How to Contribute Content

How to Contribute Content to

TAPinto.net

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You Are Now Logged In► The system will register your login on the green toolbar, on the left-

hand side of the homepage: “Signed in successfully.”

Contribute Content► Select “Submit Content” on right side.

► To create a press release/announcement, letter to the editor, candidate statement or news, click: Press Releases/Announcements

Create an Article

Enter Article Information

► Enter title, byline and ONE town where you want your article to be published (you can suggest additional towns). Choose the categories for your article in the drop-down menu.

Enter Article Body

Submit Calendar Event Listing – For Profit

Calendar Event Listing – For Profit

Enter event name, followed by date & time.

Calendar Event Listing – For Profit► Enter in the address information and contact info.► Enter description and which towns you’d like to post.

Calendar Event Listing – For Profit

► Add photos and submit listing.

Post Calendar Event Listing – Basic (non-profit)

Select Nonprofit.“Event Type” will pop up, select “Basic (free).

Enter event information

Calendar Event Listing – Basic (non-profit)► Enter address info, followed

by contact info.

Calendar Event Listing – Basic (non-profit)

► Enter the description of your event.

► Select which towns in which you would like your event to show up.

Posting Classifieds

Posting a Classified

► Enter the title and expiration date of your classified.

Posting a Classified

► Add towns and photos

► Add Contact Information and Description

Posting a Classified

Posting a Premium Real Estate Listing

Submit a Premium Real Estate Listing

► Enter in the title and what towns you would like to post your real estate listing.

Real Estate Listing

► Enter in the property information.

Real Estate Listing

► Enter in the realtor information

Real Estate Listing

► Enter in the photos in which you would like to include along with the description of the real estate listing.

Posting a Business Listing

Business Listing – For Profit

► Select For profit and fill out the Business Name along with the towns you would like.

Business Listing – For Profit

► Select the logo you would like to use for your business.

► Add any additional photos you would like to use.

Business Listing – For Profit

► Enter all of the information about your business.

Business Listing – For Profit

► Type in the description of your business.

Business Listing – Basic (non-profit)

► Select “nonprofit”. At that point, “Business Listing Type” will show up. Select “Basic (Free)”.

► Enter in your business information along with the towns.

Business Listing – Basic (non-profit)

► Enter in your business information.

Business Listing – Basic (non-profit)

► Enter in the description of your business.

► Select Column at the bottom if you are a columnist for TAPinto

For Columnists

For Columnists

► Select the column in which you wish your article to appear from the drop-down menu

► Photos should be less than 20 MB in GIF, JPEG or PNG

Adding Your Photos

► To use a photo that is already in the TAP database:

Adding Stock/TAP Photos

(1) Click on “Attach an Existing Photo”

(2) Click on desired photo to add it

(3) select “Done” when finished

(4) Select “Start Upload in the queue”

► To copy and paste text from Word, use the “Paste from Word” icon (pictured below). Use “Paste as Plain Text” to paste from any other program. Or, type directly into the text box.

Adding Text

Paste as plain text

Paste from Word

► Agree to TAP’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.► Click “Submit an article” and wait for the message that your content is

being processed.

Submit Your Article

Submission Confirmation

► You will receive this message once your content is submitted successfully. You will receive an email once your article has been published.