Community Guide

Getting Started

Whether it's sharing events, posting classifieds, or highlighting someone doing great work, community members can start in minutes.

For a step-by-step setup walkthrough, see the Community Quick Start.

1. Create an account and verify your identity
2. Get vouched for — request vouching here
3. Complete your profile with name, bio, photo, and location
4. Start creating content

Understanding Location

What a member posts shows up in the feed for the community where they post it, so people there can find it. Members set their community hub — not their home address — in their profile settings, and post to it from anywhere.

A member's readers see everything they publish regardless of location — location only shapes how new readers discover them. Exact coordinates are never shared. The full breakdown of how location works lives in the Journalist Guide.

Content Types

Community contributors can create six types of content:

Engaging with Content

• Read contributors — Read contributors whose content members enjoy
• Comment thoughtfully — Add context, share a perspective, and engage with the community
• Share content — Help spread the word about content that serves the community

Alerts

Alerts let contributors share what's happening right now — short, location-based notices that keep the community aware of things going on nearby.

Going Further

Backing local journalism isn't limited to businesses. Anyone can offer profile support — their name listed as a backer on a journalist or publication they believe in — or run a full ad to share something. The Advertiser Guide covers both.

Earning isn't reserved for a special track — once you're vouched for and have payouts set up, people and businesses can support you directly, and you keep 90%. The Journalist Quick Start covers the practical side: setting up payouts, creating a publication, and selling ads.