0 to 80m Monthly Unique Website Views and Millions in Revenue by 31 with Gerard Adams of Elite Daily EP 228

Published: April 6, 2016, 4:20 p.m.

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Gerard Adams, Millennial thought-leader and founder of Elite Daily\\u2014an online publication that caters to the interests and needs of the Millennial Generation. Listen as Nathan quizzes Gerard on the revenue model of Elite Daily, their acquisition by Daily Mail, and the key to keeping content creators happy.

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Bio:
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Famous 5
Favorite Book? \\u2013 Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
What CEO do you follow?\\u2014 Elon Musk
What is your favorite online tool?\\u2014 Fifteen Five
Do you get 8 hours of sleep?\\u2014 Yes
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be?\\u2014Build the right team.

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Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:03 \\u2013 Nathan\\u2019s introduction
01:33 \\u2013 Welcoming Gerard to the show
01:45 \\u2013 31 Years old
02:00 \\u2013 First million made through establishing a PR and Marketing company for small businesses
02:32 \\u2013 10M a year in revenue across a team of 5 people
03:00 \\u2013 www.EliteDaily.com
03:48 \\u2013 Roughly $20M in revenue in 2015
04:40 \\u2013 One of Elite Daily\\u2019s 1st native ads
06:25 \\u2013 Partnering with T-Mobile
07:21 \\u2013 Elite Daily was at $80M unique visitors when they were acquired by Daily Mail
10:15 \\u2013 Writer compensation and incentives
11:25 \\u2013 Reach out to people who have native following already\\u2026offer them small cash amounts, swag, etc. but the KEY is helping them BUILD their profile
13:33 \\u2013 Seeding the initial topics\\u2014driving the foundational traffic
15:27 \\u2013 www.GerardAdams.com

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3 Key Points:
Keep the people that create your content HAPPY and ENGAGED.
A great TEAM is indispensable.
You don\\u2019t need cash to incentivize your employees.
Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator - Powerful web hosting made easy and affordable.
www.GerardAdams.com \\u2013 Gerard\\u2019s Website
www.EliteDaily.com \\u2013 Gerard\\u2019s latest venture\\u2026recently acquired by Daily Mail

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Credits
Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives

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