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Statistics
Unique monthly visitors

18,000
Average page views

35,000
E-newsletter

  • Yes, a single newsletter
E-newsletter subscribers

>3,200
Facebook likes

9,557
Facebook followers

9,823
Twitter followers

4,673
Instagram followers

2,649
You Tube

50
Revenue

  • Less than $50,000
Primary revenue source(s)

  • Local advertising (including web and e-newsletter ads)
Paywall

  • No
Distribution

  • Direct to web/mobile
Date of most recent publisher update

05/19/2019
Texas Wine Lover
Texas
Texas Wine Lover

This site covers wine business news in the state of Texas. In addition to wine business news, it covers features of wineries and wineries reviews. They use social media extensively to engage with their audience. They post frequently. Revenue: Advertising, wine merchandise. 

Who is in charge?

Jeff Cope

Job title

Owner

City

Houston

State

Texas

Zip code

77070

Year launched

2011

Tax status

  • LLC

Geographic scope

  • State

Population of coverage area

28.7 million

Scope of coverage

  • A single topic (such as education, environment, or criminal justice)

Primary focus

  • In-depth investigative journalism

Topics of coverage

  • Business in coverage area
  • Entertainment & arts
  • Events in coverage area
  • Food
  • Other

Other content topics

wine

Watchdog journalism?

  • No

Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/TXWineLover

Site Twitter handle

@TXWineLover

Effective engagement practice

Blog posts and sharing them on social media

Revenue challenges

News websites are difficult to have a product to sell