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In most cases, it isn't." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I see a working example?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Yes. DatingIndustryInsights.com is our flagship vertical, built on the same platform and AI editorial engine available to partners. It competes directly against a 12-year incumbent and publishes daily with a distinctive editorial voice." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What happens if I want to stop?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "You can cancel with 30 days' notice. You retain full ownership of your content, subscriber lists, and community data. We don't hold your audience hostage. We'd rather earn your continued partnership than trap you in a contract." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Can I bring my own domain and branding?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Absolutely. Your publication runs on your domain with your brand identity. 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We're happy to discuss what makes sense for your specific situation." } } ] } ] --- [Media Verticals ](/) [Why](/why) [The Problem](/why#problem)[The Incumbents](/why#incumbents)[What's Changing](/why#shift)[Why It Matters](/why#power)[Timing](/why#timing) [How](/how) [The Platform](/how#platform)[AI Editorial](/how#ai-editorial)[The Model](/how#model)[The Partnership](/how#partnership)[Your Role](/how#your-role)[The Proof](/how#proof) [Verticals](/verticals) [Our Publications](/verticals#publications)[The Criteria](/verticals#criteria)[Opportunities](/verticals#opportunities)[Honest Boundaries](/verticals#boundaries) [Pricing](/pricing) [The Numbers](/pricing#numbers)[What's Included](/pricing#included)[Revenue Projections](/pricing#revenue)[FAQ](/pricing#faq) [Partner With Us](/partner) Why [Overview](/why)[The Problem](/why#problem)[The Incumbents](/why#incumbents)[What's Changing](/why#shift)[Why It Matters](/why#power)[Timing](/why#timing) How [Overview](/how)[The Platform](/how#platform)[AI Editorial](/how#ai-editorial)[The Model](/how#model)[The Partnership](/how#partnership)[Your Role](/how#your-role)[The Proof](/how#proof) Verticals [Overview](/verticals)[Our Publications](/verticals#publications)[The Criteria](/verticals#criteria)[Opportunities](/verticals#opportunities)[Honest Boundaries](/verticals#boundaries) Pricing [Overview](/pricing)[The Numbers](/pricing#numbers)[What's Included](/pricing#included)[Revenue Projections](/pricing#revenue)[FAQ](/pricing#faq) [Partner With Us](/partner) Media Verticals pricing is a one-time $3,999 setup fee plus $1,999 per month, billed annually as $27,987 in year one. There is no revenue share, no cap on what you earn, and no commission on advertising, sponsorship, events, memberships, or job board revenue. The fee includes the publishing platform, AI editorial engine, community features, newsletter system, commercial infrastructure, analytics, hosting, and ongoing platform development. The equivalent self-built operation costs an estimated $191,000 to $374,000 per year. Partners typically reach self-sustaining economics within six to twelve months. Pricing # $1,999/month. No revenue share. Everything you earn is yours. A complete industry media operation - AI editorial, modern publishing platform, community features, and commercial infrastructure - for less than the cost of a single hire. 01 What $1,999/month replaces ## Building this yourself costs $191,000-374,000 per year. MediaVerticals costs $27,987. 2 Industry Journalists $70,000-120,000/year AI editorial engine publishing daily with your industry voice and perspective Web Developer $30,000-60,000/year Modern publishing platform, maintained and updated continuously WordPress Hosting & Security $6,000-12,000/year Cloudflare edge-deployed infrastructure - faster, more secure, zero maintenance Community Platform $6,000-12,000/year Integrated forums, directories, and professional networking built into the publication Newsletter Platform $3,000-6,000/year Full email and newsletter infrastructure included SEO Consultant $24,000-60,000/year SEO-optimised architecture, structured data, and LLM-readiness on every page Content Strategist $40,000-80,000/year AI content pipeline with editorial calendar and automated publishing Ongoing Design $12,000-24,000/year Publication design system, templates, and branded assets included DIY total: $191,000-374,000/year MediaVerticals: $27,987/year 02 Compared to advertising ## Advertising rents attention. MediaVerticals builds an asset you own. Most industry professionals spend far more than $1,999 per month trying to reach the same audience your publication will own. The difference is that when you stop advertising, you have nothing. When you invest in your publication, everything compounds. LinkedIn Advertising $1,999 buys roughly 200-400 clicks from B2B professionals. They see your ad once, maybe twice. Next month, you start from zero. $1,999/month with MediaVerticals builds a publication those same professionals read every day. You own the audience, not LinkedIn. Newsletter Sponsorship $1,999 buys a single primary sponsorship slot in someone else's newsletter for one week. One message. One audience you don't own. $1,999/month builds your own newsletter with your own subscribers. You sell the sponsorship slots - and keep the revenue. Conference Booth $1,999 covers roughly a third of a basic trade show booth. Two days of visibility, a stack of business cards, then it's over. $1,999/month makes you the media partner every event in your industry wants - because you control the coverage. Sponsored Article $1,999 buys a single sponsored article placement on an established trade publication. One article, on someone else's site, under their brand. $1,999/month publishes an entire month of content on your own platform, building your authority and your search rankings. > After 12 months of advertising, you have nothing. After 12 months with MediaVerticals, you have thousands of articles indexed, thousands of subscribers, an active community, and a brand the industry recognises. 