Listeners of the World,
Many people who have inquired about becoming a local editor for OurTown.com ask the same question time and time again........how would I compete with the already existing newspaper? Now this is a very smart question to ask considering most of those newspapers have been around for a while and have developed quite a following, but we have the answer. There are some very key elements about OurTown.com that put our local editors above these papers!
First key element is that OurTown.com is the peoples voice from the community, not some reporter who is doing it because that is their job. Local editors for OurTown love their community and love to tell about it. Yes they make money but it is not their main income; they do it because they love it and want to participate. This mind set produces better stories that are more interesting to the people who live in that town.
Second key element is that OurTown.com takes very little money to operate unlike the newspaper companies with overstaffed newsrooms. OurTown.com is a free site to use meaning any money spend would go to marketing efforts to getting the word around town about the new site. Once you develop your following then you will spend no money and just collect money!!
Third key element is that since OurTown.com takes little money to run you become more attractive to local businesses since you won't charge an arm and a leg to run an ad. This gives our local editors a big advantage in making some good money while running their site.
The fourth and most important key element is the site and OurTown staff itself! We have created a site that gives same if not more options and tools that regular newspaper outlets receive. This makes it possible for all local editors to have the same professional and visually attractive news site has the big newspaper companies. When you couple that with the support staff who take care of all problems quickly and are constantly updating and improving the site you can't lose!
These are just a few of the advantages our local editors receive once joining the OurTown team. If you are still not convinced I encourage email me with any questions, or sign up and check out what it means to become a local editor. Send any emails to Support@OurTown.com.
Your OurTown Superhero,
Chris
