Public Notice DOs and DON’Ts from Public Notice Resource Center

DO: 

• give public notices a prominent—and permanent—position in your newspaper. 

• make public notices easier to read and to understand. 

• train your staff on the importance of public notice and any requirements for the notice. 

• use public notice as a source of news stories. 

• let customers know you’re the public notice expert. 

• work with IPA to monitor public notice legislation. 

• display notices (or a link to them) prominently on your website. 

• push notices by using your social media. This will raise awareness with new generations. 

DON’T: 

• treat public notice as just another classified advertising category. 

• assume your readers know you're the source for local public notices. 

• put your least-experienced staff member in charge of public notices. 

• think that this is only about revenue for your newspaper. 

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