03 What's included ## Everything you need to run an industry publication. Nothing you need to build yourself. ### AI Editorial Engine Daily content generation with a distinctive voice configured to your vertical. News, analysis, opinion, and features - published consistently at a volume no small editorial team can sustain. ### Publishing Platform Server-side rendered, edge-deployed on Cloudflare. Structured for search engines and AI assistants. Includes llms.txt so AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude can read and cite your content. ### Community Features Discussion forums, professional networking, industry directories, and peer groups. Integrated into the content experience - not bolted on as an afterthought. ### Newsletter & Email Subscriber management, automated digests, sponsorship slot management, and engagement tracking. Send daily, weekly, or on your own schedule. ### Commercial Stack Display advertising operations, sponsored content workflows, event and awards modules, premium membership tiers, job board, and industry report publishing. ### Ongoing Development The platform evolves continuously. AI improvements, search algorithm updates, new community features, security patches - all handled. You focus on your industry. 04 What you can earn ## Revenue you keep. All of it. No revenue share means your economics are simple. Here's what a typical vertical publication generates as it grows - and every dollar stays with you. MONTHS 6-12 ### $2,300-5,000/month 10,000 monthly visitors - 5,000 newsletter subscribers Newsletter sponsorship $1,000-1,500 Display advertising $500-1,000 Sponsored articles $600-2,000 Job board listings $200-500 Publication approaching break-even on platform costs YEAR 1-2 ### $12,500-30,500/month 25,000 monthly visitors - 12,000 newsletter subscribers Newsletter sponsorship $4,000-8,000 Display advertising $2,000-4,000 Sponsored articles $3,000-8,000 Events (amortised) $2,000-6,000 Job board $500-1,500 Premium membership $1,000-3,000 5-14x return on platform investment YEAR 3+ ### $30,000-50,000+/month 40,000+ monthly visitors - 20,000+ newsletter subscribers Newsletter sponsorship $8,000-16,000 Display & sponsored content $8,000-15,000 Events & awards $5,000-10,000 Premium membership & reports $3,000-6,000 Job board & ancillary $1,000-3,000 Platform cost is a rounding error in your P&L For context: niche B2B newsletter sponsorships regularly command $50-150 CPM. A 20,000-subscriber newsletter sending weekly with a primary sponsor at $100 CPM generates $8,000 per month from that single revenue stream alone - four times your entire platform cost. 05 The value nobody invoices ## Some of the most valuable returns don't show up on a P&L. ### Commercial Intelligence When you're the publication, companies bring you news before it's public. You see deals forming, hires happening, and strategies shifting before anyone else. That information advantage - applied to your own business decisions - can be worth multiples of the platform cost. ### Relationship Access CEOs want to be interviewed. Vendors want to advertise. Event organisers want you as a media partner. Investors want your perspective. You stop chasing meetings. People come to you. ### Recruiting Advantage The best people in any industry read its trade publication. When you're hiring, your brand is already known to every qualified candidate in the market. ### Deal Flow If you're an investor, advisor, or operator in your vertical, being the publication means you see opportunities first. Startups pitch you for coverage. Companies in distress reach out. You become the connector. 06 ## $3,999 to launch. $1,999/month to operate. Zero revenue share. 100% yours. 90% cost reduction vs building it yourself $0 revenue share - you keep everything Weeks from signup to publishing [Partner With Us](/partner) Common Questions ## Everything you need to know before you start. What does the $3,999 setup fee cover? Platform configuration for your vertical, AI editorial engine tuning (setting the tone, voice, editorial perspective, and topic focus for your industry), visual branding and design customisation, initial content seeding, and launch support. The setup fee is a one-time cost. What is included in the $1,999 monthly fee? Everything. AI content generation, publishing platform hosting and infrastructure, community features, newsletter and email system, commercial tools (advertising, events, memberships, job board), SEO and LLM optimisation, ongoing platform development, security, and technical support. There are no add-on fees or usage charges. Is there really no revenue share? None. Your advertising revenue, sponsorship income, event ticket sales, membership fees, job board listings, report sales - all of it is yours. We charge a flat monthly fee because we believe aligned simplicity builds better partnerships than complicated revenue splits. How long does it take to launch? Most verticals go from signup to live publication within 2-4 weeks. The AI editorial engine begins producing content as soon as we've configured it for your vertical, and the platform is ready for traffic from day one. Do I need technical skills? No. You need industry expertise, not coding ability. The platform is fully managed. You focus on editorial direction - telling the AI what matters in your industry, reviewing content, contributing opinion pieces, and building community relationships. We handle everything technical. How much of my time does this require? That depends on how involved you want to be. At minimum, plan for 5-10 hours per week for editorial oversight, community engagement, and commercial outreach (selling sponsorships, building advertiser relationships). Many partners treat this as a side project alongside their main business in the early stages, then dedicate more time as revenue grows. What if my industry already has a trade publication? Good - that validates the market. Most incumbent trade publications are built on ageing technology, publish infrequently, have no community features, and are not optimised for modern search or AI discovery. If there's already a publication in your vertical, the question is whether it's good enough to be unassailable. In most cases, it isn't. Can I see a working example? Yes. DatingIndustryInsights.com is our flagship vertical, built on the same platform and AI editorial engine available to partners. It competes directly against a 12-year incumbent and publishes daily with a distinctive editorial voice. What happens if I want to stop? You can cancel with 30 days' notice. You retain full ownership of your content, subscriber lists, and community data. We don't hold your audience hostage. We'd rather earn your continued partnership than trap you in a contract. Can I bring my own domain and branding? Absolutely. Your publication runs on your domain with your brand identity. MediaVerticals is the technology behind the scenes - your audience sees your brand, not ours. Is the $3,999 setup fee negotiable? The setup fee can vary depending on the complexity of the vertical and any bespoke requirements. We're happy to discuss what makes sense for your specific situation. 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