For solar companies
Advertising that blesses someone.
Sponsor a month of the SolarRealCost drawing. Yes, it's an ad, and we'll label it one. But your fee pays for the prize, so every month a real person gets money toward home energy costs, solar included, and your name is the one on it.
Where your money goes
Most ad spend buys a second of someone's scroll. Here, 40% to 77% of your fee goes straight to the winner, depending on the prize you choose. The rest runs the drawing: the rules, the checks, the tax forms and the pages.
- $1,000 prize$2,500 a month
40% goes to the winner
- $5,000 prize$6,500 a month
77% goes to the winner
What your company gets
Your name on the drawing
"This month's drawing is sponsored by you" on the SolarRealCost home page and on every drawing page, with a clear "Sponsored" label.
The launch email
Your name in the email to everyone on the waiting list the day your month opens.
Quote requests from people who choose you
After entering, anyone can choose to ask you for a quote, on a separate screen with your name on it. You pay only for those.
No competing sponsor
One presenting sponsor per month on SolarRealCost.
A monthly report
Visits, entries, quote requests, leads delivered and your cost per lead. The real numbers, every month.
How the leads work
Entering the drawing never makes someone a lead, and we never share the entry list. A lead is someone who entered and then chose, on their own, to ask you for a quote.
- Shared: the person may also ask up to two other companies. Lower price per lead.
- Exclusive: you're the only company offered to drawing entrants in your service area. Higher price per lead, with a monthly minimum.
Add a social pack
$6,000 a month. A young creator films the month's story for social media: the live drawing, the winner's reaction if they choose to take part, and your team saying why you funded it. Phone-shot and real, not a news segment. Your team is welcome to join the shoot.
Includes one main video, three short cuts and five photos, with 90 days of paid-ad use. Every post carries a paid-partnership label.
Prices
| Package | Per month |
|---|---|
| Presenting sponsor, $1,000 prize | $2,500 |
| Presenting sponsor, $5,000 prize | $6,500 |
| Social pack (add-on) | $6,000 |
| Quote leads, shared or exclusive | Quoted for your category and area |
Sponsorships run for at least 3 months. Prices are per month and include the prize. Lead prices are quoted for your category and area.
What money can't buy here
- You can't pick the winner, and neither can we. Anyone can re-check every result.
- Paying doesn't change our tools, guides or results, and every placement says "Sponsored".
- No fake urgency, no invented winners and no cash-shower videos.
- Winners choose whether to appear. They get the prize either way.
Apply
Apply to sponsor a month
Tell us about your company. We'll reply within two business days with current numbers for SolarRealCost, open months and a simple order form. Applying commits you to nothing.
Questions from companies
How many people will see it?
The drawing is new. Before you sign, we share SolarRealCost's current visits and waiting-list numbers, and after that you get the real figures in your monthly report. We don't promise numbers we haven't measured.
Do we get the details of everyone who enters?
No. Entries stay private. You get a lead only when someone who entered chooses to ask you for a quote, with your name on the screen.
Can we choose the prize?
Yes. Each month you choose $1,000 or $5,000. The site shows your amount everywhere that month.
Can we be the only company people are offered?
Yes, with the exclusive package. You're then the only company offered to drawing entrants in your service area, at a higher price per lead with a monthly minimum.
Who pays tax on the prize?
The winner. The prize is taxable income, and we handle the tax forms.
Who can sponsor?
Licensed solar companies in good standing whose advertising follows our rules. We check licences and complaint history before a month is confirmed.