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Well, the business has been original content creation (local news reporting) for about 2 years now, but he is wanting to use his experince with Drupal to start a new revenue stream by helping develop new sites for journalists/publishers who would ne…
August 31
That's Great! Good luck with your "Grand Opening!" How are you structuring your daily deals? Are you following the Groupon model exactly, and how are you advertising them? I have been trying to get the structure/design part to work on our site, and…
August 31
Please clarify: Is original content creation (ie, reporting) the crux of this business, or is it website development for other content generators?
August 31
It's just one editor and one ad sales person that are paid. I'm a friend of the publisher and I help in my spare time with sales consulting and strategy (at no cost). He's looking to add startup sevices for other journalists who want to startup thei…
August 31
About my project: The Jackson Heights (NY) Herald will cover politics, business, development, transportation and life in this Queens neighborhood. Because of family commitments, I've launched the project as a beta only. There is an active Twitter f…
August 31
I think display ads, subscriptions and daily deals are a good mix of revenue streams. And I agree that there's really no need to undercut print-ad rates (at least not too much), as online news really is a different product and not in direct competit…
August 31
Good to hear that you're diversifying your revenue streams. Where have you sought grants and donations? Large organizations? Small donors? Have you sought 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status? Also, have you included WordPress consulting in your business p…
August 31
Hi Jennifer, At www.countynewslive.com, our approach has been to compete directly with our dying weekly local paper and treat our online paper as a regular daily newspaper, only online (without the actual paper). We have had tremendous success in ou…
August 30
related to National Association of Hispanic Journalists E-J Series; anyone can join.
August 30
Free themes are not often the best choice as they may have limited options and required more custom work to go the extra mile. And there are plenty of affordable options out there ($19-$75). either choice however will produce better results if you c…
August 30
Patricio updated their profile
August 30
Patricio added a blog post
Hello, my name is Patricio and I'm a Journalist and self-taught Wordpress developer. I also teach WP, as well as Digital Journalism, Multimedia production and content distribution via Social Media. So If you have basic Wordpress and/or Digital Journ…
August 30
Hi Jennifer, While I've not concentrated in revenue but rather content, and community contributors. My site offers the standard banner and links. Eventually I would like to do sponsored biz profiles but would need a separate section and unit to wor…
August 30
Clarisel Gonzalez added a blog post
If you are in the NYC area, you are invited to "Bronx Blogger Fiesta: A Community Mixer" tomorrow at the PeaceLove Cafe. This is a networking event for bloggers, entrepreneurs, artists, community members... More info here
August 30
An exploration of the mission, meaning and methods of true journalism.
August 30
The goal is to find models (templates) for journalists who want to start sites or blogs to profitably cover local news.
August 30
This is a project to develop a local business and advertising assessment tool for jurnos who want to find out if a local Web-based news organization could be financially supported by local ads and other revenue streams.
August 30
updated: Local Media ONLINE Competition report. AUG 30, 2010
August 30
Jennifer Deseo added a discussion to the group Latino Entrepreneurial Journalists
I'm glad to see that some E-J participants are moving forward with their startup projects (as am I).  What kind of revenue streams have you considered for your projects? What made you choose particular revenue streams over others?
August 30
Mel Taylor added a blog post
Just updated my Local Media Online Competition report.AUG 30, 2010
August 30

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Patricio

Wordpress & Hyperlocal Digital J's - Q & A's

Hello, my name is Patricio and I'm a Journalist and self-taught Wordpress developer. I also teach WP, as well as Digital Journalism, Multimedia production and content distribution via Social Media. So If you have basic Wordpress and/or Digital Journalism related questions, I thought I may create here a depository of FAQ's. My latest project http://lakefrontsa.com, my Hyperlocal project http://alamocitytimes.com and… Continue

Posted by Patricio on August 30, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Clarisel Gonzalez

Come join us at 'Bronx Blogger Fiesta: A Community Mixer'

If you are in the NYC area, you are invited to "Bronx Blogger Fiesta: A Community Mixer" tomorrow at the PeaceLove Cafe. This is a networking event for bloggers, entrepreneurs, artists, community members...


More info here

Posted by Clarisel Gonzalez on August 30, 2010 at 8:48am

Mel Taylor

Update: Local online media competition 8.30.2010


Just updated my Local Media Online Competition report.

AUG 30, 2010

Posted by Mel Taylor on August 30, 2010 at 7:09am

Mel Taylor

Putting on a WEB 101 for Local Business Seminar

Overview of how to put on a WEB 101 for Local Business Seminar.

MelTaylor Web101 BestPracticesOverview8.13.10.pdf

Posted by Mel Taylor on August 19, 2010 at 10:28am

What We're Reading

Latino media entrepreneurs tap bicultural audience « Beyond the Border

"[Julian] Posada is among a handful of young Latino entrepreneurs who are pioneering a new space in the media landscape and targeting a rapidly growing demographic: second- and third-generation Hispanics. Hispanics are the nation’s youngest and largest minority group, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. "

Skip-ipedia - Lost Remote

"As owner of a hyperlocal that’s big on local news, two years ago I checked Wikipedia to see if we were listed on the Wiki page of one of the towns that we serve here in New York. I found a list of external links to all of of the legacy media sites. So being the Promotion Director, as well as the Editrix, Publisher and cleaning staff on theLoop, I registered and added a link to the site. The next day it was gone."

Who's a journalist? Does that matter? - Dan Gillmor - Salon.com

"Some states specify who counts as a journalist, which leaves out a huge range of people who effectively practice journalism nowadays; it also encourages a pernicious, back-door licensing of journalists. The right approach, if we need shield laws at all, is to protect acts of journalism."

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