Learn how to contribute content on TAPinto.net and have your work seen by your whole community!

1. How to Contribute Content
to
TAPinto.net

2. ► On the homepage toolbar, click: Login
Log in/Sign Up

3. ► First time users, click: Register Here
First Time Users

4. Create Your Login
► Enter email and password. If you do not want to receive E-news, un-
check the box “I want to receive E-news from TAP.” If you want E-
news, scroll down to select your preferences.

5. Set Your News Preferences
► Select the TAPinto site(s) you would like to receive enews from. Select
the frequency of delivery and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy
Policy. Click Sign Up

6. ► Enter username or email address and password.
► Click Sign in.
Registered Users

7. 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.”

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

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

10. 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.

11. Enter Article Body

12. Submit Calendar Event Listing – For Profit

13. Calendar Event Listing – For Profit
Enter event name, followed by date & time.

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

15. Calendar Event Listing – For Profit
► Add photos and submit listing.

16. Post Calendar Event Listing – Basic (non-profit)
Select Nonprofit.
“Event Type” will pop up,
select “Basic (free).
Enter event information

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

18. 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.

19. Posting Classifieds

20. Posting a Classified
► Enter the title and
expiration date of your
classified.

21. Posting a Classified
► Add towns and photos

22. ► Add Contact Information and Description
Posting a Classified

23. Posting a Premium Real Estate Listing

24. Submit a Premium Real Estate Listing
► Enter in the title and what
towns you would like to
post your real estate listing.

25. Real Estate Listing
► Enter in the property information.

26. Real Estate Listing
► Enter in the realtor information

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

28. Posting a BusinessListing

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

30. Business Listing – For Profit
► Select the logo you
would like to use for
your business.
► Add any additional
photos you would like to
use.

31. Business Listing – For Profit
► Enter all of the information about your
business.

32. Business Listing – For Profit
► Type in the description
of your business.

33. 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.

34. Business Listing – Basic (non-profit)
► Enter in your business information.

35. Business Listing – Basic (non-profit)
► Enter in the description of your business.

36. ► Select Column at the bottom if you are a columnist for TAPinto
For Columnists

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

38. ► Photos should be less than 20 MB in GIF, JPEG or PNG
Adding Your Photos

39. ► To use a photo that is already in the TAP database:
Adding Stock/TAP Photos
1)
2)
3)
(
(
(
(4)
Click on “Attach
an Existing
Photo”
Click on desired
photo to add it
select “Done”
when finished
Select “Start
Upload in the

40. ► 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

41. ► 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

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