Why Governments Use Column
Everything about public notice, made easy.
Place notices online.
Know what's happening.
Work better with your newspaper.
Keep records in one place.
What Can You Do With Column
One online workflow from submission to affidavit.
Submit Notices
Track Notices
Print & Online
Affidavits & Payment
Submit notices online, anytime.
Choose your newspaper, notice type, content, and eligible publication dates in a simple online flow.
Human-like ai chat generative ai feature
Deliver fast, natural conversations powered by AI without increasing your support team.
Smart system integration
Easily connect channels, tools, and workflows to power unified support across your ecosystem.
Automate your affidavit process
Deliver instant, intelligent, and always-on support — without scaling your team.
Customer Story
Routt County Planning gained visibility into every notice.
Before Column, Routt County Planning had to manually track notices, payments, publication timing, and affidavits.
With Column, the team gained a faster, clearer way to place notices, make payments, track status, and keep records organized — while continuing to work with their local newspaper.
The impact:
Better visibility into notices in progress
Faster placement and payment workflows
Clearer payment status tracking
Notices, billing, and affidavits organized in one place
Strong newspaper relationship preserved
How to Get Started
Using Column is easy.
Create your account.
Register once and return anytime to manage notices, invoices, payments, affidavits, and organization settings.
Submit your notice.
Choose your newspaper, notice type, publication dates, and upload or enter your notice content.
Track in Column.
Follow status updates, pay invoices, review proofs, and retrieve affidavits from one dashboard.
About Column for Newspapers
Need answers? We’ve got you covered.
Below are some of the most common questions people ask us. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out!
How much does Column cost newspapers?
Do we have to use the full platform?
How does Column help with legislation?
Will we lose control of our public notice business?
How does onboarding work?
Can Column work with our existing systems?
What types of notices does Column support?
How does Column do affidavits?