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Audio Articles now available at a discount for a limited time!

Audio Articles now available at a discount for a limited time!

Our-Hometown is excited to announce that our Audio Articles premium add-on is being offered to customers at a special discounted price! For a limited time, we are waiving for $250 Setup Fee associated with your first-time Audio Articles configuration! Audio Articles converts the text content published on your website into narrated audio files and tailored playlists that a reader can listen to in lieu of reading each article individually. Not […]

Annual Postal Reporting: Finding Your Digital Subscriber Numbers

Annual Postal Reporting: Finding Your Digital Subscriber Numbers

Newspapers nationwide are required to file an annual Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation with their local post office in order to maintain newspaper mailing privileges for the upcoming year. The October 1st deadline is quickly approaching! While you are likely familiar with filling out this form with your Print Subscriber numbers, publications that offer separate online subscriptions must also report their online subscriber totals. Fortunately, it is easy to […]

Emily Sachar of the Red Hook Daily Catch | Publisher Interview

Emily Sachar of the Red Hook Daily Catch | Publisher Interview

In this publisher interview the Our-Hometown team is joined by Emily Sachar, Publisher and Editor of the Red Hook Daily Catch based in New York’s Hudson Valley. Emily was featured on NPR for her unique collaboration with a man named Pavel . . . and his cat Dora, and in this interview gives some remarkable insights into the story.

New Subscribe Banner Available with Metered Paywall update

New Subscribe Banner Available with Metered Paywall update

Our-Hometown’s engineers are always working behind the scenes to improve the selection of tools we’ve made available to publishers, and this week they’ve released an update to our Metered Paywall that introduces a brand new feature: the ability to use your Metered Paywall as a Subscribe Banner in lieu of an actual countdown meter.

Kristen Weaver of the Wilson County News | Publisher Interview

Kristen Weaver of the Wilson County News | Publisher Interview

In this publisher interview the Our-Hometown team is joined by Kristen Weaver, Director of Operations at the Wilson County News in Floresville Texas.

Integrating MemberPress with Naviga’s CirculationPro software | Webinar Replay

Integrating MemberPress with Naviga’s CirculationPro software | Webinar Replay

Our-Hometown President and CEO Matt Larson is joined by lead engineer James Harley in this live webinar to introduce our newest feature: Integration with Naviga’s CirculationPro software! This exciting new feature will allow publishers to streamline their workflow by using just a single circulation system for managing print subscribers. Previously, publishers would have to manually add new subscribers to their circulation system as orders arrived from the website — now […]

MemberPress & CircPro Integration pricing announced

MemberPress & CircPro Integration pricing announced

Our-Hometown is pleased to announce the pricing for our upcoming MemberPress & CircPro Integration feature, which automatically synchronizes digital subscriptions and orders placed through the website with the traditionally print-based CirculationPro software, allowing publishers to manage all of their subscribers in a single place. The MemberPress & CircPro Integration will be offered to publishers on our platform for $100/month following an initial $250 Setup Fee. The setup fee covers all […]

The Daily Catch featured on NPR’s “Rough Translation” podcast

The Daily Catch featured on NPR’s “Rough Translation” podcast

The Daily Catch of Red Hook, NY was featured on National Public Radio (NPR)’s “Rough Translation” podcast last week, receiving praise for their tremendous reporting on the war in Ukraine thanks in-part to a unique partnership with eastern Ukrainian journalist, Pavel Kuljuk. The Daily Catch is a free-to-read, digital-only news website launched by founder Emily Sachar on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform in June of 2021. Emily has worked hard over […]

Kansas Newspaper Foundation launches Digital Initiative

Kansas Newspaper Foundation launches Digital Initiative

The Kansas Newspaper Foundation has officially launched a Digital Initiative in the state of Kansas, allowing members the opportunity to apply for a brand new website on Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform. The modern, mobile-friendly websites come equipped with several tools for generating digital revenue immediately, including Digital Subscriptions with adjustable Paywalls, customizable Web Advertisements, and even a Newsletter and Social Media Autopost Tool to help with sharing your content and […]

Apply for our MemberPress/CircPro Integration beta test

Apply for our MemberPress/CircPro Integration beta test

Last month, we announced that we would be hosting a LIVE WEBINAR on August 25th to introduce our newest feature: WordPress Integration with Naviga’s Print Circulation Software. We will be joined by a Naviga representative as we demonstrate the tool and answer questions from those in attendance. You can register for that webinar by clicking here. In the meantime, we are searching for publishers to help test the feature as […]

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