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Newsletter - - Page 13
26
Nov
The season of giving is upon us, and there has never been a better time to enable Gift Subscriptions on your website! Like most Americans, your readers are probably just getting started on their holiday shopping – and they, too, have that one person who is impossible to find a gift for! Why not suggest a Gift Subscription to the local news? In case you missed it, we introduced our brand […]
18
Nov
It is not often thought about, but eventually there may come a time when you will need to change the logo on your website. Maybe you’ve undergone a total re-brand. Maybe you’ve just changed your color scheme. Or, maybe you just like to shake things up with some seasonally-themed artwork in the header. Whatever the reason, changing your logo is extremely easy! Simply navigate to your homepage and activate the […]
6
Nov
I recently came across an interesting article from the International News Media Association titled, “Comments on news articles are dead, paving the way for conversations.” The article highlights how many publishers have moved away from allowing comments on their digital content due to the toxic nature that overtakes many online comment sections. However, the article also touches on some ways to improve your comments section – primarily by making it […]
5
Nov
Our-Hometown’s Article Slider widgets are a great way to prominently feature some of the more important or interesting stories on your website. However, not every important or interesting story has a high-quality image associated with it, and using low quality or oddly-sized images can result in an ugly-looking slider that seems to zoom in on a random area of whatever image is used – until now. We are happy to […]
29
Oct
A relatively simple way to add extra value to your website is to include a Pickup Locations page that highlights all of the newsstands, shops, and businesses that your readers can purchase a copy of the print edition. Our Pickup Locations pages are built on GeoDirectory – the same plugin used for our Business Directories – allowing you to plot each Pickup Location on a map and enter some additional […]
22
Oct
In the past, newspapers rarely relied on images for every issue. Readers would flip to a page where the majority of the space was filled with copy and maybe a single photo that just happened to accompany a feature story. In the digital age, imagery can be a powerful way to capture an audience. Quality imagery use has the ability to grab a reader’s attention, trigger emotion and even compel […]
18
Oct
The Our Hometown, ‘Fall Roadshow’, kicked off at the end of September and moved right along into October. Our team attended various newspaper associations’ annual conventions state-to-state. Fall Roadshow Stops: Missouri Press Association Annual Convention, Kansas City National Newspaper Association, Milwaukee Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Meeting, Chicago Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Annual Convention, Olympia The crowds were energized, and networking with attendees offered valuable insight into the state of […]
16
Oct
Another great way to advertise your newsletter and gain new subscribers is to include a prompt within your news articles themselves. We accomplish using AdRotate Pro‘s Post Injection feature, along with some custom CSS for styling. Our friends at SignalsAZ.com have utilized this technique with great success. If you read any of their articles, whether on desktop or mobile, you’ll see the following note at the end of the article: The […]
10
Oct
Chances are if you have a website, you more than likely will be asked by a manager, stakeholder, or advertiser, about the performance of your site. In today’s digital landscape, it’s crucial to understand the metrics of your website to stay competitive, and to generate revenue opportunities. For news publication sites in particular, running ads on your website adds another layer of metrics that publishers need to be tracking. By […]
10
Oct
This year’s Washington Newspaper Publishers Association annual convention is being held October 10 – 12, 2019 in Olympia! Members will gather at the Hotel RL Olympia Washington for two days where they will be addressing the pressing business objectives of community newspaper owners, publishers and senior staff with educational sessions, a vendor exhibit hall, and networking opportunities throughout. Our Hometown’s, Deb Blanchard, will be at the convention talking about how we have customized […]
