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22
Jun
Last month, Our-Hometown teamed up with the Virginia Press Association to host a Virtual Conference highlighting the Digital Initiative program that launched in Virginia earlier this year. Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson joined Steve Weddle of the Virginia Press Association, along with Billy Coleburn of the Courier-Record and Lisa Watson McCarty of the Scott County Virginia Star — two of the first publishers to take full advantage of the […]
15
Jun
When it comes to sending Newsletters on the Our-Hometown WordPress Platform, one of the most frequent requests we receive is for the ability to create a custom newsletter template that a publisher can reuse time and time again, only needing to make minor edits rather than construct an entire newsletter from scratch. This feature has been absent ever since the introduction of the Drag & Drop Composer, which replaced the […]
7
Jun
The following is the latest column written and provided by Kevin Slimp: I’m not that old. Seriously, I’m not. But in my work with newspapers, I’ve worked with so many younger people that I sometimes feel like Yoda (for you Star Wars fans) to a sizeable group of up-and-coming publishers in our business. In addition to all these young publishers, I hear from regularly, I also hear from a lot […]
3
Jun
Supported by the Virginia Press Association Digital Initiative, The Crewe-Burkeville Journal has introduced a new website powered by Our-Hometown’s fully customized WordPress platform. Locally-owned and published weekly since 1959, The Crewe-Burkeville Journal is the progressive voice serving the Southside Virginia counties of Nottaway, Lunenburg, Amelia, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, Charlotte, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward. To learn more about the OHT Digital Initiative at the Virginia Press Association or to apply, visit […]
1
Jun
The Digital Initiative program is growing! Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to announce that we’ve partnered with the Illinois Press Association to expand our Digital Initiative to the state of Illinois, bringing modern websites and digital revenue tools for papers in need of an upgrade.
20
May
Having been in print since 1973 and with only a basic homepage, The Amelia Bulleting Monitor has launched a new website powered by Our-Hometown’s fully customized WordPress platform. Through its participation in the Virginia Press Association Digital Initiative. The Amelia Bulletin Monitor has been serving the citizens of Amelia County and surrounding areas since 1973 with news, commentary and as a vehicle for advertising, both display and classifieds. Through our […]
18
May
At Our-Hometown, the security of our customers’ websites and data is our highest priority, and our engineers are constantly working to make sure our platform is up to date with the latest security protocols to defend against cyber threats. One of these protocols is known as Two-Factor Authentication, and you’ve probably already seen it in use on many of your favorite websites. Two-Factor Authentication, or 2FA, still requires users to […]
4
May
All major payment gateways, including those supported by Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform (Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.net) require that your website has established an official Terms of Service or Terms of Sale document outlining the products/services being sold on your website and how the consumer can access them. These Terms of Service need to be publicly accessible on your website, and subscribers should be required to Agree to these terms before they are able […]
18
Apr
Our-Hometown, Inc. and the Virginia Press Association teamed up earlier this year to launch Our-Hometown’s first Digital Initiative. The Digital Initiative is a program aimed at helping traditional print newspapers transition to a modern digital model, complete with a new mobile-friendly website that introduces several new opportunities for generating revenue. Newspapers that are members of the Virginia Press Association are eligible to enroll in the program, which offers Our-Hometown’s WordPress […]
13
Apr
Our-Hometown’s Digital Initiative partnership with the Virginia Press Association has already helped transition several Virginia newspapers to modern, mobile-friendly websites that will help increase readership and provide exciting new revenue opportunities for publishers. After testing the concept with our friends at the VPA, we’re excited to officially announce the launch of the Our-Hometown Digital Initiative — now open to all Press Associations across the country! The goal of the Digital […]
