FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY
Own Your Own Media Business.
No Office Required.
Focus on growing your community and closing sales, while our cloud-based back office handles the heavy lifting. We take care of ad design, layout, invoicing, and production—giving you the freedom to run a highly profitable local publishing business without the overhead of retail space.
Trusted by Prominent Local Advertisers
Why Towne Post?
Home-Based Business
Enjoy the freedom of working from home with our turn key, cloud-based platform.
Exclusive Territories
Enjoy protected territories and a team of other franchisees cross-selling into your magazines.
$117,876 Average Net
Per territory! Our Founder Club franchisees earned an average of over $400,000 in 2025 each.
Digital + Social + Print
You don't just sell ink on paper, our platform allows you to become a local marketing agency.
Available Franchise Territories
Explore our expansion areas using the interactive map below. Find out if your community is available for the next Towne Post Network franchise.
Start Your Journey
Are You Our Next Publisher?
B2B sales background |Community-connected |Self-motivated and driven
How It Works
From your first conversation to launch day and every issue after, here's how becoming a Towne Post publisher works — a proven, cloud-based platform behind your local magazine.
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Your business connections, networking savvy, and community support combine with our proven business processes to give you a strong platform to build on. Since our start at Geist Reservoir near Indianapolis in 2003, we've refined a hyper-local model that pairs a high-quality monthly print magazine with year-round digital reach.
Today you leverage the latest in cloud-based print production, negotiated bulk print pricing, social and web management tools, and SEO & PPC digital marketing — one of the most efficient, cost-effective local marketing platforms anywhere.
In the beginning, our experienced team works alongside you to create the best possible foundation for success.
- Territory selection + analytics
- Establish social media presence
- Geo-targeted website presence
- Proforma spreadsheets
- Vendor negotiations
- Six days of onsite & classroom training
- Franchise operations manual
Our back-office support is transparent, cloud-based, and real-time — freeing you to focus on growing and selling your business.
- Invoicing of all your receivables
- Editorial management of your content
- Monthly financial reporting
- Training via the TownePost University app
- Maintain your website presence
- Keep social media active & responsive
- New product development
Converting your magazine to a Towne Post franchise gives you our full back office without giving up ownership — ideal whether you want an exit strategy, growth without added overhead, or simply a cloud-based platform running your operations.
- No cost to you to convert
- Lower overhead costs
- Ongoing training for you & future staff
- We help you sell when you're ready
Ready to build your local magazine?
Tell us about yourself and your market. We'll follow up to talk territories and next steps.
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