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 […]
Bloomberg Media hits 540,000 subscribers
Bloomberg Media now has 540,000 subscriptions to its website, up from 500,000 six months ago, reports Dominic Ponsford of Press Gazette. Ponsford reports, “Beizer said 30% of Bloomberg’s traffic comes direct to the homepage, making this an important area of development for the title. “Beizer said this was a key strength of the site, as was the fact that […]
Yahoo Finance rolls out premium offerings, new content
Yahoo Finance, which has more unique visitors and page views than any other U.S. business news site, is launching a premium version and new content. The prices range from the Bronze Plan at $9.95 a month, a Silver Plan at $24.95 a month, to the Gold Plan at $49.95 a month. A 20% discount is […]
Ad agency execs express concerns about Forbes
Advertising agencies are expressing concern about doing business with Forbes after it was disclosed that it operated a subdomain for years, reports Kayleigh Barber of Digiday. Barber reports, “Early findings showed 20% of Ebiquity’s client budgets spent on Forbes inventory went to the subdomain, according to chief strategy officer Ruben Schreurs, but he added that he cannot […]
How a cannabis industry news site thrives in Vermont
Gretchen Peck writes for Editor & Publisher about Green Mountain Vermont Cannabis News, which is covering the cannabis industry in the state and is adding 35 to 50 new subscribers each week. Peck writes, “The newsroom team reports on news from the cannabis board, The Cannabis Retailer Association of Vermont and the Vermont Growers Association. […]
Forbes had alternate website packed with ads
Forbes for years ran an alternate version of its website where it packed ads that were intended to run on Forbes.com, reports Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal. Haggin writes, “Ad-buyers said the ads on the alternate site weren’t worth what they paid because they reached a different audience and appeared on overcrowded pages. “When brands […]
What’s behind Bloomberg’s new home page
Marissa Zanetti-Crume, global head of product at Bloomberg Media, writes about the new home page. Zanetti-Crume writes, “Our vision since launching Bloomberg.com has been to arm business leaders with the news, information and connections they need to succeed. It’s an ongoing journey to get to know our users, understand what they’re interested in and what keeps […]
