6AM City Co-Founders on Mastering the Science of Growth
6AM Co-Founders share how the company conceptualizes 6AM City as a place, rolls out new content in a ‘bottom-up innovation’, and hires people that hustle from day one.
In the News
SC Biz names top high-growth companies for 2021
6AM City made the list as one of the top high-growth companies for 2021 in South Carolina.
6AM City raises over $5 million, expands to 24 cities
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 City among NEXT Venture Pitch finalists
6AM is among the eight finalists for NEXT Venture Pitch happening Sept. 16, set to pitch ideas to investors, venture capitalists, and community leaders.
2021 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation
6AM City has been named a winner of the Best and Brightest Program.
6AM City: The local newsletter business that’s built up 450,000 subscribers by steering clear of politics and crime
6AM is on a path to 50 cities with an unconventional business model.
6AM City aims to be the “marketing engine” for America’s small- to mid-sized cities
6AM is disrupting local media by offering advertisers a direct connection to readers in 11 cities, with more to come this year.
Greenville-based 6AM City expanding to Louisville and Kansas City
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.
2020 Local Media Digital Innovation Awards
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.
How 6AM City is scaling crowdsourced local journalism
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how 6AM is scaling crowdsourced local journalism and what community engagement looks like in their business model.
Making it in Asheville featuring AVLtoday Editor Brook Bolen
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.”
Local news moves to the inbox
6AM City is recognized by Axios for its business model, being part of the shift in the local news industry.
Featured Content
Creating a robust virtual workforce at 6AM City
6AM developed its own “secret sauce” for a remote workflow. Read about the five tips that worked for us.
The Fastest Growing Newsletter-First Local Media Company in the United States Expands to 24 Markets
6AM City will triple the size of the business in 6 months, expanding from 8 to 24 markets, and over one million subscribers.
How we created a company culture rooted in our values
6AM City’s intentional company values underpin everything we do. The reason is that we have personal connections with all of them.
How to hire the best candidate for your company
During a nonstop streak of hiring at 6AM City, we’ve noted that there are three key qualities to look for in a candidate.
How to lead the local news industry with product thinking
As the media landscape evolves, more and more upstart newsrooms are embracing product thinking and looking for ways to implement collaborative solutions across departments.
4 ways to build brand loyalty by humanizing your product
Read about the best practices our editors employ to engage audiences for the first time + keep them coming back to the product.
How we built a fully automated referral program without using code
You don’t need to find a developer or spend thousands of dollars to build a referral program for your company’s product.
A look inside our Partnership Feedback Survey and how it’s helping our renewal rates
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.
More than making coffee runs: How to build a quality internship program
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.
How 6AM City created a company-wide mentorship program for new hires that actually works
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.
The non-negotiables of a thriving remote workforce
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.
How 6AM City reinvented the classifieds
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.
