Below are the OC180NEWS weekly performance stats and site update/marketing tip for the week ending 7/30/2011.
OC180NEWS Performance Week Ending 7/30/2011
New articles published: 35
Total articles now available online: 2,160
Visits: 11,782
Page views: 69,971
Site Update/Marketing Tip - OC180NEWS Reveals Startling journalism Truth
Believe it or not, the news isn't free. Whether it's print, radio, or online like OC180NEWS.com, producing daily news takes time and time is money.
Even more, quality news, like nationally recognized OC180NEWS exclusive articles, takes even more time and money. This startling conclusion, of course, is only news to the zillions of internet users who have not yet been required to pay for the news they are so used to getting for free. After all, it's the internet, so of course it's free, right?
Wrong. The only reason so much online news content has been available for free is because news organizations have struggled with finding a way of getting paid. Just because it's free, does not mean it cost zero to create or produce.
While many well known news publishers already are charging for their online content, there are about as many variations on how to do it, as there are publishers. Some examples of big name news outlets which charge for online access are the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and other lesser known publishers. OC180NEWS is about to join this distinguished list.
Our operating costs have increased and we want to provide better and more comprehensive reporting for our thousands of readers. For a small monthly fee, our readers will get plenty of value, and our nationally recognized exclusive articles will continue.
OC180NEWS Subscribers will get a package of daily reporting which combines our exclusive articles with feeds from other leading publishers, creating a one stop news site for West OC readers. This will be the only place on the internet where visitors can read our exclusive articles, plus our hand picked selection of important coverage from other sources.
For the cost of a couple of espressos per month (we're still working on whether it's a grande, or a Venti), OC180NEWS Subscribers get:
* Mobile device friendly presentation - automatic when using a mobile device.
* Access to the only site with nationally recognized exclusiveOC180NEWS articles, plus our select collection of important local, state, national, and world news - only the good stuff.
* Our exclusive tracking of web buzz from significant West OC people - so you know what "they" are saying.
* Weekly email with site updates and links to everything published during the previous week - just in case you missed anything.
* Text message via Twitter with headlines and links every time an article is published on OC180NEWS - so you never miss anything.
* Free listing in our West OC only business directory - web presence without the cost of your own web site.
Stay tuned to OC180NEWS as we bring you even more and better daily online news for West OC.
Have a great week.
