If you're contemplating a business move to Wisconsin, you can find the best information to help you make your decision, as well as ways to advertise your arrival, from Wisconsin newspapers. Not only can Wisconsin newspapers give you an idea of the state's attitude toward new businesses and economic standing, Wisconsin newspapers can also help you get the word out so you'll have new business waiting when you arrive.

Your newspaper search can be as targeted as you want, with many local community newspapers offering up plenty of insight on what it's like to live in their locale. Or, for a bigger picture of Wisconsin news, you can check out more all-encompassing newspapers such as the Wisconsin State Journal. As you begin your search:

1. Use Wisconsin newspapers to research different areas of the state and help determine a good location for your move.
2. Utilize newspaper websites that offer useful information such as real estate listings, classifieds, exclusive content and other pieces of general information by locale.
3. Find out if the newspaper publishes blogs, which can be great insights into life in the state or in a particular area of Wisconsin.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Advertise your business in Wisconsin newspapers

From ads you can instantly post to the web to the old-fashioned way of pitching your story to a reporter, newspapers in Alabama offer a number of quick and easy ways for you to advertise your business.

I recommend: The Wisconsin State Journal is a big-picture newspaper in the state. The Wisconsin Journal offers comprehensive advertising information from its parent company site, Capital Newspapers. The Green Bay Press Gazette also offers an informative advertising section in addition to daily Green Bay news.

Look up online Wisconsin newspapers for the latest WI news

From interactive features to Wisconsin newspaper obituaries, online Wisconsin newspapers can help you find unique insights into different Wisconsin communities.

I recommend: Beyond the Wisconsin Journal, there's The Daily Reporter, which offers a business calendar packed with seminars and other useful items for the Wisconsin business community. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is also a great source of WI news. In addition to state coverage, this Wisconsin newspaper covers the communities of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee and Racine.

Check out Wisconsin newspaper blogs online for great insights into local life

Many newspapers in WI are home to blogs, electronic journals covering a wide variety of topics on local and state politics, economics and life in general. Check out WI newspaper blogs for a more intimate, candid look into what's going on around town.

I recommend: WI newspapers such as The Northwestern in Oshkosh offer citizens the chance to blog directly from their newspaper site on a great page full of interesting tidbits. The LaCrosse Tribune has an entire subpage devoted to blogs written by their staffers.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Don't count out smaller community newspapers as you search for advertising choices and perform general community research. These newspapers can help you target customers within close proximity to your business location.
• •  When checking out Wisconsin newspapers, circulation plays a major role in your decision to advertise. Make sure you know Wisconsin newspapers' circulation to either blanket advertise to the whole state, or target your ads to specific communities.