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somebody that has a computer that could print them out a copy of the paper as long as I sized it to fit a typical 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of paper.
For some time now I’ve been trying to find a way to bring a newspaper to harper simply because I believe that we need Which is why I have decided to one. try again, and I’m more than Problem is, it costs $284.00 to willing to offer free classified print 1,000 copies of the paper advertising ( Wanted, Pet Misswhich is the minimum amount ing/Found, For Sale ) and very that the printer requires. reasonable advertising rates for businesses as well as free And it costs me an average of subscriptions via email, or via $1.12 for each issue that I downloading at our website. mailed out, so if we 200 sub-
that goal is to offer free subscriptions via email as many of us that grew up in this area no longer live here, but we do want the ability to keep up with the news back home. This is why the subscriptions will be free. But, it is also necessary for it to serve a community purpose which is why the classified advertising will be free.
Some will say that they can do it on facebook, but the probscribers, it would have cost As an example, these are our lem with that approach is many $224.00 for postage each week rates and this price includes people do not use facebook as and $284.00 to print it each running your advertisement for they tire of the drama/politics/ week, and I simply do not have four consecutive weeks: what have you. those kind of funds to throw Business Card - $20.00 away each week, nor did it look And a lot of people may not like we would ever reach a Quarter Page - $50.00 have a computer at all. point where the paper would Half Page - $100.00 Which is why I am publishing generate at least $1,000.00 per this in a PDF format so that Full Page - $200.00 week in advertising to cover they can view it at the library, printing, postage, and a small These prices also include disor on a friends computer, AND salary for myself and some playing your advertisement on be able to print out a particular others that I had wanted to our website for the four conpage should the need arise. hire to bring you in-depth insecutive weeks. formation on the community Hermit Warning Where else in the hill country events that you want to read I don’t get out as much as I can you find pricing such as about. need too, and I want this to be this? So my first attempt fizzled, and a paper of the community, for Why the free subscrip- the community, and by the for some time I have been looking for a way to make it community which means I tions? happen. need your help. For any publication to gain About a week ago I realized traction, it is necessary for it to If you are on the board of dithat most people now have be widely read, and in my opin- rectors of your community access to email, or they know ion, the best way to accomplish organization, or you simply are Page Number: 1
very active in your community, I would appreciate it if you would consider emailing me your organizations news. And who knows, this might help people that want to be part of your organization discover your organization when they don’t know that it exists.
Full Color One of the advantages of publishing the paper this way is we can use color, and our pictures will be in color, and I believe that if your organization has produced a video that it would like to share with the community, we can do that here as well...
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