Advertising

How do I change the website, e-mail address, or phone number associated with a display ad?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. From your Site Settings menu, click Advertising - Edit Advertisers.
  3. Click the Active Advertisers tab, if the advertiser you wish to edit has an ad in the current issue. Otherwise, click the All Advertisers tab.
  4. In the alphabetical list, find the advertiser you wish to edit. Click the Edit button to the right of their entry.
  5. Near the top of the Edit Advertiser page, enter the new website, e-mail address, or phone number in the Phone Number, Website Address, or Email Address fields.
  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

How do I move a display ad to a different category?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. From your Site Settings menu, click Advertising - Edit Advertisers.
  3. Click the Active Advertisers tab, if the advertiser you wish to edit has an ad in the current issue. Otherwise, click the All Advertisers tab.
  4. In the alphabetical list, find the advertiser you wish to edit. Click the Edit button to the right of their entry.
  5. Near the top of the Edit Advertiser page, select a new category from the Ad Categories dropdown menu.
  6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

How do I delete a display ad?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Click the marketplace button for the category in which the ad to be deleted resides.
  3. Click the Edit button that appears beneath the ad's small graphic.
  4. On the Edit Ad page, click Delete. You will be asked to confirm your decision. Click Delete again when prompted.

How do I view metrics (traffic statistics) for my display ads?

To view metrics for a single advertiser:

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. From your Site Settings menu, click Advertising - Edit Advertisers.
  3. Click the Active Advertisers tab, if the advertiser whose metrics you wish to view has an ad in the current issue. Otherwise, click the All Advertisers tab.
  4. In the alphabetical list, find the advertiser you wish to view. Click the Edit button to the right of their entry.
  5. On the Edit Advertiser page, click the View Metrics tab at the top.

To view a summary of metrics for all advertisers:

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. From your Site Settings menu, click Advertising - View Display Ad Metrics.

How do I associate a specific display ad with a different advertiser?

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Click the marketplace button for the category in which the ad to be deleted resides.
  3. Click the Edit button that appears beneath the ad's small graphic.
  4. On the Edit Ad page, type a new advertiser name into the Advertiser field. If you just type the first few letters of the advertiser name, several suggestions will pop up. Click on the appropriate advertiser name from the list of suggestions. If the correct advertiser name does not appear with the suggestions, call an Our-Hometown representative for assistance.
  5. Click Save.

How do I create advertiser profiles and give my advertisers access to update their own information?

An Advertiser Profile is a page on your website devoted entirely to one of your advertisers. The page can display detailed information about the business, show a Google Map of the business' location, and display up to two images, such as the business' logo. You can also grant access to your advertisers so that they can update their own profile at any time.

Note: Please contact Our Hometown when you wish to begin using Advertiser Profiles. We will help you set up an Advertiser Profile Index on your site and also help configure your site so that the Google Maps feature will work correctly.

To create an advertiser profile:

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Go to your Advertiser Index, or alternatively go to Advertising - Edit Advertisers in your Site Settings menu (and click the All Advertisers tab at the top of the page).
  3. In the alphabetical list, find the advertiser you wish to enable a profile for, and click the Edit Advertiser link to the right of their entry.
  4. On the edit page, you can enter information into any of the appropriate fields under General Information and Additional Information (Hours, Products, etc). You do not need to fill in every field; empty fields will not be displayed.
    Note: You can also add two images to the profile page: a Thumbnail Image and a Tile Image. The Thumbnail Image appears in the middle of the profile page and the Tile Image appears at the top. The controls for uploading these images are at the bottom of the edit page.
  5. About halfway down the page, you will see a control for "Advertiser Profile: Yes/No." Make sure to click the button for "Yes."
  6. Finally, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save. The advertiser's profile can now be accessed either on the Advertiser Profile Index page or by bringing up the advertiser's current display ad and clicking the link to the profile which appears above their large ad.

To grant access so that an advertiser may edit their own profile:

  1. Log in to your website by clicking the Login button at the top of your newspaper's homepage.
  2. Go to your Advertiser Index, or alternatively go to Advertising - Edit Advertisers in your Site Settings menu.
  3. In the alphabetical list, find the advertiser whose account you wish to set up and click the Edit Advertiser link to the right of their entry.
  4. On the edit page, scroll down to where it says "Advertiser profile: Yes / No" and check the bubble for "Yes" if you haven't already done so. Then, click the tab on the left side of the page that says "User Account". Enter the advertiser's email address in the User Account field. Then, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
  5. Our system will automatically send an email to your advertiser which includes an automatically-generated username and password. You may also wish to send a separate email containing the following instructions (certain details may need to be edited):

To edit your advertiser profile:

  1. In a web browser, go to our website at www.our-hometown.com and click the Login button at the top of the page. Enter the username and password provided by our system.
  2. Once logged in, you will be returned to the homepage. Navigate to your advertiser profile. The easiest way to reach it is to go to the Advertiser Profile Index page and click on your business' name.
  3. If you successfully logged in, there should be an Edit tab at the top of your profile page. Click this link.
  4. On your edit page you can enter or change information in any of the appropriate fields (for example Hours, Products, Specialties, etc). You can also upload up to two images to your profile - a Thumbnail Image and a Title Image, which are described on the edit page. If you enter your business' street address, a Google Map of your location will automatically be displayed on the profile page. All of these changes will show up in your profile immediately upon clicking Save at the bottom of the edit page.

    5. Please let us know if you experience any difficulties.