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📉 Newsweek Lost 75% of Its Traffic. Then Had Its Best Revenue Year.

Jul 23, 2026

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5 min read

📉 Newsweek Lost 75% of Its Traffic. Then Had Its Best Revenue Year.

A 93-year-old magazine lost three-quarters of its traffic and is about to post its best revenue year ever.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
🎙️ Own Your List. Rent Everything Else.

Jul 16, 2026

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5 min read

🎙️ Own Your List. Rent Everything Else.

A podcaster with 11 million weekly listeners says the only asset she controls is her email list

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
🎯 Your Content Powers AI Chatbots. You're Not Getting Paid.

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

🎯 Your Content Powers AI Chatbots. You're Not Getting Paid.

One in four chatbot answers cites YouTube creators, but platforms keep the revenue.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
💸 AI Has a Licensing Market. Creators Were Cut Out.

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

💸 AI Has a Licensing Market. Creators Were Cut Out.

AI companies pay billions for training data. Most creators never see a cent.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
🤖 AI Can't Cite Your Site If It Can't Load It

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

🤖 AI Can't Cite Your Site If It Can't Load It

Content optimization and schema markup mean nothing if your WordPress server can't respond to AI crawlers in time.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
🔓 You Can Opt Out of Google AI. Here's the Catch.

Jun 18, 2026

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4 min read

🔓 You Can Opt Out of Google AI. Here's the Catch.

The CMA forced Google's hand. Publishers now have a formal opt-out right they cannot safely exercise.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
⚖️ Your Terms of Service Are Now Your Firewall

Jun 11, 2026

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4 min read

⚖️ Your Terms of Service Are Now Your Firewall

A federal court hears today whether your ToS, not just robots.txt, can block AI agents from your site

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
📉 Traffic-Built Media Just Got Priced. Results Are In.

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

📉 Traffic-Built Media Just Got Priced. Results Are In.

Vox sold New York Magazine at a loss. BuzzFeed exited for $20 million cash. Traffic was never the business.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
💸 Amazon Slashed Affiliate Rates. No Press Release.

May 28, 2026

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4 min read

💸 Amazon Slashed Affiliate Rates. No Press Release.

Amazon cut Associates commissions up to 50% with no public announcement. Publishers found out from their account managers.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
📉 Google Added Links. Publishers Still Have No Click Data.

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

📉 Google Added Links. Publishers Still Have No Click Data.

Google expanded AI Search link surfaces this week. Publishers still cannot measure whether any of it drives clicks.

Michael Frew
Michael Frew
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