6AM’s highly scalable model has allowed them to triple the size of the business in 6 months, expanding to 24 cities by Thanksgiving. With a mission to build a sustainable product-led growth company in the local media space, they’re launching three new products by the end of the year.
6AM is among the eight finalists for NEXT Venture Pitch happening Sept. 16, set to pitch ideas to investors, venture capitalists, and community leaders.
6AM City has been named a winner of the Best and Brightest Program.
6AM is on a path to 50 cities with an unconventional business model.
6AM is disrupting local media by offering advertisers a direct connection to readers in 11 cities, with more to come this year.
6AM City is helping drive economic impact in cities by educating current and prospective residents. Louisville and Kansas City newsletters will launch in July 2021.
6AM came in 2nd place for “Best Local Newsletter / Email Strategy,” honoring email campaign strategies that connect local news consumers with content right in their inboxes.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how 6AM is scaling crowdsourced local journalism and what community engagement looks like in their business model.
Hear from Brook as she talks about 6AM’s product, the value it holds, and the pride she feels knowing that “AVLtoday is the front page of Asheville.”
6AM City is recognized by Axios for its business model, being part of the shift in the local news industry.
Jack Harvey and Ryan Heafy discuss the history of 6AM City and their experience with SC Launch.
The Hustle, theSkimm, and 6AM City admit that paid acquisition is an important factor in their growth.
6AM developed its own “secret sauce” for a remote workflow. Read about the five tips that worked for us.
6AM City will triple the size of the business in 6 months, expanding from 8 to 24 markets, and over one million subscribers.
6AM City’s intentional company values underpin everything we do. The reason is that we have personal connections with all of them.
During a nonstop streak of hiring at 6AM City, we’ve noted that there are three key qualities to look for in a candidate.
As the media landscape evolves, more and more upstart newsrooms are embracing product thinking and looking for ways to implement collaborative solutions across departments.
Read about the best practices our editors employ to engage audiences for the first time + keep them coming back to the product.
You don’t need to find a developer or spend thousands of dollars to build a referral program for your company’s product.
We’ve started sending out a Partnership Feedback Survey to our paying advertisers because we want to hear what it takes to have our Client Renewal Rate go up, and it’s been a success based on 5 reasons.
Read about the best practices we provide when it comes to finding a good hire, creating a meaningful workflow, having an open communication channel + more.
Our Mentorship Program is built on a foundation of company values, allowing us to expand to become the most relevant local media platform in the US by 2022.
As we’re expanding to more locations each year, we’ve stuck to what we believe are 4 non-negotiables in order to create a thriving company culture.
Prehistoric classified ads needed a facelift and that’s where we came in – introducing a new look (aka an online platform) of Digs, Jobs, and Event Listings.
