Advertise on Toolshed
People come here to find a tool and get on with their work. One sponsor card sits in the rail beside what they are reading — no pop-ups, no interstitials, no autoplay.
Contextual only
A card is chosen by the page being read — the category, or the kit — and by nothing whatever about the reader. Nobody's saved tools are an input, there is no tracking pixel and no third-party ad script, so there is nothing to consent to. That is a deliberate product decision rather than a phase: a private shed is not an ad-targeting signal. It also means your card lands next to a subject, which is the only targeting that was ever worth having here.
Rate card
Run-of-site banner
$49/moThe sponsor card in the rail on every public page: the directory, each category and the kits. Shown wherever no category sponsor applies.
Shows: run of site, on every public page · 2 advertisers a month
| November 2026 | 2 left |
| December 2026 | 2 left |
| January 2027 | 2 left |
| February 2027 | 2 left |
Category sponsor
$24/moYour card in the rail alongside one category you choose, and nowhere else. The most relevant placement here, and the only one that is exclusive.
Shows: beside one category you choose · 1 advertiser a month
| November 2026 | 1 left |
| December 2026 | 1 left |
| January 2027 | 1 left |
| February 2027 | 1 left |
Kit page placement
$39/moThe rail on the AI Kits index and every kit page: readers already looking for a set of tools to do one job.
Shows: on the kits index and every kit page · 2 advertisers a month
| November 2026 | 2 left |
| December 2026 | 2 left |
| January 2027 | 2 left |
| February 2027 | 2 left |
What we will and will not run
Every booking is read by a person before it appears, and paying does not publish anything on its own. We turn down anything misleading, anything adult, any download or extension we have not used ourselves, and anything dressed up to look like part of the site rather than an ad. A turned-down booking is refunded in full.
Something else in mind?
A longer run, a whole category for a quarter, a newsletter mention — tell us what you want and we will reply with a price.