Community Impact — Local services in Pflugerville

Community Impact Newspaper bulk mails this newspaper out for free to everyone in the different neighborhoods of the Austin area. So given how it arrives with junk mail, one might expect this paper to fail, but nope, it succeeds.

It keeps me abreast of what happens in my area of Austin. I imagine it takes work to cover every neighborhood of the Austin area. The tone is a general interest tone, yet I enjoy reading the articles. The writers engage the readers. I love hearing about what is happening with local businesses and local politics in my area. They seem to avoid sensationalism, which many critics attribute to other media outlets.

For those of us who want to stay in the know while reading print, yet do not want to subscribe to a paid newspaper, this newspaper does the trick.

They reside on "Impact Way". I wonder how they arranged to get their street name to reflect the paper's name.

This proves impersonal mail can...

News that is biased and most articles/lists are advertisements for places. Houses? Ad placements. Best restaurants? Ads. Just check Google and Yelp for places around you with reviews. They don't actually care about businesses/community and just try to find the highest bidders. Annoying physical spam like a spam email.

Also, note to small businesses. Don't advertise on here. The people you want to visit your business are not reading this newspaper since this newspaper mostly ends up in the trash before being read. Speand your money on Adwords, Instagram Ads...

I love getting this newspaper at home and I'm so glad it's free! It gives me detailed information that I truly can't get anywhere else, from school rankings to election breakdowns. It is a reliable source of local news. I also love that they highlight development in our area. I am ecstatic to see them highlight local businesses and have visited many establishments they've written about. I believe community impact is unbiased and...