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Support Us: How to ask your news audience for money
Indie online news sites can ask their audiences for money by stating very simply: “Support Us.” ”I believe there is value in what we do and readers should pay for it,’ said David Boraks of DavidsonNews.Net and Corneliusnews.net. In … Continue reading
Posted in BlockbyBlock, CRM, Getting Started, Marketing, Memberships, Revenue, Sales
Tagged Bay Citizen, David Boraks, Kelly Gilfillan, NewHavenIndependent, PayPal, Really Simple Systems, Salesforce.com, StLouisBeacon, Sugar CRM, TexasTribune, Tracey Taylor, Zoho, Zoho Office Suite
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Multiple revenue streams-Beyond Advertising
By Kathleen Majorsky Advertising is an important source of revenue for independent sites, but as sites grow it is important to explore different revenue streams. Ben Ilfeld from Sacramento Press and Howard Owens from The Batavian shared their own experiences … Continue reading
Posted in BlockbyBlock, Crowdfunding, Directories, Memberships, online advertising, Revenue
Tagged business models, independent publishers, revenue streams
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Indie online publishers see print premium for members
Here’s what members of BlockbyBlock indie online news publishing world had to say about the idea of publishing a print publication. Continue reading
Posted in Engagement, Marketing, Memberships, Revenue, Sustainability
Tagged business, IPad, Knight Foundation, NPR, Print on demand, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, San Diego, Voices of San Diego
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