How important is each of the following goals to your project?
Covering news not covered:
5
Watchdogging local government and public officials:
4
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:
2
Helping your community solve problems:
3
Empowering community members:
3
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:
4
Collaborating with local partners:
2
Involving community to shape local content:
3
Making a profit:
5
Being a sustainable operation:
6
What else should people know about your site:
We opened in 1999 when there were few independent hyperlocals. We began life as FultonDailyNews.com, opening a sister site in the sister city of Oswego a year later. We eventually blended the two sites under the OswegoCountyToday.com name. We derive about a quarter of our income from building and hosting client websites. We found, particularly in our earliest days, that it was easier to sell advertising if there was a website to which the ad would be linked. So we began building sites for businesses that did not have them, which was most of them at the time. 12 years later, that steady revenue helped us survive a devastating downturn when the recession hit.
This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.
