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Kevin Slimp: What you want to know

Kevin Slimp: What you want to know

The following column was contributed by our friend and colleague, Kevin Slimp. We hope you enjoy the content and consider registering for his next webinar as part of the Kevin Slimp Webinar Series — available free to Our-Hometown customers! It has already been a busy summer, and I’m not sure summer has officially begun yet (It’s June 1 as I write this). Upon returning from my latest trip – to […]

Red Hook’s Finest: The Daily Catch Wins Big in NYPA Better Newspaper Contest

Red Hook’s Finest: The Daily Catch Wins Big in NYPA Better Newspaper Contest

We’re thrilled to announce that our esteemed customer, The Red Hook Daily Catch, has taken home an impressive seven awards in the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2023! This outstanding achievement is a testament to the dedication and excellence of their team. The Daily Catch’s winning entries include: First-place honors for Spot News Coverage for their comprehensive reporting on the Migliorelli barn blaze First-place award for Feature […]

Journal Publishing’s Award-Winning Work Recognized by North Dakota Newspaper Association

Journal Publishing’s Award-Winning Work Recognized by North Dakota Newspaper Association

We’re delighted to report that Journal Publishing, one of our valued customers, has taken home an impressive 49 awards overall in the North Dakota Newspaper Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest! This includes 15 first-place awards, demonstrating their dedication to excellence in journalism. The awards recognize outstanding work published in 2023, and we’re thrilled to see Journal Publishing receive accolades for their reporting staff’s coverage of the Divide County School District. […]

Kevin Slimp: A word of appreciation to Our-Hometown

Kevin Slimp: A word of appreciation to Our-Hometown

The following is a column that our friend and industry expert, Kevin Slimp, recently published for his audience of newspaper publishers highlighting his experience working with Our-Hometown, Inc. We’re excited to share his insight into our partnership below! Most of you know me from my role as a newspaper consultant and “expert” over the past 30 years. You might be surprised to know that I’m also quite involved in the […]

South Jetty Shines: Staff Wins Multiple Awards

South Jetty Shines: Staff Wins Multiple Awards

South Jetty staff members hold plaques won by the newspaper in the Texas Gulf Coast and South Texas Press associations’ Better Newspaper Contests.

Artificial Intelligence: Make a Plan Before Jumping In Too Deep

Artificial Intelligence: Make a Plan Before Jumping In Too Deep

The following is a guest column from our friend and industry expert, Kevin Slimp! Don’t miss his next webinar as part of the Kevin Slimp Webinar Series on May 16th — FREE to Our-Hometown customers! Almost daily, I hear from longtime readers of my column who write to tell me they’ve recently benefited from something I wrote months or years ago. I suppose it’s why I keep writing these columns […]

Buzzsprout’s New iOS App: A Perfect Partner for Your Audio Articles

Buzzsprout’s New iOS App: A Perfect Partner for Your Audio Articles

We’re delighted to bring to your attention a significant development from Buzzsprout that perfectly complements the Audio Articles feature on your websites: Buzzsprout’s recently introduced iOS app. Seamless Podcast Management With the Buzzsprout iOS app, managing your audio content becomes as mobile as your readers. Update your podcast episodes, check statistics, and even fix typos on the fly. It’s the perfect companion for the busy publisher who values efficiency and mobility. Real-Time […]

LIVE WEBINAR: Introducing Author Profiles

LIVE WEBINAR: Introducing Author Profiles

Our-Hometown invites you to join us on Thursday, March 28th at 3PM EDT for a LIVE WEBINAR introducing the newest feature available on our platform: Author Profiles! The new Author Profiles feature creates a profile page on the website for each author where visitors can read a short biography and find links for the author’s social media profiles. Importantly, the Author Profile page acts as a hub listing other articles […]

Stripe users: Please check your account status

Stripe users: Please check your account status

Attention Our-Hometown customers, If you’re using the online payment gateway Stripe to process payments through your website, please be aware that you may be required to verify or update your business and/or account ownership information in order to continue using Stripe. We urge you to take a few minutes to login to your Stripe Dashboard and check for any notifications from Stripe requesting this information. In addition to the dashboard […]

Kevin Slimp: “Beginning 2024 Right”

Kevin Slimp: “Beginning 2024 Right”

Headlines from the past remind me that 2024 could be a great year The following is a guest column from our friend and industry expert, Kevin Slimp! Making bold predictions is easy. This year, I’ve paid close attention to forecasts by respected sportswriters in national print and online publications to see how my football bowl predictions match up against their predictions. Some of you probably did the same thing. I […]

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