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For almost 20 years, Smashing Magazine has been an independent, trusted, and well-respected resource for people who design and build the web. Reach our engaged community of front-end engineers, UX designers, and web professionals with flexible advertising options.

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We know our audience really well and have put intentional effort into nurturing an engaged community of web professionals. We understand what they value and how to capture their attention. Together, we can craft high-quality content that promotes your product or service while adding the kind of value readers have come to expect from Smashing Magazine.

From sponsored articles and newsletter placements to display banners and creative collaborations, we offer flexible options designed to meet your goals. And of course, we’ll keep you in the loop with transparent performance reports, including reach, engagement, and click-through metrics.

Let’s create something Smashing together!

About Smashing Magazine

  • Established in 2006, it focuses on front-end design, UX, & web development.
  • Advertising offers include: articles, newsletters, display ads, online meets, and social media.
  • Audience: A global, tech-savvy audience of front-end developers, UX/UI designers, and other digital professionals.

Audience & Reach

Our Smashing audience consists of creative, tech-savvy digital specialists, most of whom are front-end developers, UX designers, web designers, and other digital professionals.

  • 705k unique monthly visitors, 800k pageviews, and a strong social media presence
  • Top audience locations: U.S., U.K., Germany, Canada, Netherlands
  • Interests include CSS, UX, responsive design, JavaScript, and accessibility

Advertising Options

€5,000 per article

Smashing Magazine posts are our most comprehensive promotional offering, combining high-quality editorial writing with full promotion across all our channels. We’re happy to include do-follow links, clearly labeled as sponsored content.

Once a sponsored article is live, it goes straight to the top of smashingmagazine.com (800k pageviews/month). The reach of sponsored posts via the Smashing Magazine social media channels:

What’s Included:

  • Professional writing and editing by our team
  • Strategic promotion across all channels
  • Do-follow links (clearly labeled as sponsored)
  • Featured placement on homepage
  • Social media promotion
  • Newsletter inclusion

The Smashing Magazine Newsletter

€1,500 per placement

We curate, write, and edit each issue with love & care, full of handwritten tips, tricks, and resources. We send them every Tuesday to 185K subscribers.

Available Dates for 2025:

  • Every Tuesday

Example Newsletters:

Display Ads

€2,000 per month

The display ads run for a month on the Smashing Magazine homepage, sidebar ad and article ads on non-sponsored articles. They are delivered natively, which means they cannot be blocked by ad blockers.

Online Smashing Meets

€10,000

Free online meet-ups with branding opportunities

Smashing Meets are casual, free online gatherings where the community comes together to learn and connect. Perfect for brand awareness and community engagement.

Benefits

  • Title sponsorship of event
  • Logo on event page and promotional materials
  • Speaking opportunity (15 minutes)
  • Access to attendee data (opt-in)
  • Social media promotion
  • Email announcements

Social Media Posts

€1,000 per post

Reach our engaged social media audience with dedicated posts across our platforms:

Our Advertisers

Deque Systems, Make it Fable, Interledger Foundation, Microsoft, and many more trusted brands in the web industry.

Get In Touch

We would love to learn about your marketing goals, and craft together a personalised partnership strategy to help you meet your objectives!

Mariona Jones, Smashing Media Partnerships

Let’s talk! 💌

Book a meeting with Mariona via Calendly or reach out to her directly via email. Thanks for being Smashing!

We look forward to working with you!

Last updated November 2025