How To Build The World's Biggest Digital Technology Publication (with Ian Bell from Digital Trends)

How To Build The World's Biggest Digital Technology Publication (with Ian Bell from Digital Trends)

Author: Ben Aston - Indie Media Club March 10, 2021 Duration: 58:43
Ben Aston chats with Ian Bell, founder of the successful bootstrap media company, Digital Trends Media Group. Digital Trends Media Group serves more than 125 million unique visitors each month across partners and platforms. It's an award-winning publishing company with a number of Millennial-focused media brands including Digital Trends, The Manual, and a number of other popular titles. Tune in to learn how Ian turned his bootstrapped media company into a $50m media giant without ...

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