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How to Host Community Events (Like This Halloween Puppy Party)
Learn how to create engaging community events that highlight local businesses and bring people together. City Living Network founder Lindsay DeLong shares tips for planning memorable gatherings like her Halloween Puppy Party, complete with local partnerships, fun themes, and effective promotion strategies.
Unforgettable Aloha: My Press Trip to Maui
Lindsay kills two birds with one stone and does a press trip at the Fairmont Kea Lani while in town for Maui Makai’s launch party. Join her as she eats Spicy Wahine Rolls, swims with turtles, and has a little too much fun at the hotel’s waterslide.
How to Become a Travel Blogger
Discover how to become a travel blogger and secure press trips by adding a travel section to your city-specific blog. Follow City Living Network’s step-by-step guide to pitch, create captivating content, and promote your travel adventures.
Start a Blog in 3o Days
Learn how to start a blog in 30 days with this 10-step guide. Choose your niche, pick a domain, build your site, and create high-quality content. Get our expert tips on branding, SEO, and how to go about monetizing your publication.
The Value in Domain Names And How to Monetize Them
Discover how the strategic development of City Living Network’s sites, such as Laguna Beach Living, significantly enhances their value beyond the initial domain cost, leading to local partnerships, substantial web traffic, and steady advertising revenue.
A Coachella Case Study
With 100,000 tourists a day attending Coachella, we dive into the local economy and how tourism boosts interest in local attractions and hyperlocal digital media outlets.
50 Easy-to-Make Content Ideas for Bloggers
Writer’s block? We got you. We’ve rounded up 50 of our go-to content ideas for blogs. From local profiles to SEO-friendly listicles like the best happy hours and brunch spots in your town, these articles will continuously drive traffic to your site, enhancing your online presence long-term.
A Quick Trip to London for Some Inspo
Discover how exploring new cities can inspire the creation of dynamic city publications with the City Living Network. From finding the best local pubs to identifying essential tourist queries, Lindsay reflects on her latest trip to London and what she learned.
Batching Content and Getting In the Zone
Batching your work week can save time and helps your brain stick to tasks more easily. Here, City Living Network founder Lindsay DeLong shares how she batches her work week — from Admin Mondays to Fun Thursdays to Sales Call Fridays.
How to grow your City-Specific Blog using Pinterest
Pinterest is such an important tool for growing your blog. With over 250 million monthly active users, it’s easy to imagine just a piece of that traffic circling back to your publication. This guide will help you get started.
How to Write Your Elevator Pitch
An elevator pitch is a short and compelling statement that describes your business, product, or idea in a way that's easy for anyone to understand. It's called an elevator pitch because it should be short enough to deliver in the time it takes to ride an elevator. How do you write an elevator pitch? This guide has everything you need to know.
Why Digital Localized Media is the Way of the Future
Today we’re talking about why digital, localized media is the way of the future. And what we really mean by that is why blogs and more importantly, local, city-specific blogs are going to take over tourism boards and newspapers when it comes to sharing information, celebrating new businesses and inviting tourists to our communities.
Can you DIY your own City-Specific Publication?
Can you DIY your own city-specific blog, without the help of the City Living Network? Of course, should you? Probably not! Learn more about the pros and cons of ‘doing it yourself’.
8 Ways to Build Community with City Living Network
Blogging can be a lonely job — but not when you do it with the City Living Network. Find out how we can help you build a community with your city-specific blog this year.
Starting a business in 2023: 5 Reasons Your ‘Small Town’ Niche Matters
Does your niche matter? Find out in this guide why having a city-specific niche is going to help your blog growth and income explode in 2023. We’re passionate about niches… here’s why.
5 Ways to Use a Podcast to Grow Your City-Specific Publication
Podcasting has become one of the most popular forms of media we consume — find out how you can manage a successful podcast and use it to grow a thriving blog with the City Living Network.
What is a Media Kit and Why Does Your Blog Need One
What is a media kit and do you need one when you’re running a hyperlocal publication? In this guide, we’re answering your top asked questions about media kits and how they can help you make money blogging.
Do I Need to Be a Writer to Launch a City Specific Blog?
Today we're answering a very important question we get all the time... do you need to be a writer to run a blog? Short answer... No way! Keep reading to learn why.
What Working for Yourself Looks Like in 2023
The working world has changed… a lot. In this guide, we’re going to help you navigate that world of working from home and working for yourself! (Running a city-specific publication of course!)
How Social Media Is Changing and What That Means for Your City-Specific Blog
It’s no secret that social media is constantly changing. In fact, in the last year, TikTok has stolen the show and Instagram has dropped everything to keep up.