Online publishing platform
Publish online to an audience you own, on web and app
An online publishing platform gets your content to readers online and builds a direct relationship with them. tchop does it as your own branded app plus web reader, so articles, community, and subscriptions live in one place you own, not scattered across social feeds.
Web reader and native app · Publish once, reach both · Subscriptions built in · GDPR-compliant, EU hosting
Publishers and media brands online with tchop
What is an online publishing platform?
An online publishing platform is software for publishing content to an audience online, across the web and mobile apps, and building a direct relationship with the people who read it. It is how a publication reaches readers without depending on a social algorithm to decide who sees the work.
tchop is an online publishing platform built as your own branded app and web reader. You publish once, and your content reaches readers in a native app and on your own domain, with push, community, and subscriptions in the same owned experience. The audience and the first-party data stay with you.
The distinction that matters online is ownership. Posting to social reaches people on rented land. Publishing to your own app and web reader builds an audience you keep.
Who publishes online with tchop
Content businesses that want a direct online audience rather than reach borrowed from a platform.
News and media
Publish daily editorial to a branded app and web reader, with push for breaking news.
B2B and trade publishers
Reach a specialist audience online with content, events, and a professional community in one place.
Membership publications
Turn online readers into paying members with gated content and subscriptions.
Associations and brands
Publish to members and a wider public online, editorial and community together.
Creators and newsletters
Give an online audience a real home, not just an inbox or a social profile.
Internal editorial teams
Publish company news online to employees on the same owned platform.
What you get to publish online
One platform, two owned channels, and the audience relationship in between.
Looking for the full owned-app model?
Online publishing is about reaching an audience online. Our digital publishing platform page goes deeper on turning your whole publication into a branded app you own, with the comparison against flipbooks, headless CMS, and website builders.
Publish to a branded app and web reader, keep the audience and the data, and go live in weeks. Roughly 10x faster and cheaper than building it yourself.
How tchop compares
An owned online-publishing experience against the common alternatives.
| Capability | tchop | Website / CMS only | Social platforms | Newsletter tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branded native app | Yes | No | Their app | No |
| You own the audience and data | Yes | Yes | Rented | List only |
| Push notifications | Yes | Add-on | Algorithmic | Email only |
| Community built in | Yes | Plugin | Yes, theirs | No |
| Subscriptions and membership | Built in | Plugin | Limited | Paid tiers |
| GDPR / EU hosting | Yes | Your setup | Their terms | Varies |
Frequently asked questions
What is an online publishing platform?
An online publishing platform is software for publishing content to an audience online, across the web and mobile apps, and building a direct relationship with the people who read it. tchop is an online publishing platform built as your own branded app plus web reader, so your articles, community, and subscriptions live in one place you own rather than scattered across social feeds.
How is online publishing different from just having a website?
A website is one channel. Online publishing with tchop means publishing the same content to a branded app and a web reader at once, with push notifications, offline reading, community, and subscriptions, so you reach readers where they actually are and own the relationship.
Do I get a mobile app as well as a web reader?
Yes. tchop publishes your content to a native app under your brand in the App Store and Google Play, and to a web reader on your own domain. You publish once and reach readers on both.
Can I run subscriptions and memberships?
Yes. tchop supports gated content, membership tiers, and subscriptions, so you can turn online readers into paying members inside the same owned experience.
Is this the same as a digital publishing platform?
They overlap. Online publishing emphasizes reaching an audience online across web and app. A digital publishing platform is the broader product that turns a publication into an owned app. tchop is both, and the digital publishing platform page goes deeper on the owned-app model.
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Publish online, own the audience
Book a 20-minute demo and we show you tchop as your online publishing platform: your app, your web reader, your readers, your data.
