How to Earn on My Local Press

America is in the grip of a news desert crisis. Over the past two decades, more than half of the country's small-town and community newspapers have shut their doors, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. Every week, another local outlet folds, leaving entire towns and neighborhoods without anyone covering school board meetings, local elections, high school sports, zoning disputes, or the everyday stories that hold a community together. When local news disappears, so does accountability—civic engagement drops, misinformation spreads more easily, and residents lose a shared sense of place.

Here's the exciting part: you can be the one who fixes it—and get paid to do it. My Local Press was built to put that power directly in your hands. Rather than waiting for legacy media to return to underserved towns, the platform gives independent journalists an out-of-the-box way to launch and run a thriving, profitable local news business—no newsroom, printing press, or ad sales team required. Just you, your smartphone, and a community hungry for real coverage.

Getting started is fast and simple. Sign up and get vouched for, then create an account at www.stripe.com, set it up to accept payments, and connect it in your My Local Press payment settings. That's it—you're in business.

From there, My Local Press hands you three powerful ways to earn and build a sustainable local news business:

1. Publish compelling local news using our built-in tools and grow a loyal, engaged audience in your community.

2. Sell ads and coupons to local businesses at rates you set—keeping 90% of the revenue while just 10% goes to the platform.

3. Offer subscriber-only content under that same generous 90/10 split, turning your best reporting into recurring income.

And the best part? You can do it all on the go. Break news on the street, conduct interviews, go live with video broadcasts or video podcasts, publish ads, and process recurring advertiser payments—all from your smartphone in the field, or from your desktop at home. Every story you file and every ad you sell builds toward real, steady income.

Advertisers love it too—they can log in anytime to track performance in their own dashboard, including views, clicks, and website visits, so they see firsthand the real value your coverage brings to their business.

The need has never been greater, and the opportunity has never been bigger. This is your moment to become the trusted voice of your community—and build a business doing it. Don't wait. Sign up now and start building your local news empire today.