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An international web development firm building dynamic websites for the new generation of online newspapers.
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Creating an online rate card

Updated: April 3, 2009 - 3:48pm by Maine Web FX

One of the biggest concerns that newspapers new to the web have is advertising rates. For so long they have been honing their print advertising rates, that they have become experts in the field. When it comes to the web, though, confusion ensues.

Why newspapers?

Updated: March 8, 2008 - 11:32am by Maine Web FX

First let me welcome you to this website. As you can see, this is the first blog entry for the site, which I am writing about 24 hours before the official launch of the site. Needless to say, myself and the team here at Maine Web FX are excited for the launch, which we hope will in some small well help the newspaper industry come to full stride on the web.

But the question we keep getting from people (in regard to the launch) is, "why newspapers?"

It's true that we have a web design firm that runs the gamut for design and programming already. The firm does everything from e-commerce to real estate. But our passion has always been newspapers.

Starting out as a reporter at the Brattleboro Reformer in Vermont, I had my share of great stories to cover. When the excitement waned, I moved to Phoenix, where I worked for a weekly newspaper covering cops and crime before working at a daily ... covering much of the same.

Internet Killed the Newspaper Star

Updated: March 20, 2009 - 8:37pm by Maine Web FX

As revenues wither for troubled newspapers, journalists and executives are looking for salvation in the very technology that's tearing their industry apart. But that salvation — still unproven — will demand exceptional change.

What we do

Updated: March 10, 2009 - 2:02pm by Maine Web FX

Full content management systems (Newspaper CMS) to fit your newspaper's website needs from the ground up. Customizable, easy to use, automated and functional.

National and International Newspaper Web Development; Newspaper CMS; Paid Content & Ad Driven Models

Updated: March 1, 2010 - 1:12pm by Maine Web FX

Maine Web FX's Web Development Division is an international newspaper web development firm building dynamic, newspaper content management systems for the newspaper industry, while allowing for community and readership interaction. Going beyond the traditional and into the next generation of news portals, we provide web-based solutions for all newspapers from small town weeklies to daily regional and metro papers.

We are prepared to model a website around your newspaper business plan, whether you are putting full content of your publication online or creating a paid subscription service. We offer options for partial paid content, fully paid content, per article charges or a combination of all avenues. We are ready to meet the future of online news. It is now up to your newspaper to take that first step.

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