Quick Start - Journalist

Complete Your Profile

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

Get Vouched For

You need a vouch before you can publish — here's how vouching works.

Set Up Payouts

Connect Stripe or PayPal in Settings so you can get paid — how the money breaks down.

Create Your Organization

This step is optional — you can always publish under your own name. But creating an organization gives you a brand, a coverage area, and the ability to invite others to work with you and publish together as a legitimate local news operation.

Start Publishing

Cover your community the way you think it should be covered. The platform supports text, audio, video — whatever the story needs.

Beyond stories, you can also create events, classifieds, resources, coupons, long-form video and podcasts, and more. Explore the Create menu in the sidebar when you're ready.

Sell Ads to Local Businesses

Build an ad for a local business and send it for approval — how advertising works and the tiers.

Sell Subscriptions

Coming soon — readers subscribe to your organization directly. See how subscriptions pay out.