- What is the purpose
of the www.cvilleok.com web site?
| To provide
free news and photos for and about Collinsville, Oklahoma (both current &
historical). | - Who
is responsible for the content on www.cvilleok.com?
| Ted W. Wright is the
owner and only paid employee of the www.cvilleok.com web site and "Newspaper
Museum In Collinsville". Submitted news and photos are welcomed but not reimbursed.
All content must be family-friendly. | - Who
can advertise on cvilleok.com and how much does it cost?
Any business or indivdual
may submit advertising to cvilleok.com. Non-profits may be offered a limited amount
of free advertising. Contact Ted Wright (wrightted@aol.com)
for details. (More Later)
* Top (random) banner ads are $25/month or ($240
for a pre-paid year). All are same fixed size.
* News page sponsor ads range
from $6-$10 and can be large.
* Flow down ads on newsindex page start as low
as $5 but increase with size and # of days near top. | - Can
I purchase photos that appear on cvilleok.com?
- What is
cvilleok.com's association with the "Collinsville News"?
| None!
(since 1987). The Wright family started the Collinsville
newspaper in 1899 and owned it for it's first 88 years, but the paper has been
under different management for ~22 years. This web site (www.cvilleok.com) is
a competitor of the current newspaper and it's web site. News and advertising
are not shared between the competing businesses. Historical information from the
first 88 years of "The Collinsville News" is used on cvilleok.com for
historical reference. | - When
is the deadline for news or advertising?
| There are no "deadlines"
as updates are made each day. The sooner material is received the sooner it will
appear on cvilleok.com. The goal is to have photos from events covered online
in less than 24 hours. There is no need to wait for a specific date or time for
your news or ad. | - How
long is news online at cvilleok.com?
| Pages
are not deleted. Original pages from 2003 are still available as well as news
from yesterday or last week or month or year. New stories often have links to
previous coverage of similar stories. | - My
dog is lost ... can you post my information and his photo?
Yes,
but there is a fee. Small text-only ads are $5 and a small photo add $5 more.
The same is true for garage sale ads, etc. The news is free but ads help pay my
bills. Until
further notice ads (garage sales, lost dogs, etc) on www.cvilleok.com will not
appear until payment has been received. -- Ted Wright April 23, 2009 |
- Why is
some of the text outside of the boxes on the page and covered up?
| If
you have the "text size" on your browser set too large, pages on cvilleok.com
may be unreadable. Reset the size to medium for best viewing. (More) |
- Why
didn't you have a photo or story about ... (fill in the blank _____________)?
| The
answer is usually because no one told me about the event or I was covering another
event at the same time. If your kids' team schedule is not on my site or events
calendars chances are extremely high I won't be there for photos. The high school
is good about providing sports schedules but any coach or parent may submit schedule
or specific game info for all ages and sports (or organizations). I am suprised
at the low numbers of folks submitting (free) birth, wedding, death, anniversary
or graduation announcements. To save time and expenses my coverage of out-of-town
sporting events is limited. -- Ted Wright (More) |
- When
is the office open ... for picking up photos, paying bills, touring museum ...
etc?
As
this is a 1-person business and the door is locked when I am covering news or
running errands .. there are no set hours although afternoons and evenings (7
days a week) are the best times to catch me at the office (which is the Newspaper
Museum In Collinsville at 1110 W. Main, Collinsville, OK 74021). If you call
(918-371-1901) or email (wrightted@aol.com)
to let me know you are coming ahead of time that helps. I don't take credit card
or online payments so you can deliver cash or a check (or mail a check to the
same address or leave in the mail slot). Make checks payable to Ted Wright (or
Newspaper Museum). I occasionally work with the door locked (especially in the
winter) so knock (or call) even if the place looks deserted. |
- If
you have any other questions please email Ted Wright (wrightted@aol.com).
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