Website creation for journalists, media and news
A website service built for journalists, independent media and news outlets. An intuitive, secure, SEO-friendly platform with a built-in newsletter and subscriptions — everything you need for a sustainable media model.
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A profitable website for your journalism
🚀 SEO-optimised website + newsletters + open source 💰 Payments and subscriptions built in ☎️ Technical support ✅ Plans from €12/mo
Why build your media site with us?
✅ Ease of use — intuitive, easy-to-manage interfaces, with onboarding so you're up and running fast.
💪 Reliability — robust, secure sites with proactive maintenance and responsive support. We guarantee 99.9% uptime.
🗣️ SEO — built for search visibility from day one, so your stories rank on Google and reach more readers.
📨 Newsletter — a newsletter is built in, with automation tools for targeted, effective campaigns that keep you in touch with your audience.
💶 Monetisation — memberships, paid subscriptions and one-off payments are included, so you can turn readers into recurring revenue.
See our work
We've helped independent media outlets migrate off slow, ad-saturated platforms and onto a fast, lean, profitable setup — including full WordPress-to-Ghost migrations of thousands of articles.
Independent magazines, city guides and lifestyle publications
Not every media project is a newsroom. A large share of the publications we build are run by one person: a journalist who left a title, a specialist writing for an audience nobody else serves, a photographer who became an editor. The requirements are different from a news site, and most website builders get them wrong.
A guide is consulted, not read once. A reverse-chronological feed suits daily news. It is the wrong shape for a city guide, a restaurant review archive or a travel publication, where the reader arrives wanting one specific category. That calls for a real editorial taxonomy — browsable worlds and tag pages that each act as an entry point, so an article on a rooftop bar is found under bars, under the city and under summer at once. Every one of those pages then earns search traffic in its own right.
The archive is the asset. A publication with a few hundred articles and its own photography has years of work invested in it. Moving it needs a migration that keeps the URLs, the images and the rankings — not a relaunch dressed up as a redesign.
Monetisation has to be legible. Independent publishers rarely fail for lack of an audience; they fail because nothing on the site tells a brand how to buy. So we build the media kit as a page: the formats offered, the price ranges, what is included, and the editorial rules that make the inventory credible. Sponsored features, listing placements inside curated guides, newsletter spotlights — stated openly, with a rate card.
And the audience must be yours. A newsletter on your own domain and your own list is the one asset no platform can take back. Memberships and paid subscriptions are built in when you want them.
See it in practice: DoYouSpeakLondon, a UK lifestyle magazine of 173 articles migrated off WordPress, with a published rate card and a free weekly newsletter.
Frequently asked questions
Why is it so affordable?
Because we host Ghost CMS for you and help you get set up. After that, you're in control — you choose your theme, your pages, your categories and your content.
Isn't building a website too complicated for me?
We know it can feel daunting at first, which is why we guide you through every step. A dedicated contact is available to answer your questions by email or video call.
How do I know my site will be secure and reliable?
Security and reliability are our top priorities. We build robust sites with advanced protection for your content and data, backed by proactive maintenance, responsive support and a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
What about ranking on Google?
SEO is at the heart of how we build. We apply proven strategies to improve your ranking and grow your traffic — the proof being you probably found us on Google 😉
Can I keep in regular touch with my readers?
Absolutely. An easy-to-use newsletter is built in, with automation tools to create targeted, effective campaigns and engage your audience.
How can I monetise my site?
Built-in monetisation lets you earn through memberships, paid content, products or services — with expert guidance to optimise your online revenue.
What if I need help after launch?
Our commitment doesn't stop at go-live. We offer responsive support, regular updates and backups so your site stays current and dependable.
What if I change my mind — can I cancel easily?
Yes. There's no long-term commitment: you can cancel anytime from your customer portal, quickly and without hassle.
Our work in this sector
All case studies →
Website creation for an independent online magazine: DoYouSpeakLondon, from WordPress to Ghost
How Abstract27 moved doyouspeaklondon.com off WordPress and onto managed Ghost CMS: 173 articles migrated, a six-world editorial taxonomy, a free weekly newsletter, and a publisher who now sells sponsored features herself.
WordPress to Ghost migration: how APAR.TV rescued its media with a full rebuild
How migrating 8,000+ articles from WordPress to Ghost turned APAR.TV from a slow, ad-saturated site into a fast, profitable media outlet. A full case study of the rebuild.
Case study: MediaMoolah.com — an independent web publication powered by Ghost
How setting up Ghost let Ronan Petillon launch Media Moolah, a publication devoted to media growth and monetisation. Performance, built-in SEO and simpler content management: behind the scenes of a successful launch.
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