Community Newspaper Online Edition Content Management Software


Outreach Team Profile

Deborah MacFall says that with over thirty years of newspaper advertising experience, she’s just doing what comes naturally. Whether she is introducing prospects to First Day Story or assisting our current publishers with advertising options, it’s all in a day’s work. At her Florida office or in upstate New York, she’s always ready to listen, learn and assist.



Easy, profitable online editions for community newspapers

Easy, profitable online editions for community newspapers

Your newspaper has earned its place as a unique and valuable part of your community.

We don't tell you how to manage your website. Instead, First Day Story...

Powerful, interactive delivery of ALL of your stories

Powerful, interactive delivery of ALL of your stories

First Day Story provides an online edition that features every story in every edition. That's not all, though. Increased penetration and new revenue via the online...

Subscription and advertising revenue

Open a new revenue channel with online subscriptions. Provide full and free access to your content, or use our Above-the-Fold™ technology for a paid-access model. With Above-the-Fold, only the top few stories are available to the public, while anything “below the fold” prompts the reader for login information. What stories go where is up to you!

Furthermore, First Day Story publishers report an increase in...

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Even in new media, content is king

From Ben Franklin's first newspaper weather report in 1729 to the first sports section in 1895 to the modern-day internet edition, news content has dynamically...

Search engines, SEO and community newspapers

Search engines, such as Google and Yahoo!, keep track of individual words within the publicly available material of a website in order to refer...

Rule your domain

Choosing a domain name (web address) for your Internet Edition is often one of the first tasks in getting online. Whether you are looking...

Online news syndication basics

RSS has become increasingly popular, and appears here to stay as one of the newest forms of online content delivery. RSS is a feed...

Don't forget special sections and visitors guides

Community papers trust First Day Story with their online editions. And with our unbeatable features, profitability and service, these publishers have asked us to...

Free of fees

The First Day Story team appreciates the importance of the community newspaper's image, content control and online functionality. Our platform and innovation allows...

Maintaining your image online

While, for most community newspapers, the internet edition is not as "business important" as its print counterpart, the image it portrays IS. A poor...

Frequently asked questions

First Day Story is one of the most flexible content management solutions available for community newspapers. Each newspaper is unique. However, some of...


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