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16
Mar
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, employees of many businesses are being asked or mandated to work from home to help prevent the spread of the virus. Our-Hometown, Inc has a little experience in working from home and online collaboration, as we’ve operated remotely for the entirety of our 23-year existence. Over the years, we’ve been introduced to several tools that have helped either ourselves or our customers to increase remote […]
12
Mar
Due to the evolving situation regarding the COVID-19 virus, we feel it is important to remind our customers of the “Breaking News” features supported on our websites so that you are able to quickly relay important information to your readers as needed. 1. Posting Breaking News You can create a “Breaking News” article the same way that you create any other article, by navigating to the Articles tab on your […]
9
Mar
A popular method of generating subscriptions on your website is to offer promotional discounts for new members, enticing them to take advantage of some great savings or even a free trial. Fortunately, this entire process is made simple using Memberpress’s Coupons feature. You can create a customized coupon code in just a couple of minutes! From your WordPress Dashboard, navigate to Memberpress → Coupons. You likely won’t have any coupons […]
6
Mar
As a customer of Our Hometown, your website was delivered with all of your different membership options already set up and fully functional. However, at some point, you’ll probably need to adjust the prices of some of these memberships for one reason or another. Today, we’re going to show you the proper way to go about doing so! Note: If you only want to change your membership’s price to accommodate […]
2
Mar
If you offer digital subscription on your website, you’ll want to remind readers when their subscription is about to expire so that they’re more likely to renew it. You can also send reminders to recently expired users inviting them to comeback, perhaps enticing them with a discount or coupon code. To manage your renewal reminders, navigate to your WordPress Dashboard and find Memberpress → Reminders. The Reminders page will list […]
25
Feb
If you publish both articles and PDF E-Editions on your website, you can synchronize them to create an interactive E-Edition. This is done by going through the PDF pages and manually tagging each article to link it with the desired story. While it can be time consuming for a larger edition, it greatly improves the experience for readers who enjoy the PDF E-Edition and grants them the ability to share […]
19
Feb
The trend of print publications prioritizing their digital platforms is no longer a “trend,” but instead the reality that we live in. Part of enhancing your digital presence is to include multiple types of media beyond just text and photos. Incorporating videos into your website is a great first step, as online readers will enjoy the visual content while creators or advertisers can capitalize on the added exposure. When done […]
11
Feb
Our Hometown ran a survey throughout the month of January asking customers to provide feedback and suggestions regarding what features they’d like to see introduced in 2020. As always, we put our customers needs and desires at the forefront and allowed everyone the chance to give their input. After running the numbers, we’re excited to share the most-requested features that we’ll be working on this year: An improved mobile publishing […]
6
Feb
If your publication requires a paid digital subscription, you’ve likely encountered a circumstance where you want to provide content for free. There are many reasons why you may want to allow readers to access a specific article, or even an entire edition, without a subscription. Maybe there is an important community event that you feel should be shared with everyone. Perhaps there was a major tragedy, and you’ve recognized the […]
28
Jan
One exciting feature of the AdRotate Pro plugin included with our WordPress CMS is the ability to display an ad or a group of ads only when viewing a specific category, allowing you to sell targeted advertising opportunities to your clients. A local sporting goods store, for example, may be interested in placing an ad that only shows on Sports articles, where readers are more likely to be interested in their products. […]
