The Business of Content Simon Owens, tech and media journalist

I interviewed AllYourScreen's Rick Ellis about how he found his audience, what his weekly writing schedule looks like, and why he has no interest in building out a paid subscription business.

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I recently interviewed Finimize founder Max Rofagha about his early audience development strategy, how his subscribers organize their own in-person events, and why he decided to launch a subscription-funded mobile app.

I recently interviewed Per Grankvist about how he built his media company, his approach to monetization, and whether he misses working for mainstream media publications.

I recently interviewed MEL Magazine editor-in-chief Josh Schollmeyer about how he came to define this 21st century male, where his staff sources its article ideas, and how Dollar Shave Club will profit from its investment in the magazine.

Lon Seidman has tens of millions of views across YouTube and Amazon. He managed to carve out a niche among a crowded field of gadget reviewers, and he’s now making a pretty good living through a mixture of YouTube advertising, affiliate sales, and Patreon subscriptions. We walked through how he accomplished all this in our interview.