May 10, 2012

Paywalled Aggregator Backed By ‘Big Newspaper’ Shuts Down

As we mentioned in our last post, marketing to niche audiences is a great way for general news pubs to rake in online dollars.But what about the flip side — paywalled aggregators?There haven’t been many to choose from, but a year and a half ago, The New York Times Co., The Washington Post Co., and Gannett invested $4 million each in Ongo, an online news aggregator with a paywall.But Ongo had a confusing subscription offering,…

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Education Week Generates $13M With Strong Online and Offline Business Model

Education Week has had a thriving print magazine since 1981, and established an ad-supported online model in 1996. In 2005, the site transitioned to a hybrid revenue model, combining subscriptions, advertising, one-off sales, and offline events, helping them rake in $13M in revenues a year. Michele Givens and Stefanie Hemmingson spoke to Insider about how they managed all this. Keep reading for lots of great tips, including testing results and some unique strategies for group sales and meeting the never-ending demand for more online content.

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