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Mequoda Digital Media Podcast: Interview with Steve Forbes Released

Learn Steve Forbes’ approach to online publishing. With a strategy in mind, Forbes began to show online publishers what’s possible through the depth of the Internet. Now, almost 15 years later, Forbes.com is still one of the most successful online publications, reaching tens of millions of users each month.

Learn Steve Forbes’ approach to online publishing

Gain immediate access to our Digital Media Podcast: Interview with Steve Forbes now

Forbes.com hit the online community in the mid-90s and took the industry by storm. At that time, the power of the Internet wasn’t fully realized by most, but Steve Forbes already had great interest in it.

With a strategy in mind, Forbes began to show online publishers what’s possible through the depth of the Internet. Now, almost 15 years later, Forbes.com is still one of the most successful online publications, reaching tens of millions of users each month.

Our Digital Media Podcast: Interview with Steve Forbes highlights an interview Mequoda’s Executive Director Don Nicholas conducted with Steve Forbes a few years back. The two publishing gurus discuss the successes of Forbes.com, the strategy that allowed for prosperous growth, and overall business practices that can be useful to any entrepreneur; especially all of you positioned in the online publishing environment.

A big take-away found in this digital media podcast is the focus needed for each medium a publisher embarks upon. A great deal of consideration needs to go into the planning of each medium’s strategy as using the same strategy for each medium will most likely lead to failure. A magazine cannot simply be read on television, it’s content needs to be adapted to that medium.

To experience the insight from Steve Forbes on his approach to online publishing with Forbes.com, download our Digital Media Podcast: Interview with Steve Forbes now.

By Don Nicholas

Founder & Executive Publisher

Don Nicholas serves as Executive Publisher for Food Gardening Network and GreenPrints. He is responsible for all creative, technical, and financial aspects of these multiplatform brands. As senior member of the editorial team, he provides structural guidance, sets standards, and coordinates activities with the technology and business teams. Don is an active gardener whose favorite crops include tomatoes, basil, blueberries, and corn. He and his wife Gail live and work in southern Massachusetts surrounded by forests, family farms, cranberry bogs, and nearby beaches. Don is also the Founder of Mequoda Systems, LLC, which operates and supports numerous online communities including I Like Crochet, I Like Knitting, and We Like Sewing.

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