How Greatist Reached 1 Million Monthly Uniques in a Year

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

• Episode: How Greatist Reached 1 Million Monthly Uniques in a Year
• Website: The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
• Feed URL: https://unmistakablecreative.com/podcast/rss
• Duration: 01:06:11
• Published: 2013-01-21 09:00

There are some people who take their ability to create content to a level far beyond just a blog and small business. Derek Flanzraich has turned Greatist into full-blown health and wellness media start-up that grew to over 1 million monthly unique visitors in less than a year. Here are a few of the highlights from our chat:

• How Derek's Experiences Creating Media in College Shaped Greatist 
• The Power of Starting Random Projects When You Don't Know Where They'll Go
• What Enabled Greatist to Stand Out in the Crowded Health/Wellness Space
• The Rigorous Application Process Involved in Creating High Quality Content
• Why You Need to Be Intimately Familiar with Your Industry
• The Power of Putting the Slightest Bit of Extra Effort into Your Work
• The Evolution from Content Creator to Entrepreneur
• A Look Into the Fundraising Process for Greatist
• How Pressure Can Cause You to Step Up Your Game
• What Goes Into Building Wildly Successful Startups
• The Power of Being Extremely Consistent Brand
• How Derek Reaches Out to Influential People to Connect with Them

Tweetable Insights Include:

• The internet is amazing because everyone is on an equitable playing field (Click to Tweet)
• An understanding of what you're trying to accomplish is extraordinarily important when you're creating content
• If you don't just get stuff done, the rest doesn't matter (Click to Tweet)

Derek Flanzraich is CEO & founder of Greatist. tweets on living the life we champion + being a startup founder. fan of theme parks & theme bars.. You can follow him on twitter @thederek. If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here to post it to Twitter. Oh, and we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes.