We’ve tried all these things in attempts to grow our digital ad sales: Hire a “digital” sales person. Create packages that bundle print and digital. Restructure sales compensation plans to motivate more digital ad sales. Shoot more videos and create more email Read More
Whoa! Could you be sitting on a gold mine but not taking full advantage of it? You know you have awesome content, with archives going back years. So how the heck do you kickstart a paid content program? We interviewed Rob Ristagno, Sterling Woods’ CEO (and Paid Read More
Maybe you’re sick of being asked about your 2018 resolutions, but note that research has proven they’re worthwhile: people who explicitly make resolutions are 10 times more likely to attain their goals than people who don’t explicitly make resolutions. Let’s skip all Read More
Wouldn’t a luminous crystal ball be great? At least some cool super-powers would be nice. Who doesn’t want to look into the future and make all the right decisions in 2018? So we created the next best alternative–we asked our media experts, who are constantly living/breathing/working/talking niche with hundreds Read More
Usually when I start a sentence with “Google has changed their rules,” I hear a lot of moans and groans. That’s because rule changes often mean loss of traffic and the need to correct course. Not in this case. The tech giant Read More
We all know the story of David versus Goliath. David, a lowly shepherd boy without any armor, battles the mighty gargantuan warrior, Goliath. It’s the classic underdog story. David wins by being nimble, staying out of striking distance of Goliath’s sword, and Read More
I recently came across a social media post that said: Amazon didn’t kill the retail industry, bad customer service did. Netflix didn’t kill Blockbuster, ridiculous late fees did. Uber didn’t kill the taxi business, limiting of number of taxis and fare control Read More
Nearly all digital publishers would agree: one of the key points of creating content online is to educate your audience and solve a reader’s problem. That’s why so much content monetization strategy starts with the question, “What problem are you solving for your audience?” Solving Read More
During the CEO Panel at the March 2018 Super Niche conference, Ted Williams, CEO of the Charlotte Agenda, mentioned that reader revenue is what “keeps [him] up at night.” Don’t toss and turn over this issue – protect your future by generating Read More
Have you noticed that every time you make a purchase from a clothing store or stay at a hotel, you get a follow-up email from the company asking you about your experience? If you have, you’re not alone. These companies were probably Read More
