Thread by @mclarknews

Those who know @LawrenceKSTimes well know that we do all we can to keep our overhead as low as possible. I am cheeeeap — and that means those who need it can get our news free.
This morning, I got a notice of price increase ... (1/)
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... for one of the services we rely on. I knew it was coming before long — and I know more will be coming soon. This stuff adds up fast, despite our best efforts.

We really need your support now. (2/)
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If you've been reading the Times over the last almost-16-months (!), haven't subscribed yet, and $7.85/month won't put you in a tougher spot than you are already, we need your help. (3/)
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It's easy to look at this thread and think "Nah, I'll subscribe when they REALLY need me," or "They're not going anywhere."

(If everyone who thought that subscribed, 👀)

Welp, we REALLY need you, and I want to be 100% sure we're not going anywhere. (4/)
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At this moment in local/state/national history, we need you. Every single subscription expands what we're able to do for our community and for our journalists, and gives us a little more breathing room when ads are leaner.

And speaking of ads, (5/)
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If you or someone you know runs a business/org in #lfk and you want to both support @LawrenceKSTimes and grow — your customer base is watching.

1 month of 1 ad equates to anywhere from ~6-25 reader subscriptions. That's supporting local. (6/)
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We just need those who really _can_ afford it but haven't wanted to take the plunge yet to please jump in.

That way we can stick around for those who really _can't_ afford to pay but still need access to local news. (7/)
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We just want good things for our neighbors.
Running a small business that actually puts the people of our community first is not profitable.
Those with minds for biznus probably look at me like I have three heads. Lol and that's OK. (8/)

But please remember that we're a tiny organization doing the very best we can to keep up, get by and uplift and inform the community — not some big corporation that will do just fine without you. (9/)
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Every single new paid subscription we get — heck, even every new free email signup we get — I see and appreciate and take a moment to be grateful and encouraged.
I don't know if people realize that — but it means so much to all of us. (10/)
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So there's my pitch for today. Please consider subscribing if you haven't so that we can absorb the expenses that will continue to increase AND grow to do more for this community.

We really love you, Lawrence.
We're so grateful to be here. Thank you. 💗🙏
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