The tools, tips and resources you need to grow and thrive in the modern digital publishing industry
Interested in the latest data on CMS market share, and how the CMS market is trending? You’re in the right place. There are more than 78 million live websites today, across the entire internet. A huge number…
Jill Manoff is the Editor-in-Chief at Glossy. Glossy is a B2B publication that covers the evolution of the fashion, beauty and wellness industry through the lens of digital technology. In this episode we cover Jill’s role at…
We have a great new podcast episode for you. Mario Vasilescu is the CEO of Rewordly Inc, the creators of Readefined, the audience engagement engine. He’s on a mission to bring integrity back to the internet by…
As part of Google’s wider ‘pivot to privacy’, they announced that they want to remove third-party cookie support from Chrome within two years. Safari and Firefox have already rolled out tools for blocking them, but Google up…
A few weeks ago I’ve had the opportunity to interview Ebone Bell, the founder and Editor in Chief of Tagg magazine, a media company dedicated to serving the LGBTQ women community covering culture, news and events. They…
Some welcome positive news for publishers focusing on reader revenue – quality news is very much still in demand. A recent report from WAN-IFRA showed a strong 208% growth in global digital news subscriptions over the last…
Publishers have a lot of work to do these days. Firstly there are all the traditional editorial duties that go into researching and writing great content. On top of that – a dizzying array of tech choices…
Is Journalism still journalism if it tries to do PR too? What’s the best way to segment your audience so you can product content that really speaks to them? Does academia need to be brought closer to…
It’s almost cliché now to talk about how trust in the media has fallen to new lows. We all know it. We all try to do what we can to build an honest and trusting relationship with…
What does publishing need to survive and thrive? More innovators and entrepreneurial journalism. That’s according to Jeremy Caplan, and he knows what he’s talking about. Jeremy is the Director of Education at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial…
Mary Walter-Brown is the founder and CEO of the News Revenue Hub – an organisation focused on helping publishers to build sustainable revenue models. I recently interviewed her on the Digital Media Growth Podcast. It was a…
I wanted to know how the best in the business approach building and growing membership programs, so naturally I spoke with Emily Goligoski on the Digital Media Growth podcast. Who Is Emily Goligoski? Emily previously worked as…
Let’s talk about social media for publishers – what should your strategy be? There’s a love hate relationship between digital publishers and the major social platform these days – and for good reason. Platforms pursue their interests…
Have you tried building an online community and failed? Do you ever wish that you could improve the level of discussion, civility, and value generated in your comments sections? There’s a smart way to go about building…
Arran Rice is the founder and CEO of Simple Flying – a niche news site focused on aviation. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing him for the Digital Media Growth podcast. We discussed his background, the…
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Becky Pallack, product manager for the Arizona Daily Star, about innovation in publishing. If you’d like to listen to the interview here it is on the Digital Media Growth Podcast….
This year’s Digital News Report from Reuters is based on a survey of over 75,000 online news consumers in 38 countries. It gives us some timely insights into digital news consumption around the world, and the key…
A Reuter’s survey asked 200 digital newsroom leaders what their main revenue focus for 2019 will be. 52% of respondents said subscriptions, while only 27% said display ads. This so-called “pivot to paid” is one of the…
In the U.S., 30.1% of the population uses adblocking. In the UK, that number is a staggering 39%, which equates to about £2.9 billion in revenue. Based on where your readers are located, these numbers will vary,…
Since 2003, olive Magazine has been releasing monthly editions of its magazine featuring recipes, restaurants, and food-focused travel tips. Today it has a multi-channel presence, with a print edition, website, and mobile app. We caught up with…
Whether you’re an individual blogger or part of a team of writers, staying on top of every task is one of the most difficult aspects of content marketing. No matter how big you are, a project management…
For most bloggers, attracting 100,000 visitors to their blog each month would be a dream come true. But that’s exactly what Neil Patel has achieved on no less than three different blogs — first Quicksprout, then CrazyEgg…
Have you ever heard of Buffer and their blog? If not, well, you should have. Starting life as a Twitter scheduling app, it quickly evolved into an all-round social media scheduling app, and today has over one million…
