For local businesses, venues & services

Your neighbors are looking. Help them find you.

Pilis Connect is where expats and locals across 14 villages discover what's happening nearby. If you run a business in the Pilis, this is where they'll look for you.

Why businesses work with us

A local audience that chose to be here

Our readers subscribed because they live in the Pilis and want to know what's happening nearby. No algorithm, no guessing — they open the email because it's useful.

Bilingual by default

Every event, page, and sponsor slot runs in English and Hungarian. You reach expats and locals in the same send, without paying for two campaigns.

Hyperlocal, not hyperactive

Facebook groups are loud. Council websites are buried. We sit between the two — one trusted place people check when they want to do something this weekend.

Three ways to partner

Start with what's ready today. Tell us you're interested in what's coming. We'll build toward you, not away from you.

Available now

Become a founding sponsor

Every Sunday we send a handpicked roundup of events across the Pilis to engaged local readers. Lock in founding rates now — you grow with us as the audience builds.

  • One sponsor slot per weekly send (we don't stack them)
  • Bilingual copy written with you, not at you
  • Open rate and click report after every send
  • Target by village if you want to stay hyperlocal

Contact us for pricing

Coming soon

Claim your venue or event page

If you run a venue that hosts events — a community house, a studio, a restaurant with a gig night — you'll be able to claim your page, edit your details, and add new events directly. Free to claim. Paid if you want to feature or promote.

  • Take control of how your venue is listed
  • Add upcoming events without waiting for a scraper
  • Optional featured placement in the events feed
  • Early access for partners who register interest now
Gathering interest

Join the expat services directory

We're building a directory for English-speaking plumbers, accountants, doctors, translators, and other tradespeople — the ones expats struggle to find. Tell us you'd want to be in it, and we'll build it with you in mind.

  • For businesses that serve the English-speaking community
  • Plumbers, lawyers, accountants, doctors, translators, tradespeople
  • Free basic listing when we launch
  • Founding members get featured placement

“We'd rather tell you exactly how many people will see your slot than round up to sound impressive.”

How sponsorship works

Three steps. No ad accounts, no auction. Here's what actually happens after you get in touch.

1

Tell us about your business

A short form or a quick call. We want to understand what you offer, who you're trying to reach, and which villages matter to you.

2

We match you to the right week

We don't just sell slots — we place them. You go out in a digest where your offer fits what's happening in the region that week.

3

You get proof it worked

After the send, you get open rates, clicks, and a direct link to how your slot performed. No vanity metrics.

What we cover

14

villages covered — from Piliscsaba to Szentendre

7

sources aggregated weekly — municipal sites, calendars, event platforms

EN / HU

Every event translated automatically — reach both audiences in one send

We're a new platform, small and growing. Founding partners get the best rates — and a real hand in shaping what we build next.

Questions we get

Who actually reads this?

Expats and locals living across the 14 villages we cover. We're early — the newsletter is still growing its subscriber base — which is exactly why founding sponsors get preferential rates.

Can I target specific villages?

Yes. If you run a yoga studio in Pilisszentiván, you don't need your sponsor slot going out to readers in Szentendre. We can filter by village or by language (EN/HU).

Do you help with the ad design?

We write the copy with you in both languages. No design work needed — sponsor slots are text and a logo, not banners. It keeps the email clean, and keeps your costs down.

How is this different from Facebook ads?

Facebook shows your ad to whoever the algorithm decides. We show it to people who asked to hear from us. Smaller audience, higher intent, no bidding war.

What if it doesn't work?

You get the full analytics after the send. If the numbers don't justify a second slot, don't book one. We'd rather lose a sale than oversell.

Do I need to commit to multiple weeks?

No. Start with one slot, see what happens. Most sponsors who come back do so because they wanted to — not because we locked them in.

Tell us what you're working on

Whether you want to sponsor the weekly digest or just flag your interest for later, start here. We reply to every message — usually within two working days.

What should we call you?

The name your customers know.

We'll only use this to reply — no automated follow-ups.

Where are you based? Helps us point you to the right readers.

What you do, who you're trying to reach, or when you'd want to start. A few sentences is plenty.