On Friday, October 4, 2019, Village Green migrated to a new subscription paywall provider. Over the course of our nearly 5-1/2 years of existence, our paywall has grown to bring us more than 25% of our revenue. With the vagaries of digital advertising and the revenue challenges facing journalism, this is an important and growing pillar of our business plan. Our paywall is necessary in supporting Village Green and our mission to provide local journalism to Maplewood and South Orange.

To Subscribe to Village Green’s New Paywall, Click Here.

With the new paywall software, we’re investing in making the user experience easier and more transparent for our subscribers: Our new software brings additional benefits and simplifies the process of managing a subscription.

Notably, a great feature of our new paywall is that you will clearly see on your credit card billing statement a charge for ‘The Village Green’ when you auto-renew.

You will also receive a notification five days prior to renewal (48 hours for monthly or quarterly subscriptions), alerting you to the upcoming charge.

All of our subscribers have been notified via email of the migration and have been asked to login to the new paywall and reset passwords. Email us at villagegreennj@gmail.com if you have any questions or are having any difficulty. Thus far, the migration has been rather smooth but we are here to help should you encounter any issues.

We now have a “Paywall FAQ” pulldown menu at the top of our website for those with questions about the paywall. We’ve also included them here for your ease of use.

To Subscribe to Village Green’s New Paywall, Click Here.

Note: A major source of Village Green’s revenue is from local advertisers. Local businesses not only have funded Village Green’s journalistic efforts since 2014 — they have also provided advertising that is representative our towns and that has added content value to the site. Village Green does NOT accept advertising from outside sources; we only solicit advertising from local and regional businesses. To see a list of all Village Green advertisers, visit here. To become an advertiser, learn more here.

FAQ

My subscription was still active from the old paywall. What will happen?

Auto-renew has been turned off for all accounts on the old subscription software.  Your subscription has been migrated to the new software and will continue to run until your subscription expiration date.  Upon entering your payment information into the new software, auto-renew will be re-enabled.

Can I update my email address and other information?

Yes. Log in to your account to make these changes.  https://villagegreennj.memberful.com/account

Can I change plans?

Yes. Click Change plan from the Subscriptions tab in your account. You’ll be switched to the new plan immediately and charged a prorated amount. https://villagegreennj.memberful.com/account/subscriptions

Can I gift a subscription?

Yes. It’s easy to gift a subscription. Click one of these links:$45 for One Year, $15 for Three Months, $5 for One Month

You will be prompted to enter the gift recipient’s name and email address, the delivery date, a personalized message, and your payment information. The gift recipient will receive an email with a link to activate their gift. If a physical address is required, the gift recipient will have the opportunity to enter it when they activate the gift.

Keep in mind that you’re purchasing a one-time gift for the selected term (e.g. month or year). The gift recipient will be responsible for adding a payment method before the next renewal period if they’d like to continue with the subscription.

Why can’t I log in?

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