Lacy, the founder of The Content Direction Agency, came up with the idea for her business when she realized she could offer her expertise as a blogger and content strategist to other businesses. After starting out as a freelance writer, she transitioned into long-term retainers and built a team of writers to serve her clients. Today, her business generates over $300k annually and continues to grow through word-of-mouth referrals and joint venture partnerships.

How much they make: $288K/year
How much did it cost to start: $50
Current team size: 1

I Make $300K/Year With A Team Of Ghostwriters That Create Content For Brands

Content strategist Lacy Boggs leveraged her love of blogging and desire for a more flexible schedule to grow her business from a solo "Ghost Blogger" to a full agency with four writers and a cabal of contractors that helps businesses create bespoke content strategies and consistent traffic, yielding over a ($300k) year in revenue.

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Lacy started The Content Direction Agency almost 13 years ago

Revenue

Lacy grew the business to $24K/month

Costs

It cost Lacy $50 to start the business

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2. Ghostboard ($5.4K/year)

David Burgos, a full-stack developer from Spain, came up with the idea for Ghostboard after migrating his blog from WordPress to Ghost and realizing that he had no stats. Unsatisfied with existing analytics tools, he decided to build his own analytics platform specifically for Ghost blogs.

How much they make: $5.4K/year
How much did it cost to start: $200
Current team size: 0

I Spent All My Savings Developing A Ghostboard Analytics Tool

Ghostboard is a GDPR-ready analytics tool for Ghost bloggers that achieved an MRR of $450, without spending any money on ads, and plans to focus on marketing and add more open-source projects for the future.

About

David started Ghostboard almost 6 years ago

Revenue

David grew the business to $450/month

Costs

It cost David $200 to start the business

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Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 510K/month

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7. Aspire Themes

Ghost CMS themes for a professional-looking website. Newsletter & membership full support.

8. Fueko

At fueko you can find the best premium Ghost themes that are easy-to-use, without compromising the design and code quality. Each theme can be easily modified to fit any blog, magazine or news site.