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25
Jan
In this support session, Our-Hometown’s lead CSR Vera Lemonovich walks Emily Sachar of the Red Hook Daily Catch through building an info box as a sidebar within an article using the WordPress Block Editor. Topics covered include using the Columns block, adding colors, and article layout. Walkthrough Info boxes or callout content are great tools to lay out article content in such a way to make it stand apart from […]
23
Jan
In this publisher interview the Our-Hometown team is joined by Alexis Tackett of the New Pine Plains Herald in New York. We hear about the onboarding process, website traffic, newsletters, and general feedback on features of the new website.
12
Jan
Although the newspaper industry has changed dramatically in the past several years, we’re still facing many of the same challenges that have plagued publishers for decades. Namely: declining subscriptions. We wanted to help our customers start the new year off on the right foot by offering several simple methods publishers can use to increase subscription revenue in 2023. Below are 10 Ways to Increase Subscription Revenue this year: 1. Combo […]
4
Jan
The team here at Our-Hometown is excited about the year ahead, and we can’t wait to share more information on all of the things we have planned for 2023. But first, as part of our annual review process, we’d like to invite all current Our-Hometown customers to fill out the short form below with up-to-date contact information for your publication and key staff members. There is also a section for […]
7
Dec
As we approach the end of the year, many publishers are eager to review any data that can help them develop a strategy for producing high-quality, engaging content to keep readers coming back in the year ahead. That same data can be useful for marketing purposes, such as adjusting advertising costs for specific categories or types of content that attract more readers. While there are countless techniques for examining visitor […]
7
Dec
Our friend and industry expert Kevin Slimp — host of the Kevin Slimp Webinar Series — has provided us the following guest column to distribute to our readers! We hope you enjoy Kevin’s insight, and register for his upcoming webinar. There’s no better time than the first of the year to take steps to improve your newspaper. I visit several newspapers each month, both online and in-person, offering advice on […]
1
Dec
In this publisher interview Vera Lemonovich and Tyler Wood of the Our-Hometown team is joined by Will Brumleve of the Ford County Chronicle in Illinois. We hear about the onboarding process, paywall performance and revenue, ad network implementation, and general feedback on features of the new website. A few highlights: Tyler: What did you think of the onboarding process. How do you think that went? Will: The process was just […]
30
Nov
Our-Hometown is excited to announce that the new MemberPress Gifting Add-On is now available for customers on our WordPress Publishing Platform, allowing readers to easily purchase and monitor digital Gift Subscriptions for a friend or family member through the website. The MemberPress Gifting Add-On replaces our existing Gift Subscriptions feature, offering a more streamlined and user-friendly approach that includes a direct integration with the MemberPress software. Setting up Gift Subscriptions […]
23
Nov
Publishers using SimpleCirc to manage print subscribers, rejoice! We are happy to announce that we’re currently testing a new integration that allows for automatic updating of customer accounts within SimpleCirc when subscriptions or renewals are purchased through your website. Our engineers have taken advantage of SimpleCirc’s API to send any new orders from MemberPress, with all relevant customer information, directly to SimpleCirc without any manual exporting, importing or copying of […]
16
Nov
From Finances Online’s 51 Key Online Payment Software Statistics You Must Learn: 2022 Data Analysis & Market Share: “This year’s findings from McKinsey’s Digital Payments Consumer Survey revealed a prevailing trend: 4 in 5 Americans used some form of online payment system. The survey also reveals some new online payment method statistics trends, such as cryptocurrency and ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) (Goel et al., 2021).” The Breakdown According to […]
