HomeTownTimes.com's business formula combines some of the hottest marketing trends today to create a winning model for your business' success. At the end of 2008, for the first time, people getting their news online surpassed those using print media. For those in the under-30 age category, the internet as a source for information has even surpassed television.  “With the downturn of local coverage and advertising in print publications -- and the availability of literally tens of thousands of talented reporters, news editors, and advertising salespersons seeking career alternatives and financial security -- Hometowntimes.com, as both a franchise business opportunity and as a source for local news, presents an enormous opportunity to this workforce and the communities in which they reside, respectively,” explained Paul Baron, President and CEO of HometownTimes.com.  “The thirst for news will never be quenched, and our online news vehicle turns a new page in how people receive their news, as we ‘deliver’ on the Internet as opposed to onto your doorstep,” he continued.  

The Power of the Internet : Internet Usage

• Worldwide 1 Billion
• USA - 203,824,428
• Georgia - 5,574,974

Demand for Local News

• #1 Reason people go online is to find “Information”
• #2 Reason is Community Interest
• Advertising Revenue is the #1 Way to generate Income online

Breakthrough Marketing Trends

• The Internet now out ranks all print media in usage & advertising spending.
• 70% who shop locally go on the Internet first to search and compare first before they buy locally.

More than just local online News ...

If you, or someone you know might have an interest in owning a piece of the new online media revolution, with a desire to join a national organization, but succeed for yourself at the local level, in your Home Town, please contact us now.  Newspaper reporters, advertising salespersons, writers, those active in community organizations, all possess the best skills and experiences to achieve success with online newspapers - we will be happy to talk and meet you, answer any questions, and if this is the right business for you, invite you to join the HomeTownTimes.com family.