Greatist was JUST acquired but here’s how the digital publisher got its first 1M visitors

Derek Flanzraich, GREATIST, Content, Scaling, Traffic

Greatist was in the news because it was just sold to Healthline. You can read about the acquisition here. And here’s what Derek said about the sale on Facebook.

We’re reposting this older interview to show you how Derek grew a WordPress site to 1M visitors in this origin story.

Derek Flanzraich is the founder of Greatist which is a health and media startup dedicated to inspiring and informing the world to make one healthier choice per week.

Derek Flanzraich

GREATIST

Derek Flanzraich is the founder of Greatist which is a health and media startup dedicated to inspiring and informing the world to make one healthier choice per week.

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