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Digital Newspaper Platform Plans & Pricing
Our Hometown has 3 pricing levels to fit your publication's needs.
From our time-saving, cost-saving Digital PrePress to our responsive, interactive digital eEditions, or something in-between, our digital newspaper platform plans & pricing have you covered.
Monthly billing, not by issue or circulation, revenue-driving features, responsive templates, & innovative features will ensure you never need to look for another online publishing platform again.
Our Hometown Plans & Pricing
Pricing will vary based on your plan & publication frequency
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Features | Standard Website | Full Service Website | Complete PrePress |
|---|---|---|---|
WordPress CMSMobile Responsive Template, Static Pages, Customize Tool, Web Statistics, 100,000 monthly pageviews, 10 GB monthly bandwidth, Security, Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
HTML ArticlesHTML article, media library, email to post, multisite broadcasting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital SubscriptionsMemberPress Paywall and Paid Online Subscription System | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Digital AdvertisingAdRotate Pro, Print Display Ad Rotation | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Reader ResourcesDirectories (Business directory, classifieds, event calendar), Polls, Customizeable Forms, MaxGalleria Photo Galleries | X | ✔ | ✔ |
Newsletter - Tier 1Up to 100,000 monthly emails, or 25,000 email accounts | X | ✔ | ✔ |
eEdition PDF Viewer1 edition per week, up to 20 pages per issue ($0.50 each page beyond 20) | X | ✔ | ✔ |
PDF Article ExtractionConvert all PDF articles into HTML text articles | X |
| X |
PDF Ad ExtractionConvert all PDF ads into website display ads. Rotate through right column, create profile page in business directory. | X | $0.50 per ad | X |
Reverse Publishing Suite (Articles and Classifieds)Editorial workflow tools, XML export to InDesign (articles, classifieds, and events) | X | X | ✔ |
Google Docs FeedOne click publish to WordPress from Google Docs | X | X | ✔ |
iOS and Android AppNative Apple and Android apps | X | X | ✔ |
App PaywallIntegrates with website paywall. | X | X | ✔ |
Email10 email accounts, 25 GB per account. | X | X | ✔ |
Audio ArticlesHigh quality text to speech transcription of all articles published on website. Premium includes Machine Learning Intonation. | X | ✔ | ✔ |
Monthly Platform Fees | $194 | $399 | Call for details |
*Above rates are for weekly publications. Optional add-ons may increase your rate. Please contact us w/ questions or for more details.
If you publish at a frequency greater or less than weekly, please contact us to get your free quote!
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Features & Services | Our Hometown | The Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Prepress CMS | Compose and edit content in WordPress CMS. Export articles, images, categories, and editions via XML for import into InDesign. Hot backup of database offsite. | Proprietary CMS priced at a point only available to dailies. Little focus on feature development. Requires servers on site. |
| New Feature Development | Engineering Installs, Modifies, and Updates Proprietary & 3rd Party Plugins to match publisher specifications | Slow development time because everything must be custom coded |
| Hosting and Support | Amazon Web Services cloud hosting for up to 100,000 page views per month included. 24/7 technical support. | Expensive on-site servers with downloaded software |
| Fees | Fixed monthly cost for unlimited users | Charge per seat |
| Contract | 30 day termination period | Multi-year obligations |
| Usability and Training | Our custom-developed WordPress themes are intuitive to use, easy to adjust & include expert training + online documentation. | Clunky interface. Difficult to learn. |