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August, 2021 -
31
Aug
In this quick tutorial we will show the steps for helping a subscriber who is unable to access their account on your website and has reached out through the support form.
31
Aug
Our-Hometown’s full-service model provides publishers with all the benefits of a digital publication without requiring the time and technical expertise of keeping a website up to date.
29
Aug
At Our-Hometown, Inc., we’re committed to developing new and unique features that help drive digital newspaper subscriptions and generate extra revenue for the publishers using our platform. Part of that process includes soliciting feedback and suggestions from our customers. Grant Hamilton of Neighbor-to-Neighbor News, Inc. recently pitched the idea of a PrePaid Article Paywall Model, and we’re very interested in hearing what other publishers think. Put simply, this model would […]
29
Aug
Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson recently had the opportunity to chat with Neighbor-to-Neighbor News publisher Grant Hamilton about their experience with Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform over the past several years. Neighbor-to-Neighbor News, Inc. is a group of newspapers in Western New York that includes the East Aurora Advertiser & Elma Review, Arcade Herald, Warsaw’s Country Courier, and The Springville Journal. They joined Our-Hometown’s “Neighborhood of Publishers” in 2018 and […]
23
Aug
Our-Hometown has recently released a small but powerful update that allows publishers to manually send out Push Notifications to their iOS or Android App users from the website at any time. While the general Push Notifications feature has existed for some time, it was previously configured to send out a Push Notification only when an article is published, and only when it belongs to a particular category. This new, manual […]
23
Aug
Our-Hometown, Inc. is happy to extend our congratulations to two of our customers and friends who were recently honored with prestigious awards from their respective Press Associations! The South Texas Press Association’s 2021 Convention & Better Newspaper Contest wrapped up in July and saw the Pleasanton Express receive a number of awards, including Sam Fowler earning both Photographer of the Year and Journalist of the Year honors! The Express also […]
21
Aug
Overview ✓ WordPress Customized for Local News Publishers ✓ Generate Revenue, Engage with Readers, and Increase Efficiency with Our Hometown’s Digital & PrePress Content Management System ✓ First class customer support for the world’s most popular Content Management System ✓ Features to Fit Your Needs & Budget Easy to add articles Customize your design Manage where social share icons appear on your site Social media icons can display across all […]
20
Aug
Last year, Our-Hometown partnered up with the Virginia Press Association to launch our first Digital Initiative — a program aimed at getting all newspapers under the Virginia Press Association’s umbrella on the web with a turnkey digital revenue model. Many local newspapers, especially those covering smaller towns and communities, are still relying entirely on a printed newspaper funded by local advertisers, having neglected to take the next step of launching […]
20
Aug
Overview The Our-Hometown Newsletter plugin allows publishers to reach and update their readers at any time with breaking news, events, or offers. Plus an automatically generated summary of the latest edition is sent when published. Newsletters can include article content, advertisements and other types of calls-to-action, encouraging readers to return and engage with your website. Customer Highlights
16
Aug
Last week, Our-Hometown announced our brand new Audio Articles Playlist feature, allowing listeners the ability to tune in to entire playlists of Audio Articles rather than just a single article at a time. With this feature, listeners can find playlists for the Latest Audio Articles, This Week’s or Last Week’s News, as well as playlists for each individual article category. We’ve now released our first update for Audio Articles Playlist, […]