Quick Start - Community

Four steps to start sharing content with your community on My Local Press.

1

Complete Your Profile

Your profile tells your community who you are. Add your name, a short bio, a photo, and your primary contributing location.

If you completed the vouch form, your profile is already set up. You can update it anytime.

Edit Profile
2

Get Vouched For

Before you can publish, we verify that you're a real person committed to serving your community. This is how we maintain trust on the platform.

Tell us a bit about yourself and what brings you to My Local Press. We review every request personally.

Request Vouching
3

Choose What to Share

My Local Press isn't just for journalists. You can share classifieds, events, resources, coupons, community initiatives, and spotlights — whatever serves your community.

No Stripe account needed. Just create and publish.

4

Publish Your First Post

Head to the Create page and pick what you'd like to share. Fill in the details, add photos or video if you want, and hit publish.

Create Content Community Guide

What Can You Share?

  • Classifieds — buy, sell, trade locally
  • Events — community happenings
  • Resources — useful local info and services
  • Coupons — deals from local businesses
  • Initiatives — community projects and causes
  • Spotlights — highlight someone doing great work

Want to Learn More?

The Community Guide covers content types, location, engaging with content, and more.

Community Guide

Want to Earn Revenue?

If you want to earn revenue through advertising or start a publication, check out the Journalist Quick Start.

Journalist Quick Start

Need Help?

We're shipping new features on a weekly basis and refining everything based on your feedback. If anything is confusing or broken, tell us — we'll fix it.

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