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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 […]
30
Mar
Our-Hometown is pleased to share another guest post from our friend and industry expert Kevin Slimp ahead of next week’s LIVE webinar event: Increase Revenue by Designing More Effective Advertising. Be sure to register for the event at the link above — attendance is free for all Our-Hometown customers! Enjoy the following from Kevin: I had a great time in March, as I got out a little more to visit […]
30
Mar
The WordPress Block Editor, sometimes referred to as the Gutenberg editor, is a powerful but easy-to-use visual editor that allows you to create attractive Articles and Pages using a series of content-specific “blocks.” Each block has their own settings and customization options depending on which type of block is being used. Each different piece of a traditional text document — headings, paragraphs, lists, images, etc. — will have its own […]
16
Mar
Our-Hometown is happy to announce another LIVE WEBINAR EVENT coming up in April: “Social Media Marketing for Newspapers.” In this webinar, Our-Hometown president & CEO Matt Larson will discuss the basics of growing an audience on social media and provide some techniques for converting that audience into digital subscribers to your content. Learn what you need to consider in order to map out and execute a successful social media marketing […]
9
Mar
Our-Hometown is excited to announce that president & CEO Matt Larson will be joining our friends at Online Media Campus on Thursday, April 7th at 2PM EST for another LIVE WEBINAR event: “Serving the Growing Mobile Audience – Tips on Responsive Websites and Native App Design.” The presentation will focus on optimizing your website for the best reader experience on mobile devices, including the benefits of using a native iOS/Android […]
23
Feb
Our-Hometown, Inc. is happy to announce that our partnership with Mr. Kevin Slimp has been extended once again, guaranteeing all Our-Hometown customers FREE entry to his upcoming webinars! Kevin Slimp is a stalwart in the industry, spending much of his time educating news publishers on best practices across a wide array of different tools and software and helping them to improve their publications in whatever ways possible. Slimp holds a […]
23
Feb
The Clarke County Democrat recently became one of our first customers to incorporate full Audio Articles functionality within their iOS & Android applications! Audio Articles is an exciting feature available to Our-Hometown customers that automatically converts your published articles into audio files that are played back to the reader, freeing up their hands for multi-tasking while consuming the news. Each Audio Article is automatically assigned to a Playlist of articles […]
