Build a Profitable Business and Help Your Community with TAPinto
Empowering Entrepreneurs to Strengthen Local News
Build a Profitable Business and Help Your Community
TAPinto’s franchise model enables entrepreneurs to harness the power of our network and the benefits of scale to effectively and efficiently build a local news business. Join our family of local owner/publishers to help strengthen local news in your community, while creating a profitable business and enjoying a work/life balance.

Did You Know?
Digital ad spending is expected to increase in 2025 to more than $365B.
More than 80 percent of TAPinto advertisers renew or expand their marketing package.
More than 52 percent of U.S. adults prefer to get their local news online, as opposed to print.
Readers have purchased a product or service from a TAPinto advertiser.
Who Are We?
TAPinto is an award-winning network of more than 90 independently owned and operated local news and digital marketing platforms. Our franchisees provide trustworthy, reliable community news and information. We also specialize in connecting businesses and organizations to the residents in the communities we serve through innovative marketing opportunities.
We are...
Your Neighborhood News Online!
The TAPinto Difference
TAPinto is about partnership, collaboration, and building community. Our specialty is creating a virtuous circle in our communities by providing local residents with original local news and information, as well as marketing from local businesses which strengthens our communities.
We Offer a Blueprint for Success
Your mobile-optimized innovative TAPinto platform comes with full tech and customer service support. Additionally, our user-friendly content management system enables you to publish with the click of a button.
TAPinto provides initial and ongoing training and support to help you grow your local news business and give back to your community.
Our customer service team, as well as our team of full-time developers, are available to support you as you build your TAPinto local news business. Whether you need help placing advertising or creating an article in our content management system, our team is available every step of the way to ensure you have everything you need to be successful.
TAPinto has created innovative, effective, and affordable marketing options for businesses of any size that will help them achieve their marketing goals.
TAPinto provides a cutting-edge ad placement and billing system that handles your advertising placement and billing for you. Additionally, our owners/publishers have access to a platform of marketing collateral to promote your business in your community and to prospective advertisers.
Are You a Candidate?
You might make a good franchise owner if:
- You are self-motivated and want to be your own boss.
- You are sales oriented and/or love to network
- People enjoy being in your presence
- You are open to learning new skills
If this sounds like you, please schedule a meeting TODAY!
You might not be the right fit if:
- You don't like putting yourself out there to get to know people
- You need immediate cashflow
- You need to be told what to do and how to do it every day
- You would rather be an employee than work for yourself
Build Financial Security
Our low cost of entry and little overhead provides TAPinto owners/publishers the opportunity to recoup your investment quickly. In fact, many of our franchise owners regain their initial investment in less than one year!
Our sales model is focused on collaboration and cross-sales, creating nearly limitless room for growth.
What Our Franchisees Say

TAPinto Bayonne, Hamilton/Robinsville, Hoboken, Jersey City, and Paterson
Steve Lenox
"In some way my entire career has focused on creating and implementing communications strategies for my employers and clients. The opportunity to take that in a new direction, developing and delivering appealing content through an already known and respected platform was too good to pass up."

TAPinto Westfield
Jackie Lieberman
“As a journalist, I had never sold an ad before I started this job. That’s both a strength and a weakness, I think. No one ever taught me how to sell, and as a result I don’t make the same age-old mistakes that I think a lot of sales people make. I don’t try to force something to work if it doesn’t — I customize everything to work best for the advertiser."

TAPinto South Plainfield
Darlene Cullen
“A lot of thought went into my decision to franchise TAPinto. I felt there was a real void in local daily news. South Plainfield only had a weekly print paper and there was little coverage of those things that affect the community. TAPinto represented the opportunity to jump into a business that made sense while filling this news void for our town.”

TAPinto Wayne
Jon "Ferris" Meredith
"In just my first year of owning and operating TAPinto Wayne, I will finish this year profitable and with my site generating close to 100,000 pageviews per month. TAPinto Wayne has already become a household name and franchising with TAPinto has been the best decision I've made."
Franchising Means Partnership
When you franchise with TAPinto, you are the BOSS!
You are awarded a territory that you control, including local news reporting and marketing for local businesses within your designated territory.
You pay a small initial fee, low monthly ongoing fee, and standard royalty. In exchange, you become part of one of the largest networks of independent local news owners/publishers in the country.
Upcoming Informational Webinars
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The Investment
Your investment in a TAPinto franchise is:
- Initial One-Time Franchisee Fee = $5,000
- Monthly Ongoing Fee = $600-$700 depending on population of territory
- Media Liability Insurance = approximately $350 per year
- Royalty = 10 percent of revenue
Additional operating expenses could include:
- Freelance, part-time, or full-time reporter (depending on size of territory)
- Part-time or full-time Advertising Sales Person (depending on size of territory)
Operating expenses vary franchise-to-franchise, depending on how the business is operated.

Next Steps
If TAPinto may be the right fit for you, we'd love to speak with you. Please fill out the form below so we can begin a conversation.
