Unlock the Secrets of Top Publishers

Welcome to an exclusive series covering how top digital publishers reached where they are today. Discover the growth secrets of media giants and build a sustainable future for your business.

True to our ethics, we will also include both the ups and downs and try to cover the growing stage of a publisher so that you can relate more.

Unlock the Secrets of Top Publishers

Welcome to an exclusive series covering how top digital publishers reached where they are today. Discover the growth secrets of media giants and build a sustainable future for your business.

True to our ethics, we will also include both the ups and downs and try to cover the growing stage of a publisher so that you can relate more.

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This website didn’t defy the rules. It changed them. Thus creating the $2bn media empire.

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A 19th-century magazine is now the voice of fashion online—a showstopping transition.

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Widely seen as the first successful subscribe-to-read model online, The Financial Times broke every rule. And is thriving today.

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The broadcaster also pioneered sports content online. How did it make the digital transition?

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Started by four passionate sports fans, The Bleacher Report is now in the world’s top 10 sports websites, reaching 200m users monthly.

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A failing media empire orchestrated an incredible turnaround in the mid-2000s. Today, The Guardian is a digital media empire.

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Clear vision. Sustained growth. Started by a driven 19-year-old, Pitchfork has gone on to define music journalism as we know it today.

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Forbes has climbed the crowded business media sector, fending off competition and thriving in the digital age. Here’s how they did it.

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A business publication launched just before the 2008 crash. It is now recognized as one of the fastest-growing media juggernauts ever.

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The New York Times’ focus on quality and data-driven targeting has made it a digital ad giant. Simple rules, sustainable growth.

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Cheddar is the perfect endorsement for programmatic ads. The media firm hit $27m in ad revenue in just 2.5 years. Incredible.

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Generating 100s of millions yearly, this print magazine’s journey into digital is the perfect template to use if you have a niche audience.

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The story of a tech blog that disrupted the world of gadgets and gizmos. A lesson on unwavering focus and experimentation.

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Mmmm. Ad revenue. BuzzFeed chose to break off its food content as its entity. It now generates 10m+ monthly visitors. Niches work.

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A company that was bleeding cash is now a digital ad supernova. Its serve-what-sells model is simple, effective, and replicable.

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Write about what you love, and the passion will shine through. This is the motto behind this fast-growing niche website.

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Everyone told this publisher that branching out from sports news to the tech space was unwise. Millions of views later, it is the envy of many.

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This business publication used social media strategically to grow its readership. In the online world, this is one lesson every publisher should learn.

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Ever wondered how a bootstrapped startup established in 2009 outranked behemoths like Pandora, Rolling Stone, and Billboard?

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Since its inception in 1997, the publisher launched 38 cooking-related sites before combining them to form Allrecipes—a merger for the ages.

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Girl power. A niche website, a dedicated audience, and a niche that coalesced content and product sales.

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Despite starting a century after its competitors, this news website earns $150m with 52m monthly visitors. What gives it the edge?

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Once a weekly newsletter, this media powerhouse now attracts 13m monthly visitors and generates over £40m. But how?

10 min Read

A failing media empire orchestrated an incredible turnaround in the mid-2000s. Today, The Guardian is a digital media empire.

10 min Read

The New York Times’ focus on quality and data-driven targeting has made it a digital ad giant. Simple rules, sustainable growth.

10 min Read

This business publication used social media strategically to grow its readership. In the online world, this is one lesson every publisher should learn.

10 min Read

A company that was bleeding cash is now a digital ad supernova. Its serve-what-sells model is simple, effective, and replicable.

10 min Read

Once a weekly newsletter, this media powerhouse now attracts 13m monthly visitors and generates over £40m. But how?

10 min Read

Despite starting a century after its competitors, this news website earns $150m with 52m monthly visitors. What gives it the edge?

10 min Read

Mmmm. Ad revenue. BuzzFeed chose to break off its food content as its entity. It now generates 10m+ monthly visitors. Niches work.

10 min Read

Since its inception in 1997, the publisher launched 38 cooking-related sites before combining them to form Allrecipes—a merger for the ages.

10 min Read

The broadcaster also pioneered sports content online. How did it make the digital transition?

10 min Read

Started by four passionate sports fans, The Bleacher Report is now in the world’s top 10 sports websites, reaching 200m users monthly.

10 min Read

This website didn’t defy the rules. It changed them. Thus creating the $2bn media empire.

10 min Read

A 19th-century magazine is now the voice of fashion online—a showstopping transition.

10 min Read

Generating 100s of millions yearly, this print magazine’s journey into digital is the perfect template to use if you have a niche audience.

10 min Read

Write about what you love, and the passion will shine through. This is the motto behind this fast-growing niche website.

10 min Read

Girl power. A niche website, a dedicated audience, and a niche that coalesced content and product sales.

10 min Read

The story of a tech blog that disrupted the world of gadgets and gizmos. A lesson on unwavering focus and experimentation.

10 min Read

Cheddar is the perfect endorsement for programmatic ads. The media firm hit $27m in ad revenue in just 2.5 years. Incredible.

10 min Read

Everyone told this publisher that branching out from sports news to the tech space was unwise. Millions of views later, it is the envy of many.

10 min Read

Clear vision. Sustained growth. Started by a driven 19-year-old, Pitchfork has gone on to define music journalism as we know it today.

10 min Read

Widely seen as the first successful subscribe-to-read model online, The Financial Times broke every rule. And is thriving today.

10 min Read

Forbes has climbed the crowded business media sector, fending off competition and thriving in the digital age. Here’s how they did it.

10 min Read

A business publication launched just before the 2008 crash. It is now recognized as one of the fastest-growing media juggernauts ever.

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