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Today marks the beginning of an exciting new era for 24dash.com with the launch of user-generated content.

For the first time, local authorities, housing associations, charities and other relevant organisations are being given the opportunity to get their press releases across to a dedicated 24dash.com readership of thousands, as well as a world-wide audience through search engines such as Google News and News Now.

In order to start loading your press releases straight away, all you have to do is sign up to 24dash.com, choose which level of subscription you want and, hey presto, you're up and running within a matter of minutes.

In addition to posting your news, a subscription to 24dash.com also entitles your organisation to load jobs onto the website at a fraction of the price of other online recruitment sites. You will also receive copies of the new 24dash magazine, which is due to be launched later this year.

The reason we have decided to hand over the keys of our site is due to the demand we face on a daily basis. Quite simply, with over 1,000 emailed press releases flooding into the 24dash.com inbox everyday, and with high expectations that every single one will appear, it is the only way we can keep everyone happy.

Rather than the editorial team making a snapshot decision about what should and shouldn't appear we have decided to stand aside and let the floodgates open.

The move towards 'user generated' content will also help the 24dash.com editorial team to concentrate on delivering a daily mix of housing and local government-related news and features that are unavailable anywhere else, as well as keeping users up to speed with national news through our unique partnership with the Press Association.

The success of the website has always been built on giving national and 'grass roots' public sector and housing news an equal footing and that philosophy will continue.

Anyone loading a press release can decide where it appears on the site. For instance a housing association publicising its ground-breaking eco-homes development can place the press release in both Housing and Environment. And to help boost your story's profile within search engines you can also add key words to make sure it is seen by as many people as possible.

The new 24dash.com website also includes a range of other new features for registered users including the '24dashboard', a personal area for users to keep tabs on their comments and manage their profiles. From here it will also be possible to add content to 24dash.com.
 
Happy loading!

Jon Land,
Editor,
24dash.com