Another year has come and gone here at Our-Hometown, and we couldn’t be more thankful for all of the feedback and support we receive from our Neighborhood of Publishers, our customers.
We introduced a number of new innovations this year, most notably the massive Audio Articles Playlists expansion for Audio Articles, which has taken the idea of listening to the news to the next level by adding a built-in web player with curated playlists that readers can easily navigate to find the content they enjoy.
Our Social Media Autopost tool helps publishers to quickly distribute their digital content across all of their social networks with the click of a button, which naturally results in more traffic and engagement on your website.
Meanwhile, the OHT Ad Network provides another revenue opportunity as publishers are paid to run ads on their website. In nearly all cases, publishers ended up pocketing more extra money than they would have with alternatives such as Google AdSense.
Take a look at the timeline below to see some of our other notable announcements and releases throughout the year. And don’t worry — we have a lot more in store for 2022!
Announcement: Posting to Social Media from WordPress
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown is happy to announce the release of a new feature available on our platform: Social Media Autopost! Social Media Autopost allows publishers to automatically…
Introducing our new Custom Memberpress Export tool
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown is happy to announce our new Custom Memberpress Export tool, now available to all customers on our platform! The Custom Memberpress Export tool introduces an easy…
Virtual Conference: Adopting Automation to Increase Audience & Revenue
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown is thrilled to sponsor an upcoming Virtual Conference hosted by Editor and Publisher Magazine on Adopting Automation to Increase Audience & Revenue, taking place…
Increase Audience & Revenue With Turnkey Audio Automation – E&P Webinar
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson recently participated in a live webinar on Turnkey Audio Automation hosted by Editor & Publisher to show off our…
Our-Hometown to sponsor upcoming Webinar series hosted by “The News Guru,” Kevin Slimp!
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is thrilled to announce the sponsorship of a series of upcoming Newspaper Academy webinars taking place over the next six months, hosted by…
Creating a category-driven Newsletter
Our Hometown, Inc.The Newsletter Plugin included with Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform is a powerful tool for creating attractive newsletters to easily promote your newest content to your…
Registering your publication with Facebook News
Our Hometown, Inc.Facebook has long established itself as a powerful vessel for sharing news and information on the web, but their relatively new News tab takes the…
See how the Wilson County News is marketing their new podcast
Our Hometown, Inc.The Wilson County News is a long-time customer of Our-Hometown, Inc., and one of the first to take advantage of our brand new Audio Articles…
Latest Newsletter plugin update introduces CPT enhancements
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown’s WordPress Publishing Platform uses The Newsletter Plugin to drive our intuitive newsletter creation and mailing list management system. A recent update has made the…
Automated Podcasting with Audio Articles – NNA Webinar Recap
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson gave live a presentation on our brand new Audio Articles Podcast feature to members of the National Newspaper Association…
REPLAY: Our-Hometown at the IPA Virtual Convention 2021
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson gave a live presentation on USING AUTOMATION TO INCREASE AUDIENCE REVENUE AND ENGAGEMENT last week as a part of…
The Virginia Press Association launches new website with Our-Hometown!
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to announce that the Virginia Press Association has launched their brand new website on our WordPress Publishing Platform, catering to publishers,…
Uvalde Leader-News receives recognition for website
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. would like to congratulate our friends at the Uvalde Leader-News for being recognized with an award in the Best Website (Semiweekly) category at…
OHT presents on Newsletter Marketing for the Kansas Press Association
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc.’s president & CEO Matthew Larson was invited to give a live virtual presentation on Newsletter Marketing for members of the Kansas Press Association…
An optimized mobile experience at Our-Hometown
Our Hometown, Inc.If you work in the newspaper industry, you’re probably already aware that most web traffic is now coming from mobile devices. The switch to mobile…
E&P Webinar: Apps and Audio News for the Growing Mobile Audience
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is teaming up once again with our good friends at Editor and Publisher to present a live webinar on Apps and Audio News…
Audio Articles Playlist is now available from Our-Hometown!
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown is excited to announce the latest enhancement to our popular Audio Articles feature: the Playlist! Audio Articles Playlist is a centralized hub on your…
Industry Interview with Jared Murnin of the Western Ag Reporter
Our Hometown, Inc.Last month, Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson had the opportunity to sit down with the General Manager of the Western Ag Reporter, Jared Murnin….
Audio Articles Playlist update
Our Hometown, Inc.Last week, Our-Hometown announced our brand new Audio Articles Playlist feature, allowing listeners the ability to tune in to entire playlists of Audio Articles rather…
OHT customers receive prestigious awards
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is happy to extend our congratulations to two of our customers and friends who were recently honored with prestigious awards from their respective…
Manual Push Notifications now available on OHT Apps
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown has recently released a small but powerful update that allows publishers to manually send out Push Notifications to their iOS or Android App users…
Our-Hometown launching beta test of Official Ad Network
Our Hometown, Inc.At Our-Hometown Inc., we are always looking for new and innovative ways to help our customers generate revenue through their websites. Today, we are pleased…
Kevin Slimp Webinar Series continues!
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to announce that the Kevin Slimp Webinar Series has been extended to include several more informative LIVE WEBINARS, all of which…
Industry Interview with Guy Roginson of SignalsAZ.com on adapting to mobile
Our Hometown, Inc.Last month, Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson and Sales Representative Tyler Woods had the opportunity to sit down with our good friend Guy Roginson,…
Website Security Refresher
Our Hometown, Inc.At Our-Hometown, the security of our customers’ websites and data is one of our top priorities. While there are no new specific security threats to…
25 Years of Automating Digital Publishing for Newspapers
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to invite you to join us once again for a LIVE webinar, 25 Years of Automating Digital Publishing for Newspapers, on…
Our-Hometown sponsoring NENPA Virtual Conference this week
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown is incredibly excited to help out our friends at the New England Newspapers & Press Association as a Platinum Sponsor for their upcoming 2021…
Highlight upcoming Events in your newsletter with our new Custom Events block
Our Hometown, Inc.Our-Hometown, Inc. is excited to introduce our new Custom Events Block for The Newsletter Plugin, which equips your newsletter with the ability to include Events…
Reviving Newspapers in Digital News Deserts
Our Hometown, Inc.Join Our-Hometown President & CEO Matthew Larson later this month for another LIVE WEBINAR EVENT focusing on Reviving Newspapers in Digital News Deserts, hosted by…
Kevin Slimp: Why I Joined Forces with Our-Hometown to Train Community Newspapers Online
Our Hometown, Inc.Don’t tell anyone, but I must be older than I look. I started offering online training long before most people knew such a thing existed….
Live Webinar: SEO for Newspapers – January 27th, 2022 at 12PM EST
Our Hometown, Inc.https://youtu.be/qrvfqYmfCy0 Our-Hometown is excited to announce the first major LIVE WEBINAR event of the new year for news publishers: SEO For Newspapers on January 27th,…
Audio News in 2022: Automation, Acquisition, & Monetization
Tyler WoodWe looked at news from 2021 on podcasting and saw these trends in Automation, Acquisition, and Monetization: Automation New Advertising Opportunities Created by the Audio…
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