Fortune jumps to No. 8 biz news website in November
Fortune magazine jumped two spots to become the No. 8 business news website in November due to a 12% gain in unique visitors, according to data from ComScore. Fortune had 21.5 million unique visitors in the month, up from the 19.2 million unique visitors it had in October. It passed Fox Business and CNN Business, […]
The strategy behind The Verge’s paywall
Nilay Patel, the editor in chief of The Verge, writes about its new paywall. Patel writes, “A few years ago, we decided the only real way to survive all this was to stand apart and bet on our own website so that we could remain independent of these platforms and their algorithms. We didn’t want to […]
Reuters expands digital subscription to Australia, New Zealand
Reuters has expanded its digital subscription strategy for its website and mobile app to Australia and New Zealand. The subscription plan will be available to users in Australia for A$1.50 and New Zealand for NZ$1.50 a week. There are no introductory offers or surprise price increases. Earlier this year, Reuters launched digital subscriptions in Europe, […]
Banking Times acquires The New Fiver
Banking Times has acquired the domain name “The New Fiver” for an undisclosed amount, aiming to expand its online presence for personal finance news. The site will feature updates on market trends, economic policies, and financial regulations, insights from leading financial analysts and industry experts, and a strong focus on personal finance and retirement planning. […]
Reuters rises, TheStreet falls in September
Reuters rose to the No. 5 business news site in September as measured by unique visitors, according to data released Wednesday from ComScore. The financial news site reported a 20% increase in unique visitors to 32.9 million in the month. It jumped over MSN Money, which has a 3% increase in unique visitors to 28.9 […]
HousingWire unveils new website
Real estate news service HousingWire.com has launched a redesigned website. The site has implemented a “full picture” strategy that incorporates news, data, multimedia and research under one roof. The homepage features data visualizations from partners such as Altos Research and Polly. Additional data partnerships and activations are currently in development. The site also integrates multimedia such […]
Reuters to start charging for website
Reuters plans to begin charging for its website, reports Alexandra Bruell of The Wall Street Journal. Bruell reports, “The global news organization will start charging readers who come directly to its news site and apps. The subscription, which will cost $1 a week, will be launched this month in Canada and roll out in the U.S. and […]
How Forbes dominates Google search results
Lars Lofgren of Stone Press examines how Forbes dominates Google search results through Forbes Marketplace. Lofgren writes, “Forbes has stated that Forbes Marketplace earned $22 million in revenue from Jan 2021 to Sep 2021. Multiplying by a third gives us an estimate of $29 million for all of 2021. Again, traffic was on a huge […]
TheStreet enters top 10 of biz news sites
TheStreet.com reported a 49 percent increase in unique visitors in August, jumping into the top 10 of business news sites, according to data from ComScore. The financial news site had 18.6 million unique visitors, up from 12.5 million in July. It passed Fortune, which had an 11 percent increase in unique visitors in August, and […]
Bloomberg climbs in biz news site rankings
Bloomberg’s website climbed two spots in the rankings of business news sites in July due to a 21 percent increase in unique visitors, while Fortune magazine dropped out of the top 10, according to the latest statistics from Comscore. Bloomberg is now No. 6, with 27.8 million unique visitors in July, up from 22.9 million […]
