my 12-month term begin?
When the board is installed and your advertisement is live. We send you a photo once it is placed.
Can I advertise on multiple boards?
Yes. If your customers come from more than one area, ask us about repeating your category across several boards.
Do you guarantee leads?
No. This is local brand-awareness advertising. We can tell you exactly where your ad is displayed, but we do not guarantee calls, leads, sales, or a specific return.
Can my restaurant or business get a board for free?
Yes, if the location is a fit. Text or call us with your business name and address and we will take a look.
Who owns the board?
Houston Sign Crafters owns and maintains the physical board. The host keeps the writable section for their own messages for as long as the board is up.