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Upcoming Member Roundtables: Share your projects

Alisa Cromer January 1, 2024

Welcome to our schedule of live roundtables. These are one hour sessions monthly, on Fridays, at noon EST. Attendees share what they are working on, with occasional top performers, special guests, and top tactics from the website.

March: How do you compare? Niche revenue benchmarks

What: Find out industry benchmarks including revenue @ FTE, top four revenue streams and more.

When: Friday, Mar 14, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

March: Niche Revenue Benchmarks Part 2

What: Out-performers share their strategies

Friday, Mar 21, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

April: Directories & Marketplaces

What: Experts share tips on an overlooked revenue source that audiences love

When: Apr 11, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

May: Accelerate Reader Revenue Exchange

What: Publishers share reader revenue strategies, including premium subscription and audience building

When: May 9, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

May: AI exchange

What: Publishers share AI strategies they use inside their media companies to save time and enhance ideas. Plus AI policies and more.

When: May 23, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

June: Newsletter Revenues

Key concepts, plus how newsletters are priced and packaged to optimize revenues based on the most successful companies. Pricing and packaging exchange. Come with a rate card to share.

When: Jun 13, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

July: Content marketing exchange

How to get the most from content marketing strategies.

When: Jul 25, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

August: Annual issues & Contests

Let’s exchange our most successful ideas for revenue and audience boosting special projects.

When: Aug 22, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Share the ideas, tech, monetization and results from top contests and annual issues or guides.

September: Event strategies

Bring ideas that helped build and monetize your events.

When: Sep 26, 2025 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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How he did it: Interview with James Cridland, founder of Podnews.net

James Cridland has built a $600,000+ one person media company that he runs part-time. Here’s how he does it.

Alisa Cromer January 6, 2024

AI Prompt Exchange

How members are using AI with co-host from HeyNota.

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Ever wanted to know how other publishers have succeeded with similar challenges? Members gain all access to resources shared by other publishers including actionable strategies for 14 revenue models, monthly round tables and ongoing forums.

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Alisa Cromer January 24, 2024

White paper: Recent research on the value of print advertising

How should niche media, dominated by magazine brands, talk to advertisers about the value of print?

It’s a tricky issue. On the one hand, print sales continue to decline in the face of reduced advertiser demand. Media brokers place almost no value on profitable print advertising sales. This white paper shows all the research you need, with sources and links to use.

Alisa Cromer January 1, 2024

How Niche media use text channels

There are many reasons to create text channels: Texts have a
But increasingly, media are experimenting with other uses: charging for exclusive connections with columnists and editors, communicating with event attendees, and supporting e-commerce.

“It does not have to be local news. It could be someone who covers beer in Portland, or a national vertical," said David Cohn, who leads the team at Subtext, a platform that supports media text channels. He sees the trend reaching into other markets, such as life coaches, chefs, and fitness coaches. Here are ten use cases for publishers from events to paid subscriptions. (Please become a member to continue this report).

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Alisa Cromer August 2, 2023

With 12 revenue models, which combinations work?

There are almost as many business models as there are media sectors, well beyond the first three most common: Advertising, Subscriptions, and Events. Many have…

Alisa Cromer January 5, 2023

Niche Media Events Starter Kit

All the basics needed for a niche media to create a staff-managed event. This guide address staffing, ticket pricing, booth and sponsorship sales, with examples from the field. It also includes downloadable materials you can use and edit, including an event p&l, merchant contract, merchant packet and day-of-event checklist. Please join as a member to access this report and other practical resources to grow revenues in the resource center.

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Alisa Cromer August 16, 2023

March: How do you compare? Niche revenue benchmarks

March: Niche Revenue Benchmarks Part 2

April: Directories & Marketplaces

May: Accelerate Reader Revenue Exchange

May: AI exchange

June: Newsletter Revenues

July: Content marketing exchange

August: Annual issues & Contests

September: Event strategies

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