Tag Archives: hyperlocal news

Put metrics to work for you

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Anna Tarkov

If you can’t measure it, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it. That was Susan Mernit‘s message to the roomful of publishers who gathered for her session on harnessing metrics. “Think about how hard you work,” Mernit went on to say. … Continue reading →

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General registration is now open for Block by Block summit 2012

Posted on July 11, 2012 by MicheleMcLellan

We’ve opened up general registration and invited non-publishers who are interested in the future of local news to join us Sept. 13-15 in Chicago. The general registration fee is $75.00 The registration fee for vendors is $300.00 We have additional … Continue reading →

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Ad strategy for small news site publisher: ‘Keep it simple’

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Scott Brodbeck is the publisher and editor of ARLnow.com, an independent community news site in Arlington County, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC. Brodbeck launched ARLnow.com solo in 2010 and the site has a readership today of more than 85,000 … Continue reading →

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New Orleans is rich news territory for start-up hyperlocal

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Anna Tarkov

“Someone on Twitter the other day posted a quote of some sort defining an entrepreneur as someone who works 16 hours a day for himself to avoid working 8 hours a day for someone else. That’s kind of it in … Continue reading →

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