5 News Website Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A News Website

Here are some real life success stories of starting a news website:

1. Our captions ($12K/year)

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How much they make: $12K/year
How much did it cost to start: $50
Current team size: 3

I Turned My Love For Quotes Into A Social Media Website That Gets Over 200K Visitors/Month

OurCaptions founder Siddharth Malhotra shares how he built a social media website that attracts over 200k visitors per month purely via organic searches, and offers tips on writing SEO-optimized articles.

About

Siddharth started Our captions about 5 years ago

Revenue

Siddharth grew the business to $1K/month

Costs

It cost Siddharth $50 to start the business

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2. Contrarian Thinking ($3M/year)

Contrarian Thinking is a premium membership community that teaches people how to add cash-flowing income streams to their portfolios and achieve financial freedom.

Codie Sanchez, the founder of Contrarian Thinking, came up with the idea for her business after experiencing numerous career changes and realizing that money was the key to solving problems. After working in finance and investing, she decided to blend her love for writing, investing, and teaching others to create a company that helps people achieve financial freedom. Through her premium membership community, Contrarian Cashflow, she teaches members how to add more cash-flowing income streams to their portfolios and build the life they have always dreamed of. With over 100,000 newsletter subscribers, a community of 1.5 million people, and a run rate of $3 million this year, Contrarian Thinking is empowering individuals to challenge the status quo and shape their own destinies.

How much they make: $3M/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
Current team size: 4

My Finance Newsletter & Community Hit A $3M Run Rate This Year

Contrarian Thinking is a premium membership community that teaches its 1.5 million members how to implement cash flow strategies to achieve financial freedom, with a current run rate of $3 million and a goal of $50 million ARR in five years.

About

Codie started Contrarian Thinking over 4 years ago

Revenue

Codie grew the business to $250K/month

Skills

Public Speaking, Copywriting, Community Building

Costs

It cost Codie $5000 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a news website:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a news website?
-> Pros and cons of a news website

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established news website

Other resources

3. Domain Name Wire ($9.96M/year)

How much they make: $9.96M/year
Current team size:

It's all about domains... with Andrew Allemann from DNW

Domain Name Wire, founded in 2005 by Andrew Allemann, a Seattle-based entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the domain business, provides guidance on technology-related media issues, and offers advice to businesses on domain name selection.

About

Andrew started Domain Name Wire about 19 years ago

Revenue

Andrew grew the business to $830K/month

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