PRIVATE LINK · LOCAL BUSINESS INVITATION

Be useful at the moment
the visitor needs you.

Wave Yard connects businesses around Woodfin and the French Broad River corridor with people actively planning a Taylor’s Wave day. Start with one timely event, choose a richer Local Directory presence, reserve a limited journey-page position—or combine the products that fit.

Founding invitations are selective.Fit, accuracy and genuine usefulness to visitors come before payment.

TWO SEPARATE ANNUAL OPTIONS

Choose the visibility that fits.

These products can be purchased separately. An Enhanced Partner profile does not automatically include a Journey Page Feature, and a Journey Page Feature does not automatically change the business’s directory tier.

LOCAL DIRECTORY

Founding Enhanced Partner

$225first 12 months

Current standard rate: $300/year. Renewal is offered separately; there is no automatic renewal.

  • A richer profile inside the Wave Yard Local Directory
  • Business-supplied logo plus up to three selected, optimized photos
  • Plain-language description, visitor-fit context and outlined search tags
  • Address, current hours, directions and direct website or booking link
  • A supplied owner or team quote, shown as Partner Voice
  • Trackable referral links plus one stable Wave Yard QR destination
  • A plain-language performance snapshot using available verified data
  • Routine factual corrections plus one planned profile refresh during the term
Choose Enhanced Partner — $225 →

LIMITED PLACEMENT

Journey Page Feature

$50012 months

A separate paid position for a business that clearly fits one stage of the visitor’s plan. Confirm the page and available slot with Wave Yard before paying.

  • One limited Featured Nearby position on one agreed visitor-journey page
  • Choose Before the River or After—or Instead, subject to fit and availability
  • Compact feature card with one photo and useful visitor-context copy
  • Tracked primary link to your website, booking page or specific location
  • Secondary link to your Wave Yard river-day details when available
  • Maximum of three Featured Nearby positions on each journey page
  • Clearly identified as paid placement—not ranked as best, top or recommended
Choose Journey Feature — $500 →

START SMALL · ONE-TIME OPTION

Event Boost / Current Update

Promote one event, reopening, workshop, class, seasonal offer or timely announcement without committing to an annual partnership.

$35one time

  • One temporary Current Update module in the Local Directory
  • Event title, date, time, location and accessible description
  • One supplied flyer or promotional image, when available
  • A direct event, registration, website or full-size flyer link
  • Tracked event views and visitor actions
  • One Wave Yard social post—no ongoing content commitment
  • Automatic expiration after the event or agreed end date
  • Available to Basic Listings; annual partnership is not required
Choose Event Boost — $35 →

OTHER WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

Support one season, several events or the larger resource.

These are separate offers. Purchasing one does not automatically add another placement or change a directory listing.

RECURRING EVENTS

Event Boost Bundles

Reserve three boosts for $89 or six for $159 and use them as public event details become available.

View bundle invitation →
ONE USEFUL GUIDE

Seasonal Guide Sponsor

Support one timely visitor-planning guide for $500, with clearly labeled recognition and observable reporting.

View sponsor invitation →
12 MONTHS OF SUPPORT

Community Underwriter

Help sustain independent conditions, access, accessibility and trip-planning information for $750.

View underwriter invitation →

LIVE ENHANCED EXAMPLE

More than a name and a link.

The High Five Coffee – Riverside profile shows how Wave Yard explains where a business fits into an actual river day: what it offers, who it helps, when to use it and how to get there.

View the High Five profile →
High Five Coffee’s riverside trailer in Woodfin
Enhanced profiles can include up to three selected business-supplied photos. Send three to five options; Wave Yard selects and optimizes the strongest set for the listing.

THE PROOF SYSTEM

See what visitors actually did.

Wave Yard reports observable actions instead of inflating exposure into claims about customers or sales.

Listing exposure

How often the partner profile or current update entered a visitor’s view.

Intent actions

Website, directions, phone, hours, booking, menu and event clicks when those actions are available.

Placement source

Which directory category, journey page, Event Boost or QR placement produced the action.

Confirmed results

Offer redemptions or purchases appear only when the business or its checkout system can verify them.

A click is not reported as a sale. Automated traffic is excluded when it can be identified, and results are described with the limits of the available data.

WHAT PAYMENT DOES—AND DOES NOT—BUY

Useful visibility, with clear boundaries.

Basic listings stay free

Useful local businesses can still receive a factual name, address, description and direct website link without paying.

Current Updates stay separate

Events, reopenings, seasonal offers and announcements use a temporary Event Boost / Current Update module and are not bundled into either annual option.

Paid never means “best”

Payment does not buy positive editorial judgment, safety guidance, rankings or control over factual coverage. Paid relationships are disclosed.

BEFORE YOU PAY

Simple terms. No monthly treadmill.

  • Payment is a one-time purchase. It does not enroll the business in automatic renewal.
  • Annual terms begin when the paid profile or placement is published. An Event Boost ends automatically after the event or agreed end date.
  • Wave Yard drafts the presentation from supplied information; the business confirms factual accuracy before publication.
  • If Wave Yard determines the business is not a fit or cannot deliver the selected placement, the payment is refunded in full.
  • After the business approves the work and it is published, the payment is not partially refundable.
  • No specific traffic, search ranking, leads or sales are guaranteed.

Questions before choosing? Email hello@waveyardwnc.com.

SECURE RELAY PAYMENT

Request your checkout link.

Relay creates each payment request for one named business, so the link cannot be reused publicly. Choose the offer and submit your contact details. Wave Yard will confirm fit and availability, then email the secure Relay request directly to you.

Choose an offer

This form does not charge you. Relay payment requests are created for one business at a time and can only be paid once.