Complete Turnkey Website

We make publishing your paper on the web simple and profitable.
Here's how:

Batch News Conversion

Our Batch News Conversion service uses the extensive custom software we've developed for this purpose. We convert your files to HTML, upload them to your website and we index and archive them. We accept PDF, Quark, Pagemaker, MS Word, Word Perfect and many other formats.

Regardless of pagination and file structure, we will convert your files into a sleek and easy to use online format. In most cases, publishers simply use the files as prepared for printing without any changes.

Key features of the conversion often missing in most conversion services include:

  • Paragraph detection with proper placement of <P> tag without any random returns in the middle of paragraphs;
  • Proper handling of bold, italic and underline;
  • Proper handling of drop caps and drop shadows;
  • Removal of random spaces in words
  • Addition of spaces in random words that run together
  • Proper conversion of tables into <TABLE> tag

Browser-based News Editor

The systems also contains a WYSIWYG input form accessed from a browser that is designed for customers who want to upload "breaking news" in between issues or to make corrections on their own. More details can be found in this press release. Other hosting services offer only TEXTAREA input forms that limit fonts and other stylistic elements. With our WYSIWYG form you see the story exactly as it will appear. In addition to being able to easily stylize any way you want, you can drag and drop images directly into the story.

Display Ads

As part of the batch conversion process, we extract all your display ads (and classifieds) at the same time.

  • Your display ads appear next to your news on every web page like they appear on every page in your print edition. Readers simply click the ad to view a larger version of the ad
  • Categorize your ads by Real Estate, Dining, and Financial, Employment or what ever you want and make them easy to find with a click of a button.
  • Automatically ads can be clicked to get to your customers' websites if printed in the ad and can be added along with email if not
  • Advertiser index is included sorted by alpha or category with web and email links
  • As a bonus to your advertisers, they get great recognition in search engines!

Here are some testimonials from publishers and advertising sales managers that have done the display ad up sell along with tips on how to calculate pricing and design a sales plan.

24/7 online forms

Generate revenues from print subscriptions and classified orders taken online.

Optional subscriptions to online edition

Our unique online subscription model limits access to the "fresh news" to paid online subscribers while leaving the archives open to the public so those using search engines to find information about issues covered by the newspaper will find the website. You'll be pleasantly surprised at the revenue you can expect. Details here.

Third Party Ads

Additional income is generated for your newspaper with optional third party ads being placed on your website. The ads augment the local display ads from the newspaper's print edition, helping users find the commercial information they need. The program delivers ads targeted to the unique content of each individual page; each time a surfer clicks an ad, you get paid!

Pricing examples

All features are included and pricing for a single weekly newspaper starts at $75 per week with a one-time $500 set-up fee. This includes an allocation for labor that can convert 16 tabloid (11x14) PDF pages of content with about 50 ROP ads. 32 pages and 100 ROP ads would be $100/week. Your first 100,000 document views (like page views but more conservative) per month are free with a nominal $50 charge for each additional 100,000 up to a maximum of $100 per paper. Discounts are available to newspaper groups. Learn More.

All of the above feature and more are included with our Complete Turnkey Website. Read the FAQ to get full details on Publisher Profits, Unlimited Archives, Classified Ads, Pricing, and more.

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