7 Political Blog Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: March 16th, 2024

Start A Political Blog

Here are some real life success stories of starting a political blog:

1. otito ($396/year)

Timi Olotu, founder of òtító, came up with the idea for his business after experiencing the divided atmosphere of political discourse in the comments section of his viral articles. He realized that people were responding to their perception of him as a person rather than the evidence and ideas he presented. Determined to improve standards in political discourse, Timi designed an editorial interface that focused on the veracity of claims, the strength of evidence, and integrating reliable facts.

How much they make: $396/year
How much did it cost to start: $4K
Current team size: 1

I Built An App To Help Fight Misinformation

This case study follows the journey of Timi Olotu, founder of òtító, as he tackles the issue of misinformation with his library of factual claims, which has been used by people from 100+ countries and averages 1250 page views per month since launching in September 2020, while financing the company through contributions from his monthly salary and user donations.

About

Timi started otito over 5 years ago

Revenue

Timi grew the business to $33/month

Costs

It cost Timi $4000 to start the business

